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Rajan Waghdhare: A Legendary TV Director Marches On

He is a legend in television circles: Rajan Waghdhare, the director who specializes mainly in comedies, or, as he puts it, “Clean comedy that families can watch together,” has just…

By Rajiv Vijayakar · June 21, 2026

Diaspora

Tenth Schedule and the Merger Loophole

In an interesting turn of events, the breakaway faction of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) in the Lok Sabha announced merger with Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), a…

By Mayuri Gupta · June 21, 2026

South Asia

The 22% FCNR Mirage

The Reserve Bank of India's latest Foreign Currency Non-Resident (FCNR-B) deposit window has sparked intense interest among non-resident Indians (NRIs), with banks, wealth managers and financial influencers promoting strategies that…

By R. Suryamurthy · June 20, 2026

Defense

When Courts Punish Before They Judge

India’s legal system is wobbling by its own weight. Billed as one of the oldest justice systems that had evolved over centuries, today India’s legal system at best mirrors the…

By Rajiv Theodore · June 20, 2026

Blog

Beyond the Mat: We Die Every Day

Death is a concept we fear, avoid and rarely romanticize. Yet, if you look closer, we willingly surrender to a mini-death every single night. When we wake up and say,…

By Mitabh Saud · June 20, 2026

Diaspora

What 11,664 Salutations Taught Us

When we last wrote on April 17, 2026, we were on the forty-eighth morning, and the finish was still only an idea. One full mandala lay behind us, and one…

By Talari Anand Mahesh & Hasrat Ali · June 19, 2026

Diaspora

Roots & Rights: Medical Visitors Must Prove Need and Means

Where a foreign national is undergoing continuing medical treatment in the United States and is unable to depart prior to the expiration of the period of authorized stay, such individual…

By Sonam Chandwani · June 19, 2026