August 19, 2024, 3:18 PM IST
“The season of rain approaches, my love, like a king, his royal cavalcade in full ceremonial procession, dark clouds – his war elephants in their rutting season, glowing flashes of lightning – his tapering victory…
August 19, 2024, 3:18 PM 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 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, 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 17, 2024, 6:47 AM IST
The CPM’s political cynicism and double dealing, long a subject of speculation, is now scandalously out in the open CPM’s assiduously cultivated image as champion of secularism, and unbending opponent of Hindutva’s polarising politics, has…
August 17, 2024, 6:47 AM IST
August 16, 2024, 8:57 AM IST
In the past, disaster management in India was largely reactive, concentrating on relief and rehabilitation via the Calamity Relief Fund (CRF) and National Calamity Contingency Fund (NCCF). Catastrophic events such as the Orissa Super Cyclone…
August 16, 2024, 8:57 AM IST
August 13, 2024, 1:08 PM IST
The pitter-patter of raindrops, impatient frogs counting down the days for the arrival of black clouds that promise a heavy downpour, kids readying their paper boats, the fragrance of freshly damp soil, colourful raincoats, gum…
August 13, 2024, 1:08 PM IST
August 12, 2024, 11:06 PM IST
SC expands Radhakrishnan Committee’s mandate beyond min. education’s T&C to resolve issues The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) 2024 fiasco has shaken the country’s faith in the premier National Testing Agency (NTA), which has overseen the…
August 12, 2024, 11:06 PM IST
August 12, 2024, 10:32 PM IST
As India stands on the cusp of its 77th Independence Day, the notion of freedom warrants a deeper exploration. True independence transcends political autonomy – it embodies a society where every citizen, regardless of their…
August 12, 2024, 10:32 PM IST
August 12, 2024, 11:04 AM IST
While proposing the Waqf Amendment Bill, the Central government stated its intent in detail. But as anticipated, the Congress, Samajwadi Party, Trinamool Congress, DMK and other opposition parties vigorously opposed it. The Opposition’s defiance to…
August 12, 2024, 11:04 AM IST
August 11, 2024, 12:31 PM IST
As we celebrate our 78th Independence Day marking the milestone of 77 years of Independent India, this brief ‘feel good piece’ is written to fill the hearts of my fellow citizens with cheer and pride…
August 11, 2024, 12:31 PM IST
August 10, 2024, 3:20 PM IST
Violent unrest has gripped many parts of Britain. It all started on July 29, when three children aged 6, 8 and 9 were fatally stabbed and eight others were injured in a knife attack while…
August 10, 2024, 3:20 PM IST
August 10, 2024, 8:06 AM IST
Our reporter spent 9 days in and around ground zero of the Wayanad landslide – the scale of the tragedy threatened to overwhelm him but amid the despair he rediscovered hope and humanity Bearing witness…
August 10, 2024, 8:06 AM IST
August 8, 2024, 7:55 PM IST
With Kamala Harris’ rise as the Democrat contender for the White House, the oldest and largest democracies of the world are now engaging in discussions of similar paradigms, with the issues of race and caste….
August 8, 2024, 7:55 PM IST
August 8, 2024, 7:52 PM IST
India’s military modernisation quest is primarily through imports. India’s domestic military industrial complex (MIC) had very little to support its armed forces that import two-thirds weapons from Russia and others. India ranks first in the…
August 8, 2024, 7:52 PM IST
August 8, 2024, 12:05 PM IST
Sheikh Hasina’s escape from Bangladesh is the latest illustration of political unrest in India’s neighbourhood. Anarchism is not confined to Bangladesh; over the past three years, India’s neighbouring states have experienced seismic upheavals in their…
August 8, 2024, 12:05 PM IST
August 6, 2024, 9:13 PM IST
Prior to the Indo-Pak Conflict in Kargil, 1999, Tashi Namgyal, a resident of Daras, while looking for his missing yak, noticed Pakistani Army soldiers where he had been grazing yaks since childhood. The rest is…
August 6, 2024, 9:13 PM IST
August 5, 2024, 3:24 PM IST
A truly Viksit Bharat can be aided in its journey, by harnessing the positivity of AI (Artificial Intelligence), leading to an Awakened India. As the nation stands on the transformative cusp of its next development…
August 5, 2024, 3:24 PM IST
August 1, 2024, 8:45 PM IST
The assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, political chief of Hamas, in an airstrike in Tehran on July 31, 2024, also confirmed by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has come at a time when the ongoing conflict…
August 1, 2024, 8:45 PM IST
August 1, 2024, 8:15 AM IST
If the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has emerged as the most powerful military power after the US, full credit goes to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) that has metamorphosed itself into a highly modernised…
August 1, 2024, 8:15 AM IST
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