For years, the idea of plastic money in India was a rumour that came and went. Now it is back, and this time it looks more serious. In its board meetings held in Patna and Mumbai, the Reserve Bank of India discussed bringing in polymer (plastic) banknotes once again. RBI...
In recent months, videos of Indian tourists performing garba dances at airports, metro stations, and famous international landmarks have gone viral. While some people viewed these acts as a celebration of Indian culture, others criticized them as disruptive, inappropriate, and inconsiderate of public spaces. The controversy has triggered a much...
Most Indians have no idea how close we are sitting to a real shock. Since early March, the Strait of Hormuz has been shut for all practical purposes. This is a narrow stretch of sea between Iran and Oman. It is small. But almost half of India’s crude oil, more...
We often look at film stars and think they have everything. Money, fame, big houses, fans who love them. We believe such people can never be sad. But the truth is different. Depression does not check your bank balance. It does not care how famous you are. It can come...
Every few months a new story spreads that Dubai is quietly falling apart. The towers are emptying, the boom is over, the desert dream is fading. It is a tempting story to believe. It is also wrong. And because it is wrong, it hides the danger that actually matters. Let...
For years, Aman Gupta was the loudest voice in the room. On Shark Tank India, he played the confident expert on wearables and audio. He pushed young founders hard. He often made sharp jokes about their products and pitches. To many viewers, he was the man who had cracked the...
What It Is The Freedom Ship is a proposed floating city designed to permanently house up to 80,000 people. It would be a nuclear-powered vessel nearly a mile long that slowly circles the globe, completing one full trip around the world roughly once every two to three years. The people...
On June 3, today, the Middle East crossed another line. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards announced that they had struck back at American military targets. They claimed hits on a US vessel, on the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, and on an American airbase in the region. Kuwait said...
Iran has put a second sea gate on the table. After months of squeezing the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran now says it may “activate” the Bab el-Mandeb Strait too. The headlines call it a blockade. It is not one yet. That gap between threat and act is the whole story,...
K. Annamalai has quit the BJP. On June 2, 2026, the former Tamil Nadu BJP chief met party president Nitin Nabin and organisation secretary B.L. Santhosh in Delhi and conveyed his decision. He asked for a clean, friendly split. The leadership tried to keep him. Reports say they even offered...
