Note: This article discusses allegations reported by law enforcement and media sources. The individuals involved are entitled to due process, and the facts will ultimately be determined through the legal system. The broader social questions explored here do not depend on the outcome of any single case. Be horrified by what investigators are alleging in […]
A referee’s scorecard · June 18, 2026 Washington called it a deal. I read all 14 points. It’s a surrender dressed as a handshake – and America is the side that signed it. I don’t score a fight by who threw the last punch. I score it by who walks away richer. That’s the only […]
From a TCS desk in Pune to the wreckage in Ahmedabad, we keep blaming the blow. The real killer is the same every time , there was no one, and nothing, built to catch the fall. This is the gap I started Solh to close. On the morning of June 2, a 48-year-old engineer named […]
How AI is rewriting the rules of online fraud and impersonation in India-and the simple habits that can save your family. It started the way most ordinary evenings do. A mother in Pune is finishing dinner when her phone lights up. It’s a video call. Her son’s face fills the screen-the same eyes, the same […]
The June 6 Cockroach Janta Party protest at Jantar Mantar became one of the most discussed examples of social media activism in India this year. Triggered by concerns around the NEET, CBSE, and CUET examination controversies, the event promised to test whether a digital movement with 22 million followers could translate online engagement into real-world […]
A No-Fluff Breakdown by KG Wangchuk. The online swarm now has to become bodies on the ground. That is the only follower-audit that cannot be faked. Read on. Everybody has an opinion on the Cockroach Janta Party. Depending on who you ask, this rapidly growing social media movement is either a genuine expression of youth […]
There are two Indias on the road. One India waits at traffic lights. The other India arrives with sirens. And if the sirens are loud enough, suddenly traffic laws, civic equality, taxpayer dignity, and common sense all become “adjustable.” Yesterday, I accidentally offended the Indian establishment in the most dangerous way possible: I drove faster […]
Opening Truth April is called Stress Awareness Month in the workplace. Which usually means: A few emails. A poster. Maybe a workshop. And then… back to business. Let’s be honest — awareness doesn’t reduce workplace stress. Measurement does. Intervention does. Consistency does. So this year, we did something different. We stopped talking about stress management […]
The TCS Nashik Incident Is Not an Exception. It’s a Mirror of Workplace Culture in India. Everyone is busy debating: · sexual harassment · religion · intent · outrage And like always, we’ll miss the point. This is not about one incident. This is about a reality we’ve been avoiding in workplace culture in India: […]
THEY COULDN’T SECURE THE EXAM. SO THEY BANNED THE MESSENGER.
A paper meant to pick the country’s next doctors leaked. The government’s big counter-move? Switch off one app. Let me walk you through exactly how stupid that is. Let’s start with the part nobody in power wants said out loud. The NEET paper – the single exam that decides who gets to become a doctor […]