MIXED REALTY
Between January and December 2024, some 3.5 lakh houses were sold in India's top eight markets, touching a 12-year high. Residential sales were up 7 per cent from a year ago, with sales in Hyderabad and Pune touching an all-time high, and sales in Mumbai touching a 13-year high, according to consulting firm Knight Frank India.
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Chanel and patriarchal India
The bouquets keep coming for Leena Nair, the global CEO of Chanel. On June 11, the Indian-born Nair was awarded the UK's Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Prince William, prince of Wales, in recognition of her work in retail.
War, farce, or a Persian tragedy?
Those who can't remember the past are con-demned to repeat it,\" said George Santayana. The line has since been folk-tongued to sound like a proverb—\"Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat its mistakes.\"
Quiet momentum of a rising nation
I came across a British weekly column lamenting that India's leadership has lost momentum, and that it suffers from a lack of imagination. One can only assume it was composed under a grey London sky, by someone who has never truly tasted the clarity of thought that comes with a well-brewed masala chai.
To fly or not to fly
The Tatas must urgently find a way to stem the rot in Air India
Bench besieged
At the heart of the Justice Varma controversy is a consequential issue: the institutional confrontation between judiciary and executive
NURTURING CHANGE AGENTS
How India's best colleges are transforming the lives of students with a strong focus on contributing to nation building
HORROR IN THE SKY
Air India’s image has taken a hit with the Ahmedabad crash, but thorough investigation, transparency and a human touch could help
War is an endemic
For millennia, historians, philosophers and states-men have pondered about war, its nature and the nature of leaders who take their people to war. Iran cannot match Israel's daring commandos or precision spyware technologies that destroy their military facilities and assassinate their generals and scientists.
Black warrant
Israel's attack on Iran is not just about the nuclear issue, but also about dismantling Tehran's military and political leadership
Layover of life
A friend just posted an Instagram story—an aerial shot of Mumbai—with the caption: “Landed! Surely ‘landed’ is the most beautiful word in the world?#Thankful.”
