This is the story of how one woman helped thousands of women become lakhpatis. 24 years ago, Nileema Chaturvedi - fondly known as Didi - started a modest self-help group in Chhattisgarh called Koriya Mahila Gruh Udyog with just ₹15,000. What began as a small knitting centre has

Poland refuses to reopen its border with Belarus, cutting China off from a €25B/year trade artery. Some 90% of China-EU rail freight moves through Poland, now frozen amid Zapad-2025 drills and a Russian drone incursion. Beijing asked Warsaw to restore the route (vital for

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan sign Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement. The agreement states that "any aggression against either country shall be considered an aggression against both". Full statement:

China has targeted Taiwan semiconductor firms for technology theft more over the past 5-years as it tries to rapidly build its capabilities, Nikkei Asia reports, with Taiwan authorities launching 110 investigations over trade secret leaks over the past 5-years, up 31% vs the

Foldable iPhone: Apple has talked with suppliers about building a test production line in Taiwan for a foldable iPhone to perfect the equipment & manufacturing process, then mass produce it in India for a 2026 release, Nikkei Asia reports, adding the plan would also help Apple

My latest column in the Economic Times argues that India’s laws have hard-wired a “cult of smallness” into the economy—from excise rules that birthed the ungainly “compact sedan,” to labour laws that created unproductive “dwarf firms,” to FAR caps that prevent scale in

China’s ‘temple economy’ in the spotlight as scandals rock influential religious leaders theguardian.com/world/2025/sep…

I was lying in a medical facility on a remote island in the South Indian Ocean, recently shipwrecked and rescued. On the 2nd day, the French doctor rushed in:“Is the Prime Minister of India an important man?” I thought it a silly question—until he added: “He is going to call

Breaking: America revokes 2018 sanctions waiver allowing India to develop Chabahar Port in Iran Starting September 29, US Treasury sanctions will apply to persons operating Chabahar Port

Up is down, white is black, and the "restoration" of Taiwan to China “is an integral part of the post-war international order," says China's defense minister. abcnews.go.com/International/…

#WATCH | Long queues seen outside the Apple store in Delhi's Saket Apple started its iPhone 17 series sale in India today.

There has been a significant expansion in access to electricity for Indian households over the last three decades. In the early 1990s, six in ten households in richer Indian states, like Kerala and Tamil Nadu, had access to electricity. In poorer Indian states like Assam, Odisha

If you want clean Delhi of encroachments, start with Lutyens bungalows. Every possible rule is violated. Making new offices, adding rooms, putting fat ugly flowerpots outside to shrink footpaths. Look what happened to Akbar and Ashoka road thanks to the two national parties.

#WATCH | Mumbai | A customer, Aman Chouhan, says, "I have purchased iPhone 17PRO Max, one is 256GB and the other is 1TB. I was waiting in line since 12 midnight and now I have got it. It has new features. The orange colour is new..."

As I bid farewell to India after serving as the first resident Ambassador of Moldova to this beautiful country, I leave as a lifelong friend of the incredible Indian people. What an amazing time representing Moldova in India and opening a diplomatic mission. We built friendships,

Setback to Pak & China: US has put a 'technical hold' on Sino-Pak proposal to sanction Balochistan Liberation Army & Majeed Brigade under UN 1267 regime. UK & France have backed the hold. China has always used the 'hold' to delay/block India's cases. m.economictimes.com/news/internati…

‘Japanese first’: the mini-Trump on the rise as population crisis bites theguardian.com/world/2025/sep…

“Indian researchers won the engineering prize for building a shoe rack that neutralised the odour of smelly shoed with a UV lamp that killed the offending bacteria. It also burnt the shoes.” Teflon diet, garlic milk and zebra cows at 2025 Ig Nobel prizes theguardian.com/science/2025/s…

UN faces $500m budget cut and 20% job losses after big drop in US funding theguardian.com/world/2025/sep…

Russia has shown ‘full extent of contempt for international law’, says von der Leyen, as EU proposes new Russian sanctions – Europe live theguardian.com/world/live/202…