Kumkum Chadha

From Jamdani weaves to hilsa feasts, from student days in Aligarh to roadside golgappas—Bangladesh High Commissioner to India M Riaz Hamidullah shares his journey woven with culture, history, and heartfelt nostalgia

A bungled anthem in Dubai, a pop star’s cheeky dig, and India’s defiant no-handshake policy turned an Asia Cup clash into a spectacle of politics, patriotism, and pain far beyond the cricket pitch

Despite a party-imposed age bar and the RSS chief’s “shawl comment,” Narendra Modi has defied the 75-year ceiling that once sidelined BJP stalwarts. Now, as he enters this milestone,  the prime minister faces the dual test of his legacy: nation-building versus divisive politics

The vote chori rhetoric and the Adani-Ambani pitch raked up by Rahul Gandhi during the Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar seems to have found resonance with the electorate in the state and rattled the BJP, perhaps leading PM Modi to seize on the alleged attack on his mother during the march

Australia’s High Commissioner to India Philip Green speaks on the student visa controversy, the promise of branch campuses, and why India-Australia relations must look beyond cricket. Stricter visa rules, growing migration pressures, and Australian universities setting up in India have unsettled many Indian aspirants. Green, however, avers doors remain open for genuine students, even as he reflects on India’s rise, shared ties, and the taste of jalebi and chai.

From the courtroom battles that made him India’s most feared prosecutor to a Rajya Sabha nomination that sparked controversy, Nikam’s journey is shaped by chance, politics, and unwavering resolve

This Independence Day was a celebration of freedom and sacrifice, but also a reminder of how patriotism and politics now jostle for space on a national stage meant for unity

From tea with the “dead” to T-shirts mocking voter roll blunders, Rahul Gandhi’s campaign has jolted the Election Commission, re-energised a divided Opposition, and planted a ticking political time bomb ahead of Bihar’s state polls

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A delayed and dramatic debate on Operation Sindoor finally played out in the Lok Sabha, revealing sharp political posturing, surprise omissions, and a striking show of unity and resolve from the Gandhi siblings against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government