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Wednesday, February 25, 2026
TopicWomen bikers

Topic: Women bikers

Indian women bikers are revving up Royal Enfields, Hondas. Bankers, beauticians & bahus

Biking offers freedom, self-expression, and sisterhood for a growing number of women taking it up in their 30s, 40s, 50s, and beyond. There are plenty of riding academies and clubs to pick from.

Hide hair, carry batons, avoid dhabas—Indian women bikers recall the worst after Jharkhand case

Some say their experiences have made them doubly careful about planning their trips. Now, they ride only during the daytime, make no unscheduled pit stops, and depend on male bikers for safety.

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Kerala, Keral, Keralam. I’m a Malayali and the name change is more annoyance than pride

North Indians are so used to dropping the ‘A’ at the end of Kerala. Now they have to train themselves to add another letter.

‘Dark chapter’ over, Chhattisgarh budget sets Naxal hotbed Bastar on path to ‘education cities’ & tourism

The Vishnu Deo Sai government's 2026-27 budget outlined a post-Naxal era vision for Chhattisgarh's tribal-majority belts of Bastar & Surguja. Finance Minister OP Choudhary presented it Tuesday.

Decoding India’s defence budget & how various govts struggled to spend it—from UPA to NDA

Every February, headlines focus on defence budget allocation. But real question is—how much money was actually spent & why did promise-delivery gap widen in some years, narrow in others?

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

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