As India’s credit card boom accelerates, a growing number of young borrowers are facing mounting bills, compounding interest, and debt they can no longer escape.
Jinit Parmar
About The Author
Jinit is a senior correspondent writing about international affairs, art, culture, current affairs, politics, and the environment from Mumbai.
About The Author
Jinit is a senior correspondent writing about international affairs, art, culture, current affairs, politics, and the environment from Mumbai.
More than just a religious ritual, Kukur Tihar serves as a reminder of humanity’s bond with animals — a day when loyalty, service and companionship are honoured through flowers, food and faith.
Once touted as a cleaner alternative to traditional fireworks, “green crackers” are back in the spotlight after the Supreme Court allowed their limited use in Delhi-NCR this Diwali. But how green are they really and why do they remain a subject of courtroom debate?
Once a cradle of activism and social thought, Mumbai’s Tata Institute of Social Sciences now stands at a crossroads, where student protests are met with warnings, police complaints, and disciplinary measures. The tone of dissent on campus has changed, replaced by an atmosphere of caution and surveillance.
Gen Z–led uprisings in Madagascar and Nepal highlight a global wave of youth anger against corruption and inequality. In Madagascar, President Andry Rajoelina fled after the military backed protesters, while in Nepal, youth-driven demonstrations toppled the prime minister but failed to bring deep reforms.
Thousands of Palestinians have begun returning from southern Gaza to Gaza City, weeks after fleeing the Israeli offensive that turned much of the city into rubble. Footage showed large numbers walking north up damaged narrow coastal roads towards the collapsed towers and ruined buildings of the territory's biggest city.
The documentary, Mis-Sold, highlights how ordinary citizens lost lakhs and sometimes crores of their life savings, while the institutions responsible continued to thrive, often with little accountability.
The rise in cases shows that without reforms in how cases are investigated, prosecuted, and prevented, India risks repeating the same tragedies year after year.
Tele-MANAS has received nearly 180,000 calls since its launch in Maharashtra. In a country where mental health is often relegated to whispers and stigma, the helpline represents a quiet revolution in how we understand vulnerability.
Bhiwandi remains a paradox: a city that powers Maharashtra’s economy but lives in the shadows of underdevelopment, its looms humming weaker each day.
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