The Daily Rostrum https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html RBI may raise the repo rate for the first time since 2023 as inflation stays above target About us Write for us Editorial standards Contact Monsoon withdraws late across north India as cities brace for a short, hot October Winter session to take up three bills on data, cooperatives and urban local bodies Vegetable prices ease in metros as tomato and onion arrivals pick up GST collections rise 14.7% to ₹2.04 lakh crore in September, but imports do the heavy lifting UPI crosses another monthly record as small towns drive growth Festival season release calendar: twelve films chase the Diwali box office India name an unchanged squad for the home Test series Voter-roll protests continue in Delhi as police detain demonstrators near Jantar Mantar Your EMI and the repo rate: what the next policy meeting could change Metro phase-three stretch opens to commuters on Monday Indian-language AI assistants arrive on budget phones Jack Dorsey’s offline messaging app Bitchat blocked in India under IT Act order State polls: parties finalise seat-sharing in three states India’s next growth story will be written in its small towns, not its metros What a new Gulf shipping corridor could mean for Indian exporters Kuku FM owner turns profitable ahead of IPO as microdramas drive a six-fold jump in revenue Dengue season: a doctor’s checklist for families Streaming review: a small-town thriller that finds its nerve late Pro Kabaddi: the five raiders to watch this season Drishyam 3 crosses ₹100 crore in two days, tripling Drishyam 2’s opening Sensex ends week higher as banks and IT lead gains Climate talks: India’s negotiating priorities, explained Our cities were built for cars. It is time to rebuild them for people Board exam prep: a month-by-month plan from teachers How to check if an app is sharing your data Air quality: what the new graded response stages mean for you Explained: how a bill becomes law, step by step A border is held by roads as much as by soldiers Dengue is predictable. Our response should be too Coalitions are not a weakness of democracy. They are its practice Startups need fewer awards and more patient capital Bail, not jail, should be the rule in fact and not only in judgments Ask the farmer before you write the farm policy Four-day work weeks would make Indian offices more productive India’s economy cannot afford a shorter week yet