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Not just vehicles

According to the latest analysis from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), Delhi has once again topped the charts as the most polluted city in India during the winter months of October 2024 to February 2025.

Time to pause

The announcement of a proposed 30-day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, to be brokered by the United States, marks a pivotal moment in a war that has defied diplomatic solutions for over three years.

Rein on Musk?

In the early days of Donald Trump’s second presidency, few figures have wielded as much influence as billionaire Elon Musk.

Trump is buying time in order to compete

No historian could have watched the 28 February 2025 Trump-Vance-Zelenskky press briefing without recognizing that it was a 21st century ritual execution of a Roman gladiator in front of a worldwide audience.

Are days of the German car over?

The car industry is rarely out of the news, often under gloomy headlines related to tariffs, falling sales, low uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) and workers’ strikes.

Confronting Rape

The harrowing incident involving the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata has once again ignited public outrage and highlighted the grim reality of sexual violence in India.

Wake-Up Call

The declaration by the World Health Organisation (WHO) of Mpox as a global health emergency for the second time in two years underscores a critical issue: the inequity in our global health system.

Crumbling Edifices

Washing away badly constructed bridges, flooding illegally constructed basements, causing potholes in newly inaugurated roads, and revealing non-existent drainage of so-called smart cities, the rain gods mercilessly exposed the shamefully poor construction and maintenance of expensive infrastructure.

UCC on the government’s radar

The concept of a Uniform Civil Code (one civil law for the whole country) is gaining momentum. This follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech this week.

In mathematics lies the answer

Much to the dismay of the socialists, rich people keep on getting richer, and the poor get poorer. A recent report from Oxfam indicates that the world’s top 1 per cent richest increased their wealth by $42 trillion over the last decade.