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02/10/2026

PM Modi Calls Hero Pilot Capt Smit; Congress Silent Over Gujarat Connection?

Ab Ravi

In a heart-warming move, PM Modi had a emotional chat with Captain Smit Machchhar, who survived a savage axe attack inflicted on him by an Omani co-pilot on the ill-fated Flydubai flight on September 30. Incidentally the Modi-Machchhar chat on Oct 2 managed to puncture the opposition protests on the...

02/10/2026

BJP MLA Eats His Words, Again, Over His Jain Claim

Ab Ravi

02/10/2026

Nandigram Bypoll Puts BJP Government, Opposition Equations To Test

Ab Ravi

Nandigram is set for its first electoral test since the BJP formed the government in West Bengal earlier this year; the October 6 bypoll carries wider political stakes. It will test the Congress-TMC tactical understanding, put West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s former seat back in focus...

02/10/2026

From Dark Stores To Canteens: Tukaram Mundhe’s FDA Seizes Food Worth Rs 67 Crore

Ab Ravi

Maharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe’s squads have seized of tonnes of unsafe and adulterated food items across the state, valued at over Rs 67 crore. Since taking over in May 2026, Mundhe has shaken up India’s food sector and is firmly supported by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. The j...

02/10/2026

Bengal CPM Struggles To Attract Youth Membership

Ab Ravi Tanya Bagchi Moulik

The Bengal CPM’s attempt to put younger leaders in the political spotlight appears to have run into a deeper organisational problem. According to the party’s latest Party Letter No 1, members below 30 constitute just 4.55% of its total membership — a figure the document itself describes as “...

02/10/2026

Bowlers Have Become Punching Bags!

Ab Ravi

Punching bags, that’s the moniker the fast bowlers and spinners have become in the ongoing One-day series against the West Indies. What transpired in God’s own country in Thiruvananthapuram (Keralam) and around the Brahmaputra (Guwahati, Assam) was nothing short of carnage: the bowlers were put ...

30/09/2026

Akhilesh Trades Rajya Sabha Seat To Pad Up For UP Polls, Putting PDA Formula At Risk

Ab Ravi

In an interesting move ahead of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections early next year, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav was found nominating Dhanraj Nathwani, son of a close Reliance aide Parimal Nathwani to Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh. It is being said Dhanraj and Anant Ambani are very close budd...

30/09/2026

Is Your Job AI-Proof? Why 'Career Cushioning' Is No Longer Optional

Ab Ravi

When this techie returned to his desk after lunch, he felt a sudden punch to the solar plexus: the dreaded pink slip was waiting for him. Welcome to the AI world. Here are you pink-slip proof? No, say a majority working 24X7. Career cushioning, a side hustle and pink slip insurance are not just mand...

30/09/2026

Firing On All Cylinders: Essar Group Reclaims Its Place In Steel

Ab Ravi

The Ruias-controlled Essar Group after exiting most of its steel assets years ago to clear debts is now more confident and assertive today than ever before. In fact, Essar is now firing on all cylinders for big ticket investment plans spread across the U.S., Saudi Arabia, India and others. Recently,...

29/09/2026

Coal In Pitheads, Not In Thermal Plants: Rly Rake Shortage Pushes Power Grid To The Edge

Ab Ravi

There is something almost absurd about India’s latest coal crisis: the problem isn’t a supply shortage. Domestic production and imports are both up, and coal is piling up at the pitheads. What is missing is last-mile connectivity—specifically, the railway rakes needed to carry it to power stat...