Stampedes at railway stations in India are tragically common, but they are preventable. The chaos that unfolded at New Delhi Railway...

Had he been alive, George Fernandes, the firebrand socialist who championed the working class would have been appalled. The New India...

For a party that boasts of political dominance across the country, the imposition of President’s Rule in Manipur is a striking admission...

A year ago, few in Maharashtra would have associated Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) with a public health emergency. Today, with over 200...

Maharashtra’s ruling coalition, the Mahayuti, seems to be cracking at the seams. The alliance between Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of...

India’s social media influencers were once hailed as the harbingers of a new digital age, democratising entertainment and giving voice to...

Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal’s recent remarks dismissing the demand for proportional tax devolution reflects a deep...

Few nations exhibit a more perverted sense of history than Bangladesh. That a mob in Dhaka could vandalise and set ablaze the residence...

Few American presidents have displayed Donald Trump’s unsentimental approach to foreign relations. His motto, “America First,” is not...

Maharashtra’s politicians have an uncanny fixation with the occult. The latest spectacle in this long-running obsession comes courtesy of...

Despite the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) unveiling its highest-ever budget of Rs. 75,000 crores for 2025-26, the real test...

The Maharashtra government has taken a commendable step to promote its native language. The Mahayuti administration’s recent directive...

Maharashtra’s decision to introduce a Facial Recognition System (FRS) at the Mantralaya is being sold as a step towards enhanced...

For her eighth consecutive budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman struck a populist tone, offering tax cuts, sectoral incentives and...

As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to unveil Budget 2025, the expectations of taxpayers, investors and industries converge...

The stampede at the Mahakumbh Mela in Prayagraj, which claimed at least 30 lives and injured scores more, was an avoidable tragedy. The...

The Siddhivinayak Temple Trust’s recent decision to implement a dress code prohibiting short skirts, torn jeans and other revealing...

The Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) outbreak in Pune, a rare neurological disorder which has claimed its first suspected fatality and...

The stabbing of Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan in his Bandra home has turned into an indictment of the ineptitude of Mumbai’s police force...

The Bombay High Court’s recent ruling on the use of loudspeakers at places of worship is a long-overdue intervention against unchecked...