Israel must stop bombing and find a solution to the Palestine question Thirteen days after Hamas carried out a brutal attack on Israel, killing some 1,400 people, Israel’s air strikes on the besieged, defenseless Gaza […]
Hospital tragedy a wakeup call for the world The loss of more than 500 lives in an explosion at Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza City has sparked global outrage and could well become a turning point […]
Chemistry Nobel Prize goes to trio that made ‘artificial atoms’ Travelling in a bus can be an enjoyable experience if you have your own seat, the vehicle is not crowded, and there is a nice […]
The chilling violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri marked an inflection point for the farmers’ protracted agitation against the three Central farm laws. Four farmers were mowed down by an SUV allegedly driven by Ashish […]
Supreme Court of India wants probe agency to do course correction The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which arrested AAP MP Sanjay Singh in the Delhi excise policy case on Wednesday, October 4, has come under intense […]
Amid a diplomatic fracas with Canada over the killing of pro-Khalistan terror accused Hardeep Singh Nijjar, India has exhorted the UN member states not to allow ‘political convenience’ to determine responses to terrorism, extremism and […]
It’s been almost five months since clashes broke out in Manipur during a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ organized by residents of hill districts in protest against the majority Meitei community’s demand for Scheduled Tribe status. Ethnic […]
The attempt to impeach Biden might backfire against the Republicans The recent announcement by the U.S. House of Representatives Speaker, Republican Kevin McCarthy, that the lower chamber of Congress would move to impeach President Joe […]
The Women’s Reservation Bill must be passed in its current form without further delay The passage of the women’s reservation bill in the Lok Sabha almost three decades after it was first tabled in Parliament […]
As our children continue their 2023-24 studies, so too does the daily jockeying to make sure they have a safe and reliable way to get to school every day. Many are driven to school; others […]
Civil society should strive to be non-partisan to aid peace in Manipur One of the most disconcerting features of the ongoing ethnic strife in Manipur remains the inability of civil society representatives to rise above […]
The absence of Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin from the upcoming G20 summit in New Delhi has offered an opportunity to India and the US to not only hog the […]
The bypolls across the country were decided by local factors Bypolls in seven Assembly segments in six States across the country threw up mixed political signals. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won three and Opposition […]
The Manipur Assembly disregards duty by adjourning sine die at a time of crisis Given what transpired on Tuesday, it is difficult not to term the functioning of the government and the legislature in conflict-ridden […]
With the Centre telling the Supreme Court that elections can be held in Jammu and Kashmir ‘anytime now’, there is reason enough to hope that the state-turned-UT will finally witness the restoration of electoral democracy. […]
ISRO eyes another milestone mission When the unmanned Chandrayaan-3’s lander Vikram touched down on the unexplored south pole of the moon last week, it marked a milestone in India’s ambitious but low-budget space programme. The […]
India took a giant leap in the space domain on Wednesday as Chandrayaan-3’s lander module made a soft landing on the moon’s surface. Four years ago, it had been an agonizing case of ‘so near […]
BRICS found new purpose with its expansion, but also more contradictions If there was any doubt about the relevance of the BRICS grouping (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa), which held its 15th Summit in Johannesburg this week, the […]
Need to probe irregularities in health scheme A performance audit of the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has detected glaring irregularities and deficiencies in […]
The 18th G20 Heads of State and Government Summit in New Delhi will be a culmination of all the G20 processes and meetings held throughout the year among ministers, senior officials, and civil societies. On […]
Often misused against activists and journalists, the archaic sedition law is all set to become history. Union Home Minister Amit Shah — who introduced three Bills in the Lok Sabha on Friday to replace the […]
The idea of inflicting collective punishment on the Muslim community soon after any riot or communal disturbance seems to be an ingrained part of governance in Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled States. The use of excavators to […]
The communal violence that erupted during the Brijmandal Jalabhishek Yatra organized by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad in Haryana’s Nuh district on Monday could have been avoided, had the district administration promptly taken pre-emptive measures, such […]
After the Supreme Court’s remarks on the Manipur crisis, the Bharatiya Janata Party must replace the Chief Minister The Supreme Court has pulled up the Manipur government for its “lethargic” investigations into the ethnic violence […]
In a shocking instance of a hate crime, a Railway Protection Force constable shot dead his senior and three passengers on board the Jaipur-Mumbai Central Express near Palghar station in Maharashtra. In a video clip, […]
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