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Diaspora

Buffalo Fights Are Back – Polygamists, Not So Much

India's state legislatures had a busy year. Not with mundane matters such as inflation, jobs or potholes. Those, apparently, can wait. Instead, lawmakers across the country spent 2025 grappling with…

By R. Suryamurthy · June 1, 2026

Community

Roots & Rights: World Cup Dreams, Visa Realities 

The FIFA 2026 World Cup is expected to draw unprecedented international travel across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and visa planning will become as important as securing match tickets.…

By Sonam Chandwani · June 1, 2026

Diaspora

Beyond the Mat: Infallible Gut, Gullible Mind

January 2021 – a glorious Queensland morning takes guard at the Gabba – a fortress no visiting Test team had ever breached, and a depleted touring side aims for the…

By Mitabh Saud · June 1, 2026

Diaspora

New Heroes of Track

Indian athletes have begun their road to the 2026 Commonwealth Games and Asian Games with a slew of national record-shattering performances across multiple events at the 29th National Senior Athletics…

By Anirudh Nair · May 31, 2026

Children & Students Corner

A Child’s Question, An Adult’s Puzzle 

“Grandpa, are heaven and sky the same thing?” Children have a way of asking questions that can dismantle centuries of philosophy in a single sentence. This one certainly did. I…

By K S Palachandran · May 31, 2026

Diaspora

India Removes a Barrier to Global Electronics Manufacturing

A long-standing tax ambiguity around foreign-owned equipment has now been addressed. This change could significantly influence how companies structure their operations in India, making the country a more predictable and…

By Rajat Mohan · May 31, 2026

Diplomacy

When Energy Becomes Strategy

When Marco Rubio told reporters before his India visit that Washington wanted to sell India “as much energy as they’ll buy,” it was more than a commercial pitch. It was…

By R. Suryamurthy · May 31, 2026

Australia

South Asia Notes: New Lease of Life for the Quad?

May is one of the hottest months of the year in northern India.  Keeping pace with the scorching temperatures are diplomatic activities in New Delhi. Recently, India played host to…

By Elizabeth Roche · May 31, 2026

Community

When Yesterday’s Contract Meets Today’s Algorithm

A $42 mn (Rs 400-crore) lawsuit over two Bollywood songs is the latest skirmish in a global copyright war — one that pits analogue-era agreements against a digital economy that…

By TN Ashok · May 30, 2026

Community

Film Review: System Has a Clever but Fanciful Plot

Neha Rajvansh (Sonakshi Sinha) is a rookie prosecuting advocate, daughter of the celebrity bigwig defense counsel, Ravi Rajvansh (Ashutosh Gowariker). She would like to join her father’s firm, but Ravi…

By Rajiv Vijayakar · May 30, 2026