Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

February 22, 2026

Everyone’s ‘damaged’ in modern dating. Love will soon be called a mental illness

February 22, 2026

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian - February 18, 2026

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

Snehesh Alex Philip - February 22, 2026

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta - February 21, 2026

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

Topic: last laughs

AI is coming for your job & Labour (get your act) Together

Nothing imaginary about this straw man & it’s all about optics

The right to remain silent & no jail cell for Mr Windsor

Pakistan cricket on a sticky wicket & separating the art from the AI

The perfect job doesn’t exi… & Trump twister

Wrong Iranian, Donald! & Tower of Pe(e)king

Nothing is more dangerous than an idea whose time has come and gone & wheel of misfortune

A surveillance state that cares & Greenland fends off ‘see it, like it, want it, got it’ syndrome

‘Crime Master’ Trump & fatal warning shot

Nothing special about this intensive revision & painting target on NATO’s back

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Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Everyone’s ‘damaged’ in modern dating. Love will soon be called a mental illness

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Defence

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

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