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How Safe was Saif?

NEW DELHI, Jan. 20 -- Yes indeed, how safe was Saif? A successful film star, married to another successful star, the son of the late Nawab of Pataudi, how safe was he that a thief could scale his com... Read More


The Kerala Case: A Tragic Reflection on Child Sexual Abuse

NEW DELHI, Jan. 20 -- During the second week of January, disturbing media reports emerged concerning an 18-year-old girl in Kerala who was allegedly sexually assaulted by 64 people over a period of fi... Read More


The Modern Workweek Crisis Unlearning a Century of Progress

NEW DELHI, Jan. 20 -- "How long can you stare at your wife?" - this provocative remark by L&T Chairman SN Subrahmanyan advocating a 90-hour workweek has ignited a fierce debate among India's business ... Read More


Nation-building is not done by Greedy Corporates

NEW DELHI, Jan. 20 -- Today, two industrialists have become the talk of social media, both in India and abroad. One person is Mr NR Narayana Murthy of Infosys and the other person is Mr SN Subrahmanya... Read More


Death Knell of Academic Freedom and University Autonomy

NEW DELHI, Jan. 20 -- The draft University Grants Commission (UGC) Guidelines 2025 is a blatant attempt by the Union Government to suppress whatever little academic freedom scholars in Indian Universi... Read More


Celebrate Diversity

NEW DELHI, Jan. 20 -- It is late evening, the day after Uttarayan (15 January), traditionally called 'vasi uttarayan.' It has been a dull, cloudy day; the wind has been fairly good, though. Since yest... Read More


Budget 2025 Invest in Child Welfare

NEW DELHI, Jan. 20 -- Come February 1, we will once again listen to a speech lasting two hours or, perhaps, a little less. Believe it or not, this is certainly one of the most-awaited speeches every y... Read More


Prevent Religion from Becoming Toxic

NEW DELHI, Jan. 20 -- More than two centuries ago, Karl Marx remarked that religion is an opium or a drug that sedates people. During Marx's era, power-hungry individuals and groups misused religion t... Read More


Tolerance in Tatters Christians Navigating Turbulent Waters

NEW DELHI, Jan. 20 -- As the world's largest democracy, India has long prided itself on its diversity and tolerance. The alarming rise in attacks on Christians, their places of worship, and institutio... Read More


Unity in Diversity Lost in the Mahakumbh

NEW DELHI, Jan. 20 -- One phrase that had nearly gone out of circulation was "Unity in Diversity." Originally coined by the first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, it first appeared in his book The Di... Read More