When Night Travel Turns Deadly: What the Chitradurga Bus Fire Reveals About India’s Highway Blind Spots The images from Chitradurga are difficult to process, not because road accidents are rare in India, but because this one exposes how thin the line is between routine travel and catastrophe. A sleeper bus, filled with passengers chasing rest … Read more
A Court Backs Trump’s H-1B Visa Fee—And Redraws the Battle Lines Over Skilled Immigration The federal court ruling upholding President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas is more than a procedural win for the White House. It is a pivotal moment in the long-running struggle over how the United States defines “highly skilled … Read more
Why UPSC’s Combined Medical Services Exam Is Quietly Reshaping India’s Public Healthcare Workforce When India talks about healthcare reform, the spotlight usually falls on infrastructure, budgets, or flagship schemes. Far less attention is paid to the pipeline that supplies doctors to the government system. Yet that pipeline—the Combined Medical Services Examination (CMSE) conducted by the … Read more
At first glance, the newly concluded free trade agreement between India and New Zealand looks modest. Bilateral trade today is under $2 billion—a rounding error in India’s $1 trillion-plus goods trade. But to judge this deal by headline numbers alone would miss why it matters, not just to New Delhi and Wellington, but to the … Read more
Oil did not rebound this week because the world suddenly needs more crude. It rebounded because power has re-entered the equation — visibly, forcefully, and with consequences traders can no longer ignore. The reported interception and pursuit of Venezuelan oil tankers by U.S. authorities in international waters has injected something far more potent than barrels … Read more
The Epstein Files and the Illusion of Transparency: Why Survivors Say the System Still Isn’t Telling the Truth When the US government finally released long-sealed records linked to Jeffrey Epstein, it was meant to signal closure. Instead, it has deepened one of the most troubling questions surrounding the case: whether transparency is genuinely possible when … Read more
Indian cricket has never been shy of ruthless decisions, but the omission of Shubman Gill from the T20 World Cup squad still lands with a thud. This is not just about a player missing a tournament. It is a statement about how India now wants to play T20 cricket—and what it is no longer willing … Read more
Introduction Every few months, Jeffrey Epstein’s name resurfaces, dragging with it a familiar mix of outrage, disbelief, and fatigue. Many Americans wonder why a disgraced financier who died in jail six years ago still dominates political headlines. The latest release of photographs showing figures such as Bill Gates and Google co-founder Sergey Brin in Epstein’s … Read more