The falling rupee needs no support at the moment, and foreign exchange reserves shouldn't be burnt. However, the falling rupee might be pointing to a deeper investment problem. Everything explained here in layman's terms.
While Narendra Modi and Amit Shah's rallies acted as booster shots in West Bengal, RSS affiliates and the BJP's booth-level workers carried out a year-long whisper campaign. They used auto drivers and beauty parlour didis as local influencers, and turned the anxiety and resentment around Mamata Banerjee's rule into a saffron tsunami for the BJP.
History doesn't vanish overnight, it fades when people stop telling it. The West Bengal election's verdict might look political, but beneath it lies cultural memory and a sense of identity. Unlike what people think, Bengal has been the Gangotri of nationalism and early Hindutva, the two pillars on which the BJP and the RSS are based.
The argumentative Bengali isn't getting into debates on the outcome of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly election. For the first time in living memory, the Shabjaanta Gamchawala are entirely clueless, and this hints at something.
With oil on fire due to the war in the Middle East, all big economies have raised petrol and diesel prices. However, pump prices of normal petrol and diesel in India have stayed unchanged since May 2022. This is what's behind this miracle.
India doesn't need 307 more MPs to crowd a bigger chamber. What India needs at this moment is the right policies to drive growth, and not more policymakers. It is nothing that 307 additional MPs can achieve that the existing 543 can't.
Talk about the massive raids to recover LPG cylinders from the black market in India. Have you wondered how these make it there? We think we stumbled upon one of the ways in which dealers scam the system: ghost deliveries.
Iran has one of the oldest continuous populations of Jews in the world, dating back 2,700 years. Jews now number just 10,000 after fleeing Iran following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, which a section of the community helped turn into success. This is their story through the ages.
My LPG supplier sent me a terse message amid the war in the Middle East. But the message from fellow Indians that I got on a short driving trip was one of resilience and hope.
Trump's pausing strikes against Iran for negotiations is being seen as the second betrayal by his voter base after a "peace president" waging war abroad. Trump can't afford to project American weakness. The five days end when Saturday begins, and it's going to get far worse from here on.
Pradyut Bordoloi was a dyed-in-the-wool Congressi who vowed to never leave the party. The physical attack on him in 2025, and the Congress embracing "communal elements" pushed the Lok Sabha MP into joining the BJP. Bordoloi's exit from the Congress after three decades is significant for the party and Assam's politics.
After Pakistan signed the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia, it was obligated to help Riyadh amid Iranian drone and missile strikes in the Middle East. When Saudi Arabia needed military help and assurances, Pakistan carried out intensive bombing in Afghanistan to signal that it was already caught up in a war.
When we look at Iran through the prism of religion and see a Shia Islamic country, we negate its thousands of years of rich pre-Islamic Persian culture. A dive into the world of Zoroastrianism and Vedas shows us how Indians and Iranians have been sharing languages, Gods, sciences and a sacred fire for thousands of years.
The war thrust upon Afghanistan by Asim Munir and Shehbaz Sharif, the unchecked protests, and the killing of protesters at the US consulate in Karachi have the one same motive. Deny Trump the pound of flesh he might seek during the Iran war.
PM Narendra Modi's visit to Israel gives a much-needed boost to his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu. The Middle East is on the edge with American military assets gathering near Iran. Modi's visit is a crucial signalling to the world, and, most importantly, to the US.
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha has linked meat and fish sales near schools to violence among children. The claim lacks scientific backing and raises concerns about nutrition, hygiene policy, and dietary freedom. The minister's remarks also risk politicisation of food habits in a country already battling protein deficiency.
As BNP's Tarique Rahman takes oath today, Muhammad Yunus has emerged as the biggest winner in Bangladesh. He pulled off most things he set out to do in the last 18 months and conducted an election by barring his bete noire, Sheikh Hasina's Awami League, from it. How did an 85-year-old Yunus manage to get things done his way?
From the shadows of a ban, the Shafiqur Rahman-led Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has emerged at the centre stage. As Bangladesh votes today, the Jamaat, with an image makeover, is giving the Tarique Rahman-led BNP a tough fight. But what does it mean for India and Bangladeshi Hindus?
New Delhi's perceived recalibration of ties in Dhaka, as the BNP and the Jamaat-e-Islami emerge as major players, has left Bangladesh's Hindus and liberals feeling abandoned. The feeling is that India has forsaken the age-old allies for short-term political gains.
President Donald Trump has put the Modi government in a spot by jumping to announce the finalisation of the India-US trade deal. He has exposed the government to attacks for at least the time it makes the deal details public.
