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Esta vivo despite false bites

India, Jan. 3 -- In the mobile world, 2025 proved a counterintuitive truth that innovation cannot guarantee commercial successes. After years of exuberant launches, and generous consumer demand, the t... Read More


Smoke & mirrors, sins & errors

India, Jan. 3 -- It was bound to happen. Like it or not, GST 2.0 is having a much-higher negative impact on government revenues, compared to the official estimates. Thus, it was a matter of time befor... Read More


Combining Health Insurance And Critical Illness Insurance For Stronger Protection

India, Jan. 3 -- Health costs in India can rise quickly, especially when treatment stretches across months and affects income as well as savings. That's why many families look beyond a single cover an... Read More


Before goals, pause and honour your journey

India, Jan. 3 -- It's that time of the season when life slowly comes to a pause and people return to themselves, leaving their external businesses outside the door. Resolutions, reflections, goal-sett... Read More


The human cost of an invisible line

India, Jan. 3 -- As the world looks forward to the new year enthusiastically and with hope, there are a set of innocent people trapped in jails of India and Pakistan, languishing for years for a rathe... Read More


Jan 2, 1976: When India's Constitution was bent towards dictatorship

India, Jan. 3 -- Independent India was not born into calm or cohesion. The Republic inherited from British rule a land scarred by Partition, communal violence, displacement, poverty, and institutional... Read More


Why the New Appears So Old

India, Jan. 3 -- Another new year has arrived. Fireworks have faded, toasts have been made, and resolutions have been written. And yet, if this were truly a new beginning, why does it feel like a fami... Read More


The impact of floods on policy

India, Jan. 3 -- The floods that struck North Bihar in 2024 were not an isolated disaster. They were part of a familiar cycle that continues to shape everyday life in the region. Yet what remains ambi... Read More


Trump, Iranian official exchange threats

India, Jan. 3 -- US President Donald Trump and a top Iranian security official exchanged duelling threats on Friday as widening economic protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, further es... Read More


My Long Struggle with Rejection and Financial Hardship

Kenya, Jan. 3 -- For years, everything I tried seemed to fall apart. I sent out hundreds of job applications and rewrote my CV more times than I can count. Interviews gave me hope, but most ended in s... Read More