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Five days in, and Karuppu India has already rewritten Suriya's box office record books ott release

Suriya’s box office comeback: What Karuppu’s numbers actually mean

The ‘Singam’ era made him a sure thing. ‘Soorarai Pottru’ and ‘Jai Bhim’ rebuilt his reputation on OTT. But somewhere between those peaks and the multiplex, Suriya spent three years and three films trying to prove the theatrical audience still showed up for him.

Invisible inputs, visible risks

Empires were once forged in iron and fuelled by coal; today, they may fracture over elements most people cannot spell.

India’s maritime ambitions begin in waste bins

On 19 February, as India celebrated the legacy of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, a wooden sailing vessel named INSV Kaundinya was completing a remarkable voyage across the Arabian Sea to Oman.

Rupee Reality

For decades, India has treated the rupee less as an economic instrument and more as a symbol of national prestige.

Vanishing Bhutan

For decades, Bhutan cultivated a reputation unlike any other nation in South Asia. It projected itself as a kingdom that measured happiness over wealth, cultural balance over reckless growth, and environmental preservation over industrial excess.

The Freebie Trap

In the run-up to every election in India, political parties roll out a dazzling menu of promises like free electricity, free bus rides, cash transfers, laptops, gold chains, and even pressure cookers.