One of the most common questions I hear is: “Why should I spend ₹5,000 on a handloom saree when I can buy something similar online for ₹999?” It’s a fair question. But it’s also a question built on an illusion. Because the two products are rarely the same. One is...
For centuries, a handloom product carried a story. A story of a weaver. A story of a family. A story of a village. A story of heritage passed down through generations. But somewhere along the way, that story began disappearing. Today, the biggest enemy of genuine handloom is not changing...
There was a time in Indian politics when leaders stood for something. Not just stood — they fought for it. They lost elections, sat in opposition for years, even went to jail… but didn’t switch sides. Ideology wasn’t a slogan. It was identity. Today? That entire idea looks like an...
This is no longer a war between the US and Iran. This is a civilisational stress test. The crisis began on February 28, 2026, when a joint US-Israeli strike killed Supreme Leader Khamenei and dismantled Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile infrastructure. What followed was not defeat — it was Iran...
A long Easter weekend. Four days of silence, rest, and finally some time to watch the films that everyone has been arguing about. Good Friday rolling into Easter Sunday, and abroad — unlike India — Sunday leave spilling into Monday as compensatory time off. That is a workplace culture India...
When reports say Pakistan submitted a 15-point ceasefire plan, what they really mean is: 👉 The United States drafted the plan 👉 Pakistan delivered it to Iran 👉 Iran basically said: “Return to sender.” Pakistan didn’t suddenly wake up and decide to mediate global war. It has been positioning itself...
Every election season in India brings with it a familiar debate. Not about policies. Not about development. But about the voting machine itself. The moment results start surprising political parties, one question rises again and again: “Can the voting machine be trusted?” Opposition parties claim the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs)...
Kerala politics recently witnessed yet another controversy involving Transport Minister K. B. Ganesh Kumar, a senior leader of Kerala Congress (B) and a key ally of the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) government. What started as a personal dispute inside his family quickly turned into a political issue, raising questions...
In the high-stakes arena of artificial intelligence, where code meets conscience, a seismic rift has opened between innovation and national security. Last July, Anthropic signed a landmark $200 million deal with the Pentagon, embedding its Claude AI into classified networks—complete with ironclad “red lines” barring mass surveillance and autonomous weapons....
On February 16, 2026, Chartered Accountant Meenal Goel shared a story that shook social media. Her neighbour in Bengaluru — a salaried professional — lost his ₹1.2 crore flat after missing just three consecutive EMIs. He had paid diligently for eight years. Then he lost his job in October. Within...
