The controversy surrounding Rahul Gandhi and other Opposition MPs over their Parliament skit raises a question India cannot afford to bury beneath political outrage: Which is the greater insult to faith: questioning the alleged theft of devotees’ offerings, or the alleged theft itself?Continue Reading
Heavy monsoon rains have left a trail of destruction across Kerala, claiming eight lives, leaving eight people missing and forcing nearly 5,800 residents into relief camps. Landslides, flash floods and widespread waterlogging battered the state since Friday night, destroying 27 homes completely and damaging 196 others.Continue Reading
The University of Science and Technology Meghalaya becomes Northeast’s only private university selected for nationwide Nasha Mukt Yuva campaign interaction with Narendra ModiContinue Reading
Subhas Chandra Bose was brilliant enough to enter the Indian Civil Service, but he walked away from it, and instead became president of the Indian National Congress.Continue Reading
India entered the first evening of August with dramatically contrasting images: a new international airport opening its doors in Andhra Pradesh, floodwaters continuing to ravage Assam, two Indian women standing victorious with Commonwealth Games gold medals, an old Himalayan trade route reopening after six years, and political tremors spreading through DelhiContinue Reading
Across two of India’s most ecologically sensitive landscapes, an extraordinary question is rising from the ground: When development arrives, who pays the price?Continue Reading
From covert assignments and troubled frontiers to Doklam diplomacy, India’s longest-serving National Security Advisor receives prestigious honour in PuneContinue Reading
New Delhi, August 1: India entered August amid a dramatic collision of politics, protest, tragedy and sporting triumph. Prime Minister Narendra Modi responded to the bitter rhetoric surrounding the CJP-led NEET protests at Jantar Mantar, saying he had forgiven young protesters who allegedly used abusive language against him and madeContinue Reading
GLOBAL DESK, AUGUST 1: The world entered August under extraordinary strain, as a massive migration crisis exploded on the frontier between Africa and Europe, wars burned across the Middle East, Africa and Ukraine, and earthquakes, wildfires and deadly accidents brought fresh devastation across continents. The most dramatic scenes unfolded atContinue Reading
New Delhi, July 31: The political fallout from the nationwide anti-NEET paper leak movement has escalated dramatically, with the Opposition and student leaders now demanding the resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the police crackdown on protesters during the July 20 “Sansad Chalo” march. What began as aContinue Reading
