Dangers ahead

Acclaimed Historian and professor of the history of International realtions at the University of Cambridge, Brendan Simms, brings a sweeping study of the past, present and future of the Great Powers revealing changing new rules of global leadership. From the dawn of the modern era to the end of the Cold War, global history was defined by rivalries between Great Powers. In the West, this meant the struggle for supremacy in Europe and the Americas, while in the East, it encompassed those vying for control over the successor states to Genghis Khan’s empire. Between 1989 and the year 2000, Great … Continue reading Dangers ahead

Transformation from pop icon to song craftsman

George Michael, pop star who bleached his hair blonde, wore tiny shorts and at the same time, critiqued his own image mercilessly, wrote one of the biggest hits of our age in “about an hour” in his childhood bedroom and would go on to collaborate with some of the greatest musicians of all time from Aretha Franklin to Stevie Wonder. He lived through the AIDS crisis and one of the most homophobic periods of British history and yet when he finally came out, he did so boldly and unapologetically. Wham! Were the first Western pop group to play in Communist … Continue reading Transformation from pop icon to song craftsman

Race for prestige, wealth and plunder

Pulitzer-winning author of Lord of Finance, argues that the boom before bust (the 1873 global crisis has unsettling similarities with today’s AI Frenzy. Over the course of 1850s and 1860s, during the first era of globalization the world experienced an unprecedented economic boom, fuelling the expansion in the global bond market, at the hub of which stood one family- the Rothschilds arguably the wealthiest banking family in history. While the giant gums of capital provided through the bond market built the railroads, the century’s most transformative investments, the money raised also unleashed a frenzy of speculation, massive overinvestment, and wasteful … Continue reading Race for prestige, wealth and plunder

Underestimated, overlooked and shrewd

Beverley, Elise and Margot are repressed housewives of convicted killers. During the sun-drenched summer of 1966, the three women form an unlikely alliance after the discoveries of their husbands’ brutal crimes. With the exes- some of California’s most notorious murders- dad or behind bars, they are attempting to forge a new future for themselves. These women got mad, frustrated with their prisons of domesticity, they busted out to wreak havoc on the men in their lives or anyone who dared to cross them.  After all, a housewife is, at her very core, a woman who has made sacrifices, by putting herself … Continue reading Underestimated, overlooked and shrewd

World’s greatest places in India

Time Magazine’s 2025 list of “World’s Greatest places” features three Indian extraordinary hotels: Oberoi Rajgarh Palace Resort, Madhya Pradesh, Mharo Khet, Jodhpur  and Shakti Himalaya Prana Lodge, Kumaon which epitomises not only absolute luxury but also unique experiences which are now at the centre of all itineraries, showcasing India’s ability to offer world-class hospitality by blending culture, history and world class cuisine. The Royal Resurrection Oberoi Rajgarh Palace Resort, Madhya Pradesh, India, a crown-jewel of architecture, perched above rain forest lake in the Maniyagrah Hills, where historical restoration of the 65-bedroom retreat displaying 350-year-old Bundela dynasty residence. Opened November 2025, the … Continue reading World’s greatest places in India

Ambition, betrayal and secrets lurking behind gleaming chandeliers

In 1929, Rosie Ryan wants nothing more than to escape poverty of The Ward, Toronto’s roughest neighbourhood, and become a chambermaid at the brand-new Dominion Hotel where secrets lurk behind every locked door. She meets Damien, a charming and ambitious waiter who promises her a better life- and adds him to the top of her list. The Dominion offers her a chance to do well, but behind the gleaming chandeliers and polished marble lurk dangerous secrets involving its most notorious guests, a wealthy gangster who’s about to profit from The Crash that will decimate the economy. When a friend is … Continue reading Ambition, betrayal and secrets lurking behind gleaming chandeliers

Lost dog, missing teenager and a house full of secrets

Lisa Jowell, New York times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone, brings the suspense to this shocking new thriller about a lost dog, a missing woman, and a house of long buried secrets. Jane Trevally is walking her dogs on her country estate when a small white terrier appears, alone and with no sign of the teenaged girl he’d been staying with nearby. When the teenager is reported missing, Jane offers to return the dog to his registered owner, hours away in London. Arriving at a rundown house called Thornwood in the deepest backwaters of Hampstead, she is immediately … Continue reading Lost dog, missing teenager and a house full of secrets

RCB wins IPL 2026

IPL 2026 Final GT Vs RCB at Ahmedabad, India GT 155/8 of   GT 155/8 off 20 overs Washington Sundar 50 in 37 balls, 5 fours RCB 161/5 off 18 overs  Virat Kohli 75 in 42 balls, 9 fours, 2 sixes   RCB won by 5 wickets with 12 balls remaining Royal Challengers Bangalore RCB Beat Gujarat Titans GT ti win the IPL 2026, their second title. Earlier RCB won the toss and elected to bowl first, and although Bhuvneshwar Kumar did his best to secure the Purple Cap, but he fell short, Washington Sundar scored 50 in 37 balls … Continue reading RCB wins IPL 2026

One’s own story submerged by someone else’s

The haunting, multigenerational saga of a family of Sámi women fighting the devastation of their way of life. Elin Anna Lanna’s novel The Home of the Drowned, traces the story of a family- Ingá, her mother Rávdná, and her Aunt Anne – from 1942 to 1982. At a nearby lake recently dammed to build a hydroelectric power station floods their village. Their home, a type of hut called a goahti, is being submerged by the water. The Sámi are an indigenous people who historically inhabited northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and part of Russia. Due to state-sanctioned assimilation policies over the … Continue reading One’s own story submerged by someone else’s