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47 NOT OUT | How Dwayne Bravo Bowled, Danced & Sang His Way into T20 Immortality
47 NOT OUT | How Dwayne Bravo Bowled, Danced & Sang His Way into T20 Immortality
12 min read
A torn groin ended Dwayne Bravo’s 21-year playing career before he could complete his final Caribbean Premier League season. Now, Trinbago Knight Riders have placed No. 47 beyond every future player’s ...
Happy Birthday, UPI. You Changed India. But Who is Paying for the Cake?
8 min read
UPI has turned ten after processing 24,162 crore transactions worth ₹314 lakh crore in FY26. Citizens will continue using it free, but Parliament has removed the legal barrier to charging selected mer ...
Seven Languages, One Fight: How Bigg Boss Became India’s Loudest Regional Franchise
10 min read
Bigg Boss Bangla returns tonight after a decade, with Sourav Ganguly guarding India’s newest quarrelsome house. Born in the Netherlands and rebuilt across seven Indian languages, the franchise has mas ...
When Non-Issues Drown Out Issues That Really Matter
5 min read
In recent months, non-issues or disproportionately amplified controversies seem to have dominated TV newsroom debates and the Opposition’s agenda. But have they benefited the ordinary citizen?
Hero Owns Vida. Why is it Spending ₹1,758 crore More on Ather?
8 min read
Hero MotoCorp is building Vida to conquer India’s electric-scooter market. It has also spent ₹1,758 crore to own nearly a third of rival Ather Energy. If Vida wins, Hero owns the victory. If Ather win ...
Sashidhar Jagdishan’s Exit: How HDFC Bank Lost Control of Its CEO Succession
7 min read
Sashidhar Jagdishan succeeded banking legend Aditya Puri and steered HDFC Bank through India’s largest corporate merger. Six years later, a chairman’s explosive resignation, two legal reviews, a penal ...
PM Modi in Tashkent: Yoga, Diaspora Welcome and Key Talks With Mirziyoyev
2 min read
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Uzbekistan for a two-day state visit, with yoga, cultural diplomacy and talks with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev featuring prominently on Sunday's agenda
Nepal Flood Disaster: Death Toll Rises to 734, 2,498 Missing as Bhote Koshi Swells Again
8 min read
Four days after an ice-and-rock avalanche sent a wall of mud down the Bhote Koshi-Trishuli river system, bodies and human remains are being recovered hundreds of kilometres from the disaster’s source. ...
ChatGPT Ads in India: What Brands Should Actually Expect
3 min read
OpenAI’s advertising push in India arrives with a deceptively simple proposition: reach consumers while they are researching what to buy. But unlike search, where advertisers compete to appear alongsi ...