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From Rationalist Friends, A Rejoinder: Supremacy Claims in Hinduism - A Mirror to the Allahabad High Court's Observation on "Only True Religion" Narratives

India, March 30 -- The Allahabad High Court's recent ruling in the case involving Rev. Father Vineet Vincent Pereira has sparked significant debate. The court refused to quash proceedings under Sectio... Read More


Withdrawal of Futile Treatment is Not Passive Euthanasia: A Medical Ethical View

India, March 30 -- Harish Rana passed away at 4.10 pm on March 24, 2026, at AIIMS-Delhi, following the Supreme Court's ruling to withdraw medically futile treatment. Describing it as "passive euthanas... Read More


Nehru Undertakes a Peace Mission to Rescue the UN

India, March 30 -- In the present context of growing ineffectiveness of the United Nations to curb international conflicts and its failure to provide international peace and security, and in the face ... Read More


Urban India: Promise, Peril, and the Path to Progress

India, March 30 -- The current budget for 2026-27 signals a renewed commitment to urban development, earmarking INR 1 billion (?1 lakh crore) for the 'Urban Challenge Fund' with the ambitious goal of ... Read More


Only Custodians, Not Owners!

India, March 30 -- Many years ago, sitting in a charming little cafe perched like a contented cat atop Malabar Hill, my wife and I made one of the wisest decisions of our lives. We decided to get marr... Read More


Candles in Chaos: Patna's Poorest Protest a Distant War

India, March 23 -- A motley crowd of some 37 people braved the rising heat, impossible traffic, a suddenly shut-down destination venue, and the general pandemonium of a tense day around Patna's histor... Read More


India Blacklisted!

India, March 23 -- On March 4, 2026, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its Annual Report 2026 in Washington. The USCIRF website (www.uscirf.gov) states that, "The ... Read More


The Education Trap Degrees Aplenty, Jobs Scarce

India, March 23 -- There is something deeply unsettling about a country that celebrates its demographic dividend. We speak of India as the world's youngest nation, a rising economic force, a talent po... Read More


VBSA Bill 2025 Goodbye State Autonomy in Higher Education

India, March 23 -- The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill, 2025, which seeks to replace the University Grants Commission (UGC), the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and the... Read More


Democracy without a Strong Opposition: The Road to Electoral Autocracy

India, March 23 -- During the campaign for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, one of Narendra Modi's slogans, the BJP's prime ministerial candidate, was "Congress Mukt Bharat" (an India liberated from the ... Read More