💥 Murder in Mumbai 💥
My first @FTMag story on a shocking assassination, a jailed gang boss and the Bollywood icon entangled in a decades-long grudge rooted in wildlife crime.
👉 https://t.co/FFpODVNAX0
Huge thanks to @CordeliaJ for the stellar edit.
The Indian Premier League transformed cricket’s flagging economics and entrenched India’s global political dominance of the game.
But the IPL's commercial pitch is set to become tougher with limited to no competition for the next media rights cycle.
https://t.co/UEjhI95VQ8
Modi calls on Indians to tighten their belts amid Gulf crisis, as well as avoid travelling abroad for holidays and weddings.
“Now that the elections are over, Modi can be more realistic about the economic issues” | https://t.co/TU56c10Tw6 w/@mj_stott@AndresSchipani
Iran war's impact on everyday life in India has been relatively muted. But there are some concerning signs for the economy: Foreign investors dumping Indian stocks at a record pace, rupee's slide, markets underperforming regional peers. @FT takes a look.
https://t.co/wb9OHJgOBi
If Lata Mangeshkar’s voice was sweet and syrupy, Asha Bhosle’s was more like champagne; crisp and audacious.
@FT’s obituary of Asha Bhosle, the voice that soothed, swayed and seduced the country for over eight decades.
https://t.co/YMHw3xuHhs
Boost for women — or Modi? India plans world’s biggest parliament.
“This has become a north-south issue rather than an issue on women’s representation,” says @neerjachowdhury | https://t.co/toXtG9VEq2 via @AndresSchipani@mj_stott
The outspoken founder of Biocon on the pros and cons of weight-loss drugs, misogynistic trolling — and how to get India’s tech capital moving again: https://t.co/ENtD3Tt45R
Biotech billionaire Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw: ‘I’ve always been very unconventional’
The Biocon founder on building an Indian pharma powerhouse, weight-loss drugs — and how to get Bangalore moving again.
Do read my first Lunch with the FT: https://t.co/LuMS96G9OF
The downfall of Byju's, once India's most valuable start-up worth $22bn, turned into a global courtroom drama.
The @FT's Mumbai bureau chief @christopherkay takes us inside the saga on this episode of Behind the Money.
🎧: https://t.co/NFte4R1Uct
The @FT has appointed Michael Stott as South Asia bureau chief to lead coverage of India. Based in New Delhi, Stott will oversee reporting across the subcontinent and strengthen the FT’s coverage for a growing global and local audience. https://t.co/mq2wQxO3gP
Don’t often get the chance to write about Bollywood. So here @christopherkay & I go a bit deep. Caught in a rut, it had struggled for a few years. Among its challenges, the waning appeal of stars. Can Dhurandhar help find its mojo back? An @FT Big Read.
https://t.co/KpJriyczfP
Afghanistan’s population is up 12 per cent from 40mn in 2023, when Islamabad and Tehran began mass deportations. The influx is straining the nation’s overstretched schools and hospitals, driving up rents, and depressing wages. My dispatch from Jalalabad: https://t.co/Wh2cQSRKZt
A fallen Indian tech star and the hunt for its missing millions
The epic tale of the collapse of education start-up Byju’s has resulted in US court sanctions and cast a shadow over India's tech sector
https://t.co/2qDrIXqGf5 via @FT (first 300 clicks free)