Acres of Privilege
On 22 May 2026, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs issued an eviction order directing the historic 113-year- old Delhi Gymkhana Club to vacate its 27.3-acre Lutyens’ Delhi premises by June 5.
On 22 May 2026, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs issued an eviction order directing the historic 113-year- old Delhi Gymkhana Club to vacate its 27.3-acre Lutyens’ Delhi premises by June 5.
It is peak mango season in India. The Alphonso harvest is at its richest, the Kesar at its most fragrant.
Every dowry death shocks the conscience. What is more troubling is how often such cases are explained away before the facts have been fully examined.
The smooth transfer of power in Karnataka has been hailed as a rare display of discipline in contemporary Indian politics.
On 12 May 2026, Twisha Sharma, 33, was found hanging in her matrimonial home in Bhopal’s Katara Hills. The FIR named her husband and mother-in-law on allegations of dowry harassment.
Recent political discussions surrounding the condition of education in We st Bengal, including concerns expressed by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, have once again drawn attention to a deeper crisis within the state’s academic culture.
India’s relationship with fibre is civilisational, 5,000 years deep, woven into our villages, our traditions, and our collective identity. From the legendary muslins of Mohenjodaro, celebrated as “woven air”, to the craftsmanship that travelled across continents, fibre has always been the lifeblood of our rural economy.
The battle over Delhi Gymkhana Club is not really about a club. It is about what kind of capital city India wants to inhabit ~ one rooted in institutional memory or one constantly remade in the image of political power and security priorities.
For years, Saudi Arabia sold the world a vision that seemed to belong more to speculative fiction than economic planning.
India possesses more than 200 billion tonnes of proven coal reserves and nearly 400 billion tonnes of total geological coal resources, making it one of the most coal-endowed nations in the world.
