New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- A recurring nightmare - that's what people in Delhi NCR experience every year as winter approaches. The Air Quality Index (AQI) reaches monstrous highs reflecting the polluted dy... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- I huffed and puffed and almost blew myself away! The days of getting back to fitness after the holy trilogy of Durga Puja, Dussehra, and Diwali is an uphill task. This year was a... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- India is minting dollar millionaires; one every half hour. It's a powerful testament to the nation's growth that even as we faced turbulent headwinds created by Covid-19, global ... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 10 -- I don't know how we call it 'Mother Nature' when nature is the cruellest to women. Every disruption faced by the human race is much worse for women. Ageing - well, we have it wor... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- 15 years ago, as a young, underpaid and overworked beat reporter, I probably looked harrowed almost all the time. A seriously ailing father made a grim existence seem even more se... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- For far too long, Indian techies harboured the American dream. With one swift hand, US President Donald Trump has punctured those lofty plans. The imposition of the sky-high H-1... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- Blissful sleep is a blessing. I remember my late father hitting the sack and dozing off in under 5 seconds. While, by comparison, my mother has perennially suffered from insomni... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- Have you noticed how "friendship" has lost its sheen? No more are we surrounded by "mujhsey dosti karogi?" (will you be my friend?) or "love is friendship" spiel. But there was ... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- The GST reforms were a long time coming. A really long time. Nevertheless, better late than never, eh? A timely boost to a sluggish economy, dried up consumption patterns, and ap... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- Do you know what is a sure shot indicator of a safe city? Streetlights. Well-lit public spaces are the simplest and yet most functional solution to the problem of unsafety. Becau... Read More