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Reliance secures US licence to import Venezuelan oil, boosting refining margins

India, Feb. 14 -- Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Limited has received a US general licence to purchase Venezuelan crude oil directly, enabling India's largest private refiner to resum... Read More


Life in the hands of foreigners?

India, Feb. 14 -- In December 2025, the Parliament passed an Act to allow 100 per cent foreign holding in the insurance sector. However, when the rules for it were finalised a couple of days ago, ther... Read More


AI-tech ghosts of Friday the 13

India, Feb. 14 -- Some media reports talk about the spirits and ghosts of Friday the 13 that loom over the Indian stock markets. Others talk about the spread of the AI-tech plague that decimated the s... Read More


Blase Capital INSURANCE SLIPS

India, Feb. 14 -- A few days ago, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued draft guidelines for banks against mis-selling of products, and what constitutes irregular selling of products, even with compl... Read More


Asim Munir and the Houbara Bustard

India, Feb. 14 -- Pakistan is uniquely malleable and predictably ductile. The only Muslim nuclear power in the world was recently paid a visit by none other than His Highness Mohamad bin Zayed Al Nahy... Read More


Why Shiva Has a Thousand Names

India, Feb. 14 -- Shiv tattva is not experienced by an ordinary person because he does not need it. A basic person spends his life in the pursuit of the five senses, which pertain to the five basic el... Read More


Industrial Relations Code 2026: Clarity or caution?

India, Feb. 14 -- Many laws in India are archaic and date to the Colonial era. Many such laws have been amended, but many more remain, connecting our present laws to the pre-independence era. recently... Read More


Ecological federalism: Transcending man-made borders

India, Feb. 14 -- India's environmental governance framework has historically been constrained by a rigid adherence to political and administrative demarcations. By privileging anthropogenic jurisdict... Read More


A Defective Species: Outrage Won't Help, Acknowledgement Would

India, Feb. 14 -- Every few years, a similar pattern keeps repeating. A set of names tumbles into public view, and the world performs its ritual of shock. Court records are unsealed, testimonies surfa... Read More


Breaking News: The Internet is Down - Long Live the Radio!

India, Feb. 14 -- In an age where Wi-Fi signals decide our moods and smartphones rarely leave our palms, it sounds almost satirical to say that the most reliable companion in times of crisis is not a ... Read More