| Dear Reader, Greetings from India! For those new here, you are reading Meanwhile, Back Home, our daily newsletter specially curated for our overseas readers. Today’s edition covers Delhi’s deepening smog crisis, a shocking Mumbai hostage standoff, Australia’s T20I triumph, a fiery courtroom drama that fizzles, and the haunting brilliance of Dies Irae — plus insights on ADHD, US–China tensions, and the immortal appeal of vampires.
🎃 Happy Halloween, and here’s to a restful weekend!
💡Spotlight Back home, Delhi is choking under a thick haze with the AQI deep in the “very poor” range. Top pulmonologists are advising those who can afford it to leave the city for 6–8 weeks, warning that prolonged exposure could shorten lives by over a decade. Delhi’s haze warnings notwithstanding, Mumbai was gripped by a chilling hostage scare. Rohit Arya, a former café owner from Pune, held 18 people, including 17 children, captive at a Powai studio, demanding to speak with authorities over unpaid dues from a state education scheme he claimed to have designed. The siege ended when police shot him during the rescue operation; all hostages were safely freed. Locals remain stunned by the quiet man’s violent outburst. And over to cricket — Australia wrapped up the 2nd T20I in Melbourne with ease, chasing India’s modest 126 in just 13.2 overs to take a 1–0 series lead. Skipper Mitchell Marsh led from the front with a blistering 46 off 26, while Josh Hazlewood’s 3/13 earlier dismantled India’s top order. Despite Abhishek Sharma’s valiant 68 off 37, the visitors fell well short as Australia cruised home with 40 balls to spare.
☕ Spill the Expresso The Taj Story arrives with the promise of a fiery courtroom drama and the gravitas of Paresh Rawal, but ends up shouting louder than it argues. The film, which runs for 165 minutes, shows Rawal as an Agra guide-turned-lawyer demanding proof that Shah Jahan built the monument, but the script’s heavy-handed nationalism and weak logic undercut any real debate. If you are planning a movie night this weekend, horror fans consider watching Dies Irae. This is not your usual haunted-house fright fest. The film is a slow-burn, artful horror that crawls under your skin and refuses to leave. Director Rahul Sadasivan conjures an eerie, emotional world, anchored by Pranav Mohanlal’s career-best performance. With Christo Xavier’s haunting score and stunning visuals, the film finds terror in silence, guilt, and grief. Dies Irae elevates Indian horror into something poetic, intelligent, and unforgettable.
🚨 Must Read US President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping met this week in Busan. As our expert columnist Jabin T Jacob writes, the Washington–Beijing rivalry is no longer just about trade wars or naval might, but about two nations struggling to define the next world order. The real contest, Jacob argues, lies not in tariffs or treaties, but in which nation proves more resilient in the face of its own contradictions. Across India, more adults are discovering that what they once called chaos or laziness was actually undiagnosed ADHD. The diagnosis often brings relief and grief for lost years of self-blame. Women, in particular, are underdiagnosed, their struggles mistaken for anxiety or mood issues. Still, this growing recognition marks a cultural shift.
📚Book Nook From Dracula to Twilight, the vampire has never stopped evolving. In V.E. Schwab’s new novel, women choose vampirism as freedom. From Dracula to Edward Cullen, discover how the undead keep reinventing themselves, feeding on every generation’s fears, fantasies, and forbidden desires. Read the full story That’s all for now. Until next time, Aishwarya Khosla
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