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From Ashes to Dignity: Salesians Transform Kolkata's Canal Settlements

India, May 11 -- When flames tore through the fragile shanties along the Narkeldanga canal one humid evening in February 2025, families lost everything in minutes. Bamboo poles, tin sheets, plastic an... Read More


Christians and 2026 Elections Tamil Nadu Gets Its First Christian Chief Minister, But Community Does Not Break New Ground Elsewhere

India, May 11 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, who the Catholic and Protestant Bishops blessed for his work for Dalit Christians and others in the community, lost his seat, but an unheralded bu... Read More


Fight Unitedly or Face the Death of Democracy Lessons from Assembly Elections for the Opposition

India, May 11 -- The most important lesson for opposition parties from the recently concluded Assembly elections is clear: if they fail to stand united, not only will they lose politically, but democr... Read More


End of School Autonomy A Letter to the Union Education Minister

India, May 11 -- Dear Shri Dharmendra Pradhan Ji, I first heard your name when my friend, an IAS officer, now retired, served under you in the Petroleum Ministry. Recently, I had occasion to write an... Read More


Proposed SMCs Unconstitutional, Attack Autonomy

India, May 11 -- Education, according to the Indian Constitution, is in the concurrent list, and both the State governments and the Union government are entitled to legislate on the subject. However, ... Read More


The Bengal Blockade Signals a Sharp Decline in Democracy

India, May 11 -- President Donald Trump initiated a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz to pressure Iran into a deal-one nation exerting pressure on another. In West Bengal during the 2026 Assembly elect... Read More


Dissecting Bengal Electoral Debacle

India, May 11 -- The electoral debacle in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, as foretold by exit polls, has changed the country's political landscape. The saffron brigade has added West Bengal as one more pr... Read More


The Bengal Experiment

India, May 11 -- The verdict in West Bengal cannot be understood merely through the lazy shorthand of "anti-incumbency." Yes, Mamata Banerjee's government had accumulated enormous baggage over fifteen... Read More


Defrauding and Deprivation in the DNA of India

India, May 4 -- Defrauding, deceiving, fleecing, and cheating are not just words; they are a way of life for many businessmen and business houses in India. Once in a while, information about fraud tri... Read More


An Adult Daughter has the Right to Choose Her Lifestyle: Kerala High Court

India, May 4 -- A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court, comprising Justice Dr AK Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Jobin Sebastian, on April 18, 2026, reaffirmed the individual autonomy in matters o... Read More