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Fr. Stan Swamy, SJ Person, Pilgrim, Prophet

India, July 7 -- When Fr. Stan Swamy died on July 5, 2021, the world of truth and justice was shocked and saddened. Those who belonged to this group were convinced that his death was not a natural one... Read More


All Moderation Forgotten

India, July 7 -- Mutual Threat and Warning Is the Lingua Franca of the Day We are entering an era where leaders are becoming increasingly provocative in their words and aggressive in their actions, wi... Read More


The Sordid Tale of a Kerala Shipwreck

India, July 7 -- A Liberian-flagged cargo ship belonging to the Mediterranean Shipping Company, MSC ELSA 3, en route to Kochi from the Vizhinjam port, sank on May 25, approximately 14.60 nautical mile... Read More


Need for Humanising and Empowering Education

India, July 7 -- More than a hundred years ago, Swami Vivekananda stated, "We want an education which builds character, increases the strength of mind, expands intellect, and equips a person to stand ... Read More


Right to Vote Back to British Days

India, July 7 -- In the late seventies, I was in Bhopal as a reporter with The Hitavada. I had the opportunity to cover two elections - in 1977, when the Congress was routed, and in 1980, when the Con... Read More


Voter List Vultures

India, July 7 -- Nitish Kumar may soon realise the cost of selling his soul to Narendra Modi. What began as a tactical alliance has now placed Bihar's longest-serving chief minister on a sinking raft ... Read More


Who Really Killed the Constitution?

New Delhi, June 30 -- There are no burning issues left in India today as the BJP celebrated the 1975 Emergency across the nation with much theatrics. They even chalked out whole extravaganzas lest any... Read More


Emergency, Surrogacy and Suffocation

New Delhi, June 30 -- Trains and aircraft have emergency exits. Not so with politics. I vividly recall the day 50 years ago. I was attending a Youth Animators' Training Programme in Allahabad, the epi... Read More


Why China?

India, June 23 -- Just when I thought I'd figured out our foreign policy-a headline in today's paper left me scratching what's left of my head: Defence Minister Set to Visit China to Rebuild Ties. No... Read More


Speak Not to Please the World

India, June 23 -- A mother returning home from a nearby market found her favourite vase broken into fragments and lying scattered about, and her two teenage boys hiding behind the room curtain. The en... Read More