Narrow Survival
The most revealing moments in politics are rarely the ones that end careers. They are the ones that do not.
The most revealing moments in politics are rarely the ones that end careers. They are the ones that do not.
The annual Serampore Heritage Utsav, a festival tomtomming the intriguing cultural mix of the town's rich Danish, British, and Vaishnavite history, was inaugurated last Monday and has already proved a draw with its heritage walks, river cruise, old temples, and even a palace.
Rachel Reeves’s latest Budget attempts something British chancellors before her rarely managed with conviction: mixing fiscal restraint with visible social compassion.
Higher Education Minister in the BJP government Madhya Pradesh Inder Singh Parmar made derogatory remarks against revered social reformer Raja Ram Mohan Roy, calling him a “middleman of the British, who facilitated religious conversions”.
British-Indian Viswashkumar Ramesh, the sole survivor of the Air India plane crash which killed 241 people on board in June 2025 in Ahmedabad, has said he feels like the "luckiest man" alive, but is also suffering physically and mentally.
Around 150 years ago, British PM Benjamin Disraeli said: “There are three types of lies ~ lies, damn lies, and statistics” ~ a statement as true today as it was the day it was made. A recent example would suffice.
The US-British naval coalition has waged two airstrikes on the Hodeidah airport in the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, the media reported.
The landslide victory for new British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party in the UK elections has once again underscored the flaws inherent in Britain’s first-past-the-post (FPTP) electoral system.
Alexander Zverev took a nasty tumble midway through the second set of his match against Cameron Norrie but recovered to defeat the home hope in straight sets while Ben Shelton survived his third five-setter of the fortnight to reach the fourth round at The Wimbledon on Saturday.
Multiple-time winner Novak Djokovic was not at his best on Thursday at Wimbledon, but he found a way to reach the men's singles third round after surviving a tough encounter against British wildcard Jacob Fearnley.
