Finding a baby name can feel like walking through a crowded room. Many names sound nice but feel familiar. Some are overused, while others lose their charm over time. This list takes a different route. These names are rare, rooted in Indian sounds, and shaped for a modern world. Each one carries feeling and depth,…
Suryakumar Yadav and Usman Tariq (Agency Image) India skipper Suryakumar Yadav admitted that the team’s batting has looked a little shaky in the first two matches of the T20 World Cup but expressed confidence in handling Pakistan’s tricky spinner Usman Tariq, describing him as “an out of syllabus question” in an exam. “See, sometimes there…
NEW DELHI: In a rapidly reshaping global economy, strategic sovereignty has emerged as a guiding imperative, as nations navigate global supply chains while safeguarding critical capabilities in an increasingly fragmented world, global business leaders said. During a panel discussion, KPMG India CEO Yezdi Nagporewalla, global leaders across new age economy, technology and defence, financial inclusion,…
Amid the fast-shifting political scenario in Maharashtra following the demise of NCP president and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash in Baramati, the NCP brass huddled together barely a day after his funeral, deciding to hand over the reins of the organisation to his wife Sunetra Pawar, who is currently a Rajya…
Sharad Pawar’s public distancing from merger talks has cast fresh doubt over the possibility of a reunification of the two Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) factions, exposing divisions within the party and uncertainty after the death of Ajit Pawar, who had been the main link between the rival camps. Even as leaders of the NCP(SP) claim…
With the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) preparing for a leadership transition after the death of party chief Ajit Pawar, his wife Sunetra Pawar has emerged as the central figure around whom the party is attempting to reorganise itself. Her elevation would mark a shift from Ajit Pawar’s command style politics to a more consultative model,…
(Each week, the National Political Bureau of The Indian Express examines a political party and a leader, tracking their moves and explaining why they matter.) Sharad Pawar set the cat among the pigeons on Saturday morning when he said that the process of reunification of the NCP factions – disrupted by his nephew and NCP…
The Economic Survey for 2025-26, tabled in Parliament by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Thursday, reported a significant increase in cultivated area in Telangana since 2014. According to the survey, Telangana’s cultivable land increased by 70% in the last decade because of major irrigation projects, including the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project and Mission Kakatiya, which…
With the Supreme Court staying the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, on the ground that it has a “vague” language and could “divide” society, the BJP-led Centre’s move to bring the OBCs among vulnerable groups that face caste-based discrimination has run into rough weather. The OBC category was…
Two months after losing the Anta Assembly bypoll, BJP candidate Morpal Suman has alleged a conspiracy by party leaders, including Lok Sabha Speaker and Kota MP Om Birla and several others, claiming they worked against him. In a letter to BJP’s Baran district president Naresh Singh Sikarwar, Suman cited “internal sabotage” as well as delay…