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Corruption - A Way of Life!

NEW DELHI, Feb. 3 -- Is there anything that can be done in our country without money being paid? Parents of a two-month-old baby who applied for a passport for their child when they refused to pay a b... Read More


Between Hope and Despair: 75 Years of Indian Republic

NEW DELHI, Feb. 3 -- The implementation of the Indian Constitution on January 26, 1950, was a most significant landmark in the life of our country. It gave us the core values of Liberty, Equality, Fra... Read More


The "L1" Fixation

NEW DELHI, Feb. 3 -- Newly laid roads develop cracks, portions of under-construction flyovers give way, and bridges collapse within days of inauguration; this has been the woeful story of India's publ... Read More


Scientific Advancement versus Grassroot Realities

NEW DELHI, Feb. 3 -- Whenever I hear about tragic news, such as road, rail, and air accidents, human and property loss due to war, violence, cyclones, floods, and earthquakes, I wonder if the Earth is... Read More


Kerala - The Final Frontier Holding Up The Saffron Wave

NEW DELHI, Feb. 3 -- There is a method in the ugly, no-holds-barred saffron assault on Kerala! The other day, a nonentity made national headlines in the only way he could - by making an outrageous pu... Read More


His Actions Smell Sweet

NEW DELHI, Feb. 3 -- The passing away of the nationally and internationally renowned cardiologist Dr KM Cherian has shocked the world in more ways than one. On January 25, 2025, after attending a wedd... Read More


SC: Courts Should be Courageous Enough to Grant Bail

NEW DELHI, Feb. 3 -- The Supreme Court on January 20 granted bail to Muslim Cleric Syed Shad Kazmi, arrested 11 months ago under the draconian Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Relig... Read More


Resist the Move to Convert India into a Theocratic State

NEW DELHI, Feb. 3 -- It was shocking news when the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, on Sunday, January 26, declared that "Sanatan Dharma" is the "national religion." He also stated that ... Read More


Pope Francis The Lord of Humour

NEW DELHI, Feb. 3 -- When I read about Pope Francis' autobiography "Hope," co-authored with Carlo Musso in Italian and translated into English by Richard Dixon, I decided to get a copy. Amazon said it... Read More


Constitution Lies Defiled and in Tatters

NEW DELHI, Feb. 3 -- Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath's declaration that Hinduism is India's "national religion" and his standing palm-to-palm on one leg with Baba Ramdev after the announc... Read More