Mamata’s On Fire and All It Took Was One Tiny “Da”

Last Sunday, inside Parliament, MPs were singing Vande Mataram to celebrate its 150th birthday. The mood was emotional, almost filmy. PM Modi stood up, spoke beautifully about Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (the man who wrote the anthem), and in the flow of affection called him “Bankim da”. In Bengal, people call everyone “da” (Tagore da, Netaji […]

Putin Wraps Up India Visit: A Toast to Enduring Ties Amid Global Turbulence

Putin just left Delhi, and honestly, the whole two days felt less like a cold diplomatic visit and more like your oldest friend flying in for a quick but intense catch-up. He landed Thursday evening. Modi broke every rule in the book and went straight to the airport himself. No red carpet delegation, no junior […]

Uttarakhand Says Goodbye to “Raj Bhavan” – Hello, Lok Bhavan!

On the first day of December 2025, a short notification from the Governor’s Secretariat in Dehradun quietly changed something that had been around for decades. The two grand official residences of Uttarakhand’s Governor – one in the state capital and the famous summer retreat in Nainital – are no longer called Raj Bhavan. From now […]