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Lawless Maharashtra
The horrific rape of a 27-year-old woman inside a parked bus at Pune’s Swargate terminus just 100 meters from a police station has once...
Correspondent
Feb 272 min read


Metro Mayhem
The ongoing battle between Systra, the French engineering firm, and Mumbai’s Metro authority, the MMRDA is an indictment of India’s...
Correspondent
Feb 262 min read


Cooperative Chaos
For the umpteenth time, an Indian cooperative bank has collapsed under the weight of mismanagement and regulatory complacency. The...
Correspondent
Feb 252 min read


Luxury Politics
In Indian politics, loyalty is often rewarded with patronage. But if recent allegations against Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) hold...
Correspondent
Feb 242 min read


Belgaum Betrayed
Few disputes in India simmer with as much historical grievance as the decades-old row between Maharashtra and Karnataka over Belgaum. The...
Correspondent
Feb 242 min read


Tainted Governance
The Mahayuti government, which secured a landslide victory in Maharashtra’s 2024 Assembly elections, is now at risk of squandering its...
Correspondent
Feb 212 min read


Pricey Plates
Maharashtra’s transport department has embarked on a fresh enforcement drive, cracking down on fancy number plates and mandating...
Correspondent
Feb 202 min read


Distraction Derby
It is a hoary axiom to say that cricket is more than just a sport in South Asia, but an intense emotion. Nowhere will that sentiment be...
Correspondent
Feb 192 min read


Influencer Immunity
The law, as the old maxim goes, must apply equally to all. Yet, in India’s increasingly stratified political and social order, the...
Correspondent
Feb 182 min read


Stampede Shame
Stampedes at railway stations in India are tragically common, but they are preventable. The chaos that unfolded at New Delhi Railway...
Correspondent
Feb 172 min read


Broken Trust
Had he been alive, George Fernandes, the firebrand socialist who championed the working class would have been appalled. The New India...
Correspondent
Feb 162 min read


Paralysed Governance
For a party that boasts of political dominance across the country, the imposition of President’s Rule in Manipur is a striking admission...
Correspondent
Feb 152 min read


Fatal Apathy
A year ago, few in Maharashtra would have associated Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) with a public health emergency. Today, with over 200...
Correspondent
Feb 132 min read


Acrimonious Alliance
Maharashtra’s ruling coalition, the Mahayuti, seems to be cracking at the seams. The alliance between Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of...
Correspondent
Feb 122 min read


Social Spoilers
India’s social media influencers were once hailed as the harbingers of a new digital age, democratising entertainment and giving voice to...
Correspondent
Feb 112 min read


Unequal Bargain
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal’s recent remarks dismissing the demand for proportional tax devolution reflects a deep...
Correspondent
Feb 102 min read


Twisted Allegiance
Few nations exhibit a more perverted sense of history than Bangladesh. That a mob in Dhaka could vandalise and set ablaze the residence...
Correspondent
Feb 92 min read


America First
Few American presidents have displayed Donald Trump’s unsentimental approach to foreign relations. His motto, “America First,” is not...
Correspondent
Feb 72 min read


Superstitious State
Maharashtra’s politicians have an uncanny fixation with the occult. The latest spectacle in this long-running obsession comes courtesy of...
Correspondent
Feb 62 min read


Lofty Promises
Despite the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) unveiling its highest-ever budget of Rs. 75,000 crores for 2025-26, the real test...
Correspondent
Feb 52 min read
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