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Pahalgam Terror Attack: A Nation Mourns

New Delhi, April 25 -- If you told me a few months ago that picturesque Pahalgam would be the site of unimaginable carnage, I would have scoffed. There was nothing to indicate that just over six month... Read More


Outsmarted and Blue

New Delhi, April 18 -- Does India have one of the worst app cab experiences? I would think so; and many would agree. Frequent refusals, delays, and steep surge prices have made ride-hailing services a... Read More


What's ailing Indian startups?

New Delhi, April 11 -- In life, things don't always have to be either/or. Why can't we have it all? Greedy, you'd say? I call it being ambitious. Recently, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyu... Read More


No AI Ghibli for me

New Delhi, April 5 -- We live in the age of going viral - quick to pick up trends, keen to "try" things out. The virality of short-form content reached its crescendo last week when OpenAI's ChatGPT us... Read More


Angry and Distracted

New Delhi, March 28 -- Sometimes when I think about the masses, I can't help but imagine them as herds of sheep. Nothing wrong in being an ovine, they do contribute a great deal to our lives, but they... Read More


On the job

New Delhi, March 21 -- 12 years ago, I had written a Sunday newspaper feature on how only 10 per cent of all Indian MBA graduates were employable. Cut to 2025, and the numbers seem even more depressin... Read More


International Women's Day: Be selfish

New Delhi, March 7 -- It's not often that you will find a woman bursting into a room, raising her voice in a meeting, or sitting at the head of a table. It's not unheard of but rather still uncommon. ... Read More


Stuck in the 'middle'

New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- 60 percent of the Indian population will be considered "middle class" by 2047. More people entering this wide group is hearty news for consumerism as it signals more people with ... Read More


Lessons unlearnt

New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- What causes stampedes? Panic, fear, and most importantly, unpreparedness. When you live in a country as populous as India, you are forced to relinquish personal space. In almost ... Read More


The toxic masculinity of Elon Musk

New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- Will no one say it? There is a major problem with Elon Musk. His banshee-like behaviour, Nazi salutes, and obnoxious tweets are nothing compared to the chaos that he is unleashing... Read More