August 19, 2024, 9:41 PM IST
Broken or disabled by war or war-like situations and battered by the system and society that is uncertain about how to address their problems or provide solutions. While the Indian army has every protocol and…
August 19, 2024, 9:41 PM IST
August 19, 2024, 8:02 PM IST
“Health workers are being killed in hospitals and in clinics. The safety of health workers must be guaranteed. We call on powers that be to make the protection of health workers a priority.” -United…
August 19, 2024, 8:02 PM IST
August 19, 2024, 6:19 PM IST
With the announcement of the assembly elections in Haryana, the famed `Moral Code of Conduct’ will remain in force till October 4 or so. Taken together with the moral code of conduct in force during…
August 19, 2024, 6:19 PM IST
August 19, 2024, 8:06 AM IST
Cases like the RG Kar and Nirbhaya rape-murders feel like a faultline in civilisation itself. The feeling of being trapped spreads among countless women. Taking to the streets is survival mode The word rape comes…
August 19, 2024, 8:06 AM IST
August 19, 2024, 8:01 AM IST
There’s value in a caste census. But too much politics is driving the demand for it. It’s Congress’s tool to scatter BJP’s attempts at Hindu vote consolidation One of BJP’s major political achievements has been…
August 19, 2024, 8:01 AM IST
August 19, 2024, 7:40 AM IST
In comparison to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s inaugural speech given a decade ago in 2014, his eleventh Independence Day speech from the Red Fort in Delhi is nothing but a comprehensive assessment of the nation’s…
August 19, 2024, 7:40 AM IST
August 19, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
On what Forster got wrong, and also his printer On the last page of an English novel published in 1924, an India-friendly British character nevertheless mocks India’s aspirations to achieve freedom: “India a nation!” The…
August 19, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
August 19, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
…That every case of assaulted woman is a blow against women’s workforce participation There is no possible road to India’s prosperity, which doesn’t run through it becoming a gender fair society. Everyone doesn’t need to…
August 19, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
August 19, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
Reservations shouldn’t be applicable when recruiting outside talent for short stints in govt Opposition parties have charged that GOI’s advertisement for 45 lateral entry posts in the bureaucracy is unmindful of reservation provisions. Jobs advertised…
August 19, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
August 18, 2024, 11:03 PM IST
Isn’t it adequate that Hindus and India preach and educate the world and the coming generations about secularism, inclusiveness and non-violence? However, they are almost silent about the trauma billions face in the Indian subcontinent…
August 18, 2024, 11:03 PM IST
August 18, 2024, 7:11 PM IST
There can be no cavil with the fact that the recent instances concerning manipulation of persons with disabilities (PwD) certificates to join the civil services were shocking. However, the situation can and will be salvaged…
August 18, 2024, 7:11 PM IST
August 18, 2024, 6:30 PM IST
Oftentimes, we are in a situation where we are hesitant if we will be able to do a given task or take up a new thing or not. Before trying, we tell ourselves that it…
August 18, 2024, 6:30 PM IST
August 18, 2024, 1:02 PM IST
Kolkata has been gripped by a storm of discontent. The entire city is in shock following the tragic death of a young lady doctor. Protests are sweeping through the streets, as people come together, each…
August 18, 2024, 1:02 PM IST
August 18, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
Why have we landed ourselves in the current mess involving NEET, JEE, and other high-stakes exams? While India has the potential to lead the world in higher education, we are burdened by the mushrooming of…
August 18, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
August 18, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
The grey-haired woman in a sari seemed uncertain if she could walk all the way in the march to protest the brutal rape and murder of the junior doctor at R G Kar Medical College…
August 18, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
August 18, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
We are still reeling from the rape and murder of a female doctor in RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata. It’s a case that has captured the rage of the nation, but unfortunately there are many…
August 18, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
August 17, 2024, 10:41 PM IST
As a culture most people of India that is Bharat and worldwide too, are generally good, simple, wanting to earn and enjoy through Righteousness and this culture has now spread globally and days of continuous…
August 17, 2024, 10:41 PM IST
August 17, 2024, 10:37 PM IST
Many productivity experts advocate for limiting the number of goals we pursue at any given time. The reasoning is sound—focusing on fewer objectives allows us to channel more energy and resources into each one, increasing…
August 17, 2024, 10:37 PM IST
August 17, 2024, 7:23 PM IST
‘Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high…’ The tradition of Raksha Bandhan has deep roots in history, with references dating back to ancient texts like the Puranas. In the Vishnu…
August 17, 2024, 7:23 PM IST
August 17, 2024, 3:50 PM IST
Three different narratives have merged explaining the casus belli of the violent movement in Bangladesh resulting in the ouster of Sheikh Hasina and the death of about 400 citizens. One narrative holds Sheikh Hasina’s autocratic…
August 17, 2024, 3:50 PM IST
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