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Our fascination with the extremes

India, Sept. 25 -- I recently met a senior from my society during the morning walk. He had celebrated his eighty-seventh birthday with his family, who had prepared a PowerPoint presentation with photo... Read More


Feed People, Love People, Remember God

India, Sept. 25 -- Some teachings arrive not through scripture, but through a life lived simply in front of us. Neem Karoli Baba, revered across India and known widely through devotees like Ram Dass ... Read More


Seafarers are not collateral damage

India, Sept. 25 -- This World Maritime Day, let us spare a thought for India's 300,000-strong seafaring workforce, increasingly caught in wars and piracy they had no part in starting This year's Worl... Read More


BRICS Delhi Declaration: Consensus on War but no clarity on climate action

India, Sept. 25 -- The Delhi declaration found common ground on diplomacy, terrorism and trade, but left difficult questions on climate action, deforestation and energy security unanswered. As ecologi... Read More


US sanctions, Indian oil and the new BRICS battle

India, Sept. 25 -- The US President, Donald Trump, has signed the "Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026", earlier passed by the US House of Representatives, thereby eliminating the... Read More


Let Vande Mataram rise above the politics of patriotism

India, Sept. 25 -- Few songs in modern Indian history carry the emotional and political weight of Vande Mataram. Composed in the late nineteenth century, it became a battle cry of the freedom struggle... Read More


Rahul escalates poll panel row, calls for CEC's exit

India, Sept. 25 -- Calling vote the foundation of democracy, Gandhi alleges systematic manipulation of electoral rolls to undermine democratic safeguards Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in t... Read More


Sensex sinks 1,248 points on Irdai reform plan

India, Sept. 25 -- Shares of banks, insurance, and fintech companies dived on Thursday after regulator IRDAI proposed changes to the insurance distribution framework, including lower Expenses of Manag... Read More


Nine die as bus catches fire on Yamuna Expressway

India, Sept. 25 -- Nine passengers died on a sleeper bus travelling between Delhi and Mahoba early on Thursday after it caught fire on the Yamuna Expressway late. Police arrested the bus driver and c... Read More


Xi calls for stable China-US relations

India, Sept. 25 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on China and the United States to remain partners, not rivals, as he arrived in Washington for talks with US President Donald Trump. Xi and ... Read More