In a significant ruling affirming individual autonomy, the Kerala High Court has held that a citizen’s choice of attire is a personal matter protected as part of fundamental rights. Society or any individual cannot dictate what a person must wear in the absence of a clear legal mandate. The court delivered the observation while protecting … Read more
Indian equity benchmarks opened lower on Wednesday, 7 October 2026, as investors adopted a cautious stance ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy decision. The central bank was widely expected to raise the repo rate by 25 basis points, marking its first increase since February 2023. Rising crude oil prices, persistent foreign portfolio … Read more
Being the person everyone turns to when work needs to get done is usually treated as a professional strength. Managers trust you. Colleagues rely on you. Projects move forward because you deliver. Yet entrepreneur and career commentator Ankur Warikoo has argued that this very reliability can become a quiet disadvantage. In a LinkedIn post that … Read more
Singer Mika Singh recently reflected on his experiences in Pakistan during a candid conversation, sparking discussion about how Indians view Pakistani Muslims compared to Muslims living in places like Dubai. Speaking on the Baatein Dil Se With Navika Kumar podcast, the 50-year-old artist shared memories from his 2019 trip, his interactions with people there, and … Read more
Sixteen years after The Social Network introduced audiences to a young Mark Zuckerberg as an ambitious Harvard dropout building a revolutionary platform, Aaron Sorkin returns to the same universe with a markedly different perspective. In The Social Reckoning, the writer-director shifts the focus from invention to consequence. The new film places Zuckerberg’s decisions at the … Read more
For all the excitement that surrounded Brazil’s visit to Kolkata, India head coach Khalid Jamil knew the real value of the occasion would be measured after the final whistle. The 4-0 defeat at the Salt Lake Stadium was emphatic on the scoreboard, yet Jamil’s post-match assessment focused less on the gulf in quality and more … Read more
The intensifying dispute at Tata Sons over compliance with Reserve Bank of India norms and the possibility of listing the group’s holding company has acquired an additional layer of complexity. Two of the company’s key directors, N Chandrasekaran and Venu Srinivasan, previously served on the RBI’s Central Board at different times. Their dual association with … Read more
Christa Pike, a 50-year-old inmate on Tennessee’s death row, is in critical condition, unconscious and on a ventilator in a Nashville-area hospital after surviving an attempted execution by lethal injection. Her attorneys reported the details in court filings, describing the procedure as botched and seeking to preserve all related evidence while urging authorities to reconsider … Read more
India’s crude oil import pattern shifted notably in September 2026, with shipments from West Asian producers rising sharply even as volumes from Russia, the country’s largest single supplier in recent months, declined for the second consecutive month. Provisional tanker tracking data shows that improved logistics, particularly ship-to-ship transfers, enabled higher flows of Gulf crude through … Read more
Apple Pay is now available in India. After years of anticipation, users can add eligible cards to their Apple devices and make payments in stores, in apps and on the web without repeatedly entering card details or relying on OTPs and PINs at checkout. At launch, the service works with Axis Bank-issued Visa and Mastercard … Read more