Lalit Modi: The Cricket Administrator Credited With Turning the IPL Into a Global Sporting Phenomenon
Lalit Modi, the IPL’s first chairman and commissioner, turned T20 cricket into a global sporting spectacle. The league he built is now worth over US$4 billion and inspired T20 leagues across the world.
The Deadline That Never Was: No, Your Driving Licence Won’t Be Cancelled for Not Updating Your Mobile Number
That viral WhatsApp message about driving licence cancellation? It’s fake. No deadline exists for updating your mobile number. Read the full fact check.
The Fewer, Bigger Bet: What India’s $10.3 Billion Startup Funding Really Says
Indian tech startups raised $10.3 billion in 2026, up 7% from last year. But funding rounds fell 38%. Here is what the shift means for founders.
What Is a ‘Super El Niño’ and Why India Should Be Watching the Pacific Right Now
A powerful El Niño is warming the Pacific and raising concerns about extreme heat worldwide. Known as “Super El Niño,” the event could have serious consequences for India’s weather and public health.
New projections estimate thousands of additional heat-related deaths in India this winter. But the real concern lies in what this event could reveal about our warming future.
India at the Asian Games: Six Medals on a Single Day, and a Tally That Is Still Being Written
Asian Games: India reaches 23 medals with two golds, nine silvers and twelve bronzes, as athletes deliver historic performances.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar: The Man Who Turned Knowledge Into Reform
Vidyasagar rose from poverty to become a scholar and reformer who fought for widow remarriage, education and social change.
Did the Government Call E20 Petrol an “Experiment” in the Supreme Court? Here Is What the Record Shows
The claim spread quickly at the end of June, though the Attorney General’s office denied it the next day. At the end of June 2026 a claim about E20 petrol moved fast across Indian social media. The government, it said, had told the Supreme Court that its 20 percent ethanol blending programme was an experiment. […]
India Has Set Aside Rs 40,000 Crore to Close Old Coal Mines. The Money Was Already There
A report released in July sets out a plan to close 147 mines scientifically, and for the first time coal mine closure rules count people as well as land. When a coal mine stops producing, it does not simply stop. Pits fill with water, ground subsides, dust stays in the air, and the settlement around […]
Most Children Take Something That Is Not Theirs. Very Few Have Kleptomania
The condition affects well under one percent of people, and kleptomania in children looks nothing like a child bringing home a classmate’s pencil. A pencil case comes home from school and it is not the one that left. The explanation is vague. A friend gave it. Most parents have had some version of this moment, […]
Two Villages Lost Dozens of People to Police Firing for Raising a Flag. Both Waited Decades for Recognition
Tarapur in Bihar and Eram in Odisha saw two of the largest police firings of the freedom movement, yet neither is widely known today. Every August the same few places return in the retelling of India’s freedom struggle. Jallianwala Bagh, the Red Fort, Sabarmati. Tarapur and Eram lost more people to police bullets than almost […]