Global media looks at why the two Dhurandhar movies have invited criticism. BBC takes close look at India’s 'educated & employed but struggling' middle class.
In 'Breakpoint', author Saurabh Mukherjea—with Nandita Rajhansa and Sapana Bhavsar—reveals how the Indian economy has reached a breaking point, and charts the path forward.
A stunted middle class may be a direct result of extreme inequality. Folks at the top don’t see teeming masses as a meaningful market, except for utilities, soap, short videos, and personal loans.
For India to sustain strong economic growth, policymakers must go beyond optics and tax cuts. Only then will the “middle-class bonanza” translate into real economic momentum.
International media also reports on the financial revolution brewing among the middle class & the north-south divide over the 2026 delimitation proposal.
Union Budget 2025-26 has clear aims: accelerate growth, enhance the spending power of India’s rising middle class, invigorate private sector investment & uplift household sentiment.
Indian middle class seethes at growing phenomenon of political parties taking their tax money and spraying it among the more numerous poorer classes to buy their votes.
Many who were so worried about the decline in the rupee over a decade ago are unwilling to speak up. They were tigers when Manmohan Singh was in charge. Now they are mice.
Global media also reported on once-a-decade exposition of St. Francis Xavier's 472-yr-old corpse in Goa, reflecting on how Christian community's being increasingly targeted in the country.
Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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