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The Dey has just begun

India, April 25 -- Most of us couldn't name a bass player if our lives depended on it (Flea? Sting? Paul McCartney?). Narrow that down to Indian bass players and you're really in niche-of-a-niche terr... Read More


Deregulation infocus, the bet is on entrepreneurs

India, April 25 -- O ne of the most important ideas in Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech last August was the call for a new wave of reform built around deregulation. Since In... Read More


Drawing the line on insults

India, April 25 -- In the unlikely event of this editorial calling US President Donald Trump deranged, or perhaps something far worse, would Prime Minister Narendra Modi share it on his social media h... Read More


Forty years after disaster, lessons about nuclear safety

India, April 25 -- On Sunday, April 26, Ukraine and the world will mark 40 years since the Chornobyl disaster - the worst accident in the history of civilian nuclear power. That day, we honour the mem... Read More


Warrior turns killer in the age of non-contact wars

India, April 25 -- A characteristic of contemporary wars is that the ethics of fighting are increasingly receding to the background. During the initial days of the ongoing war in West Asia, the world ... Read More


Oops, you missed a spot

India, April 25 -- All you need to do to feel worse about yourself right now is to stroll down the beauty aisle. Among the new drops is a roll-on to get rid of "extreme pigmentation" specifically on y... Read More


Whose side are you on?

India, April 25 -- Between an estranged filmmaker of a father and a stage actor of a sister, Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) barely gets a breather in this drama that unpacks historical trauma through... Read More


Try this idyll worship

India, April 25 -- I wrote, a couple of weeks ago, about the enduring charms of the Maldives. My purpose was to suggest holiday destinations that were unaffected by the hostilities in the Middle East ... Read More


Looking like a vow

India, April 25 -- We're at that point of human evolution when a wedding reception with an oxygen bar seems old fashioned. When walking through a replica of Hogwarts to greet the bride and groom seems... Read More


'democracy is strengthened': SC hails record polling in Bengal

New Delhi, April 25 -- The Supreme Court on Friday applauded the over 92% voter turnout in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections, observing that democracy is strengthened when citizens... Read More