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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.

Silent Betrayal

This phenomenon, largely hidden from public view, is a stark betrayal of India's deeply rooted values of familial duty and respect for elders.

Maps as milestones

Empires and kingdoms needed maps. In times of peace and war, the importance of maps was always underscored; the accuracy of maps in marking out frontiers was highlighted; and those who contributed to the creation of maps were acknowledged for their meticulous work, for pushing the boundaries of knowledge.

Movement hijacked by fundamentalists

The quota reform movement started on the first day of July 2024. At first, it was termed a quota reform movement, but gradually it became an anti-quota as well as an anti-government movement fuelled by some opportunistic political powers.

Bangladesh’s Crisis

The resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her unseemly departure from Dhaka amid violent protests marks a pivotal moment in Bangladesh's history.