The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has reportedly imposed a ₹10 lakh penalty on Roppen Transportation Services, the parent company of Rapido, over misleading advertisements, unfair trade practices and prohibited dark patterns. The issue centres on prompts that encouraged riders to add ₹10, ₹20 or ₹30 to improve their chances of getting a ride after an initial fare had already been d…
After four decades with Pepsi, KFC is switching to Coca-Cola across its US restaurants, marking a significant change in the fast-food beverage landscape. The transition is expected to reach all 3,718 KFC locations in the United States by spring 2027, bringing two major consumer brands together in a new beverage partnership. For KFC, the change is more than a drink-menu update. Beverage partnershi…
A major data infrastructure investment could put Bihar on India’s growing artificial intelligence map. According to the supplied graphic, Hyderabad-based CtrlS plans to invest ₹10,000 crore in Bihar and build a 150 MW AI facility in Bodh Gaya. If implemented as described, the project could strengthen regional digital infrastructure and support demand for computing capacity as AI adoption expands …
This post reflects on Indian poetry as a many-language, many-form literary world. From Tamil classical couplets and Sanskrit lyric to Punjabi Sufi verse, Bengali modernism, Urdu ghazals, Malayalam lyric poetry and Indian writing in English, these traditions differ in sound, history and purpose. Their variety is not a problem to be resolved; it is the source of their richness. Many languages, many…
Atal Bihari Vajpayee was known not only as a political leader but also as a Hindi poet. His poems often explore resolve, uncertainty, patriotism and the need to continue after setbacks. Read apart from public ceremony, such writing can be approached as a reflection on the fragile relationship between courage and doubt. Beginning again The idea of beginning again recognises that a setback does not…
Akho, also known as Akha Bhagat, is remembered for Gujarati devotional and philosophical verse, especially the compact form called the chhappa. These short compositions often use sharp observation, irony and everyday examples to question empty ritual and spiritual vanity. Their humour is not simply entertainment: it is a way to expose the distance between professed wisdom and actual conduct. The …
Gangadhar Meher is a major figure in Odia literature, admired for poetic language that brings together nature, ethical reflection and an expansive imagination. His work belongs to a period when Odia literary culture was strengthening its modern identity while drawing on older poetic resources. The result is a body of writing in which landscape can become a way to think about human life. Nature as…
Shiv Kumar Batalvi became one of the most beloved modern Punjabi lyric poets through writing that gives longing, separation and emotional vulnerability an unusually intense voice. His poetry often feels intimate, but its emotional patterns reach beyond one speaker to the shared experience of love, absence and the passage of time. Longing as a living presence In lyric poetry, absence can become al…
Vallathol Narayana Menon was a major Malayalam poet associated with Kerala’s literary and cultural renaissance. His work drew on classical inheritance while speaking to modern questions of identity, public life and cultural self-respect. He also played a prominent role in the revival of Kathakali, showing how literary and performance traditions can reinforce one another. Classical inheritance, mo…
Gurajada Apparao’s Telugu patriotic writing is associated with a modern idea of belonging: love for a country is expressed through concern for its people, not merely through reverence for territory or inherited symbols. His well-known call to love one’s country is often discussed in connection with language reform, social criticism and the making of modern Telugu literature. Country and people A …
