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The agent who sold you “safety” was mostly making money for himself.

Rajeev Agarwal was 39 years old. A close friend who worked as an LIC agent told him to buy the Jeevan Lakshya plan. The friend said it was a smart choice, insurance and savings in one place. Rajeev started paying ₹35,000 every year. After some time he saw the truth...

The annual gridlock at Kalindi Kunj is not a traffic problem. It is a governance choice.

Every year, as the monsoon settles over the National Capital Region, a familiar ritual unfolds at one of Delhi’s most stubborn bottlenecks. Lanes on the Kalindi Kunj carriageway-already strained by the daily crush of office-goers, commercial vehicles, and the after-effects of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway-are quietly reserved for Kanwar Yatris...

The Ethanol Express: How India’s Great Green Fuel Leap Is Leaving Drivers, Buyers and Common Sense in the Dust

Ramesh from Nagpur pulls into the neighbourhood pump, resigned. His 2019 Swift, once a reliable 18 kmpl companion, now coughs up closer to 14 kmpl on the mandatory E20 brew. “Every fill-up feels like I’m paying the same for less,” he says...

Data: India’s New Oil, Controlled by a Quiet Duopoly

Imagine waking up in a small town in Uttar Pradesh. You open your phone to check the weather, scroll through news while sipping chai, order groceries, and video-call your daughter studying in Bengaluru. Every tap leaves a trace.