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Chander Singh Nayak, 44, from Sandalpur village in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas district was elated when he got a call from his daughter on Saturday (March 29). He had been working as a labourer in Dholka, in Ahmedabad district, in Gujarat, and had got word that Sunita, 22, and her husband, Lakhan, 24, were moving closer … Read more
Attack by tariffs By launching very high tariffs against nations, U.S. President Donald Trump has sown the seeds of fear in the world of international trade and business. It is not just about major nations alone. The impact will be felt by smaller nations too. International trade depends and can survive only through smooth trade … Read more
As the devastating war in Ukraine edges toward a fragile ceasefire, recently reinforced by maritime and energy truces brokered in Riyadh, the question of a more enduring peace looms large, along with a related question: who will oversee its implementation? Peace seems to be in prospect, as both sides appear weary of a long-drawn out … Read more
Prashant Vaidya was once rated the fastest bowler in India. He will quickly remind you though that a certain Javagal Srinath was very fast, too. Unlike Srinath’s, Vaidya’s career was cut short by injuries; he ended up playing just four ODIs. But, he went on to play a key role in turning Vidarbha into one … Read more
(This is the latest edition of the Political Line newsletter curated by Varghese K. George. The Political Line newsletter is India’s political landscape explained every week. You can subscribe here to get the newsletter in your inbox every Friday.) The passage of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill advances the political interests of the BJP in two significant ways. First, … Read more
Once emblems of accessible, high-quality education, India’s state-funded universities and colleges now teeter on devastation. The situation as it is right now is marked by crumbling infrastructure, unfilled position of faculty, and difficulty keeping fundamental services running. Visit any state-funded university, it is highly likely one will run into a swaths of unkempt lawns, buildings, … Read more
Professional sport is often an ideal testing ground for the ‘survival of the fittest’ theory. Conventional wisdom across disciplines is that athletes are only as good as their last result. You can’t survive at the elite level with extended periods of underperformance. In Formula One, that theory was taken to the extreme when Red Bull … Read more
Reading the tea leaves from a small sample set and making wild projections into the future is often perilous. However, two races into the 2025 Formula One season, the championship has got off to a cracking start, with interesting storylines already surfacing. Though there are 22 rounds left on the calendar, the first outings in … Read more
Science Quiz | A reference point where water meets earth The second lowest-lying lake in the world, which lies just north of the Dead Sea. START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | The first step to scientifically understanding the earth’s sea level is to determine the _____ — the shape that the surface of the … Read more
