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Why India Inc believes that secrecy is the best policySubscriber Only
March 24,2024 08:10:19 AM
The Constitution Bench refused to entertain this saying investors were notified that they may be required to share details post the date of the interim order, April 12, 2019, and the court was not asking for information prior to it.
Sun, Mar 24, 2024
The Ambani pre-wedding involved us all
March 18,2024 08:00:00 AM
A complete lack of artifice, whether it was Anant Ambani’s speech or Radhika Merchant’s dance, made us all feel like we belonged
Mon, Mar 18, 2024
If and when it’s the end of love
March 10,2024 07:45:43 AM
Justice Vivek Kumar Birla and Justice Donadi Ramesh noted that society is more permissive and individualistic in nature saying, “education, financial independence, breaking of caste barriers, modernisation and effect of Western culture also affect a relationship between two people”.
Sun, Mar 10, 2024
When women are deadlySubscriber Only
February 25,2024 07:06:36 AM
Last minute, the Bombay High Court has recommended that Netflix provide a preview of the series to the CBI, which had argued against its airing, saying Indrani was granted bail by the Supreme Court in 2022 on the explicit condition that she wouldn’t attempt to influence witnesses or tamper with evidence.
Sun, Feb 25, 2024
Queen bees versus the wannabes
February 11,2024 07:30:40 AM
The (unspoken) cardinal rule being that salacious gossip restricted to Chinese whispers is acceptable (even enjoyable), but crossing boundaries and exposing peoples’ unsavoury truths in the guise of literature is not.
Sun, Feb 11, 2024
The politics of heroismSubscriber Only
January 28,2024 07:25:44 AM
It’s dreamily intoxicating, the idea that from nowhere, a cult-like figure will swoop down, save the day and rescue us from ourselves.
Sun, Jan 28, 2024
Our great Indian rush & scrambleSign In to read
January 14,2024 07:14:30 AM
We hail from the land of Buddha and Gandhian principles are ingrained in all of us so it’s difficult to understand, what makes the Japanese so calm in dire circumstances and Indians so frustratingly self serving?
Sun, Jan 14, 2024
Why Christmas is for everyoneSign In to read
December 24,2023 07:50:33 AM
Christmas season is a magical week that binds humanity together. It’s like the whole world has collectively agreed to take a break and, in this all-too-brief period, celebrate as joyfully as possible.
Sun, Dec 24, 2023
A world full of mistrustSubscriber Only
December 10,2023 07:13:18 AM
According to common parlance, “authentic” means the somewhat superficial sounding adage, “Be yourself”, except, often enough, who “you” is, remains a confounding mystery.
Sun, Dec 10, 2023
At 2023 World Cup, Indian cricket fans were the sore losersSubscriber Only
November 26,2023 07:30:11 AM
Sportsmanship is an attitude that applies not just to sport but how we conduct ourselves in our daily lives.
Sun, Nov 26, 2023
The dour and DiorSubscriber Only
November 12,2023 07:02:34 AM
Calling the Ethics Committee’s attack a “proverbial vastraharan”, Moitra “invited” the CBI to raid her home. “I invite CBI to count my pairs of shoes,” she said on X. (According to the accuser, Moitra received 35 pairs of Salvatore Ferragamo shoes besides cash, jewellery, an Hermes scarf and Gucci handbags.)
Sun, Nov 12, 2023
Live-in is in no sinSubscriber Only
October 29,2023 07:58:02 AM
In India, unfortunately, those willing to transgress prevalent social norms to cohabit are more likely to be viewed as wildly frivolous, rather than a thoughtful precursor to taking a really big step.
Sun, Oct 29, 2023
Smoky haze over an adSubscriber Only
October 15,2023 07:41:01 AM
Blaming stars for promoting cancer causing substances is more about our own morally (misplaced) even if liberal-minded notions.
Sun, Oct 15, 2023
Leher Kala writes on Humans of Bombay row: Lies, damned lies and a tell-allSubscriber Only
October 01,2023 07:41:37 AM
Pretending a post isn’t sponsored is especially misleading when Humans of Bombay describes their site as “Cataloging the beat of humanity… one story at a time”
Sun, Oct 01, 2023
To be young & highSubscriber Only
September 17,2023 07:32:07 AM
Luckily for most students, the age of rebellion passes quickly. After some occasional lurches into oblivion, the learning is usually to pursue the smooth, well-ordered life parents always preach about. Except, when it isn't.
Sun, Sep 17, 2023
Leher Kala writes: The grey area of ‘inspiration’Subscriber Only
September 03,2023 07:42:02 AM
The charge of “cultural appropriation” — that someone with wealth and social mobility is profiteering from a powerless individual’s story — feels logical and illogical at the same time.
Sun, Sep 03, 2023
The lure of the cultSubscriber Only
August 20,2023 07:00:17 AM
The most seductive aspect of a cult or religion is a sense of belonging, a way out of a fractured, lonely life.
Sun, Aug 20, 2023
The many ways of seeingSubscriber Only
August 06,2023 07:30:04 AM
The outrage mob was quick to perceive casteist pride in Sudha Murthy’s unfortunate remark, the word “pure” suggestive that meat eaters are, in some sense, impure
Mon, Aug 07, 2023
The new lows of TV newsSubscriber Only
July 23,2023 07:15:57 AM
Plenty has been written about India’s worrying descent in the World Press Freedom Index to 161 out of 180 countries; nor is it a secret that news outlets face immense pressure to become sycophantic mouthpieces for the establishment.
Sun, Jul 23, 2023
No country for the richSubscriber Only
July 09,2023 07:45:56 AM
Freedom of movement is the greatest perk of wealth; now that countries like Cyprus and Malta are essentially selling citizenships, for a chosen few the world, literally, is their oyster.
Sun, Jul 09, 2023
Leher Kala writes: The tipping pointSubscriber Only
June 25,2023 06:45:18 AM
Leher Kala writes: What would happen if everybody broke the unspoken social contracts that bind and connect us? Human life would be solitary, and lonely, with everyone mistrustfully sizing each other up.
Sun, Jun 25, 2023
The cult of greedSubscriber Only
June 11,2023 07:45:56 AM
Youth everywhere worship at the altar of money, which is why irreverent tech billionaires are icons exactly the way famous football players and Hollywood stars are.
Sun, Jun 11, 2023
We can agree to disagreeSubscriber Only
May 28,2023 07:25:44 AM
Nobody actually benefits from applying the principles of what's good for the goose is good for the gander, quite so literally, in real life.
Sun, May 28, 2023
The age of rageSubscriber Only
May 14,2023 07:00:07 AM
In a wiser society, we’d study anger as a subject at school along with Geography and Algebra.
Sun, May 14, 2023
In fitness and in healthSubscriber Only
April 30,2023 08:00:23 AM
For thousands of years, mystics and philosophers have propagated the idea that we inch towards clarity via the meandering path of thwarted ambition, struggle and sorrow, otherwise deemed “experience”.
Sun, Apr 30, 2023