NEW DELHI, Feb. 24 -- Wow! Haven't we as a nation mastered the art of pretending normalcy? You know, that art of putting on a straight face and saying, "Everything's fine!" Even when our world is goi... Read More
NEW DELHI, Feb. 24 -- Allow me a sweeping generalisation about sporting success and failure: For today's governing elite, only success matters and when it happens, the grasping presiding deities rush ... Read More
NEW DELHI, Feb. 24 -- The screams are silent. The bruises fade, but the scars fester. On 12 February, an uncomfortable truth came to light. For three harrowing months, a group of first-year nursing st... Read More
NEW DELHI, Feb. 24 -- In a setback to Hindutva forces wanting to reclaim mosques and dargahs built after demolishing temples in the distant past, the Supreme Court on Monday, February 17, 2025, declin... Read More
NEW DELHI, Feb. 24 -- Amidst this vast web of networks-albeit a network of networks-if a few websites go offline, the world won't be significantly affected. After all, if a few are taken down, they ar... Read More
NEW DELHI, Feb. 24 -- Throughout history, rulers have sought to exploit the religious sentiments of their people to consolidate and extend their power. Religion has long been an integral part of indiv... Read More
NEW DELHI, Feb. 24 -- At least 18 people were dead, and another 15 were injured in a stampede at New Delhi railway station on Saturday night as pilgrims waited to board trains to the Maha Kumbh Mela 2... Read More
NEW DELHI, Feb. 24 -- "They were inviting us here to die" is a sentiment appalling to hear, however one tries to contextualise, embellish or rationalise it. It is as evocatively chilling as Jews being... Read More
NEW DELHI, Feb. 17 -- As I hear about the chief minister of Manipur finally resigning, a sad picture comes to my mind, of a thin fellow leading a woman who is scantily clad, along the road somewhere i... Read More
NEW DELHI, Feb. 17 -- The pandemic has undeniably accelerated a shift towards mindful celebrations in India. Humble millionaire and Olympic javelin champion Neeraj Chopra's recent wedding to tennis p... Read More