Opinion

Losing Faith in the Earth Beneath: How Ram Mandir’s ‘Chanda Chori’ Allegations Shook the Devotee’s Soul

`When you lose faith in the earth beneath your feet’ was how a leading international publication described the 2001 earthquake in Gujarat, which claimed thousands of lives and continued...

You Can’t Regulate an Economy by Destroying It: The Case for India’s 90% Workforce

India's informal economy employs nearly 90% of the workforce and powers local markets. As demolition drives, business closures, and street vendor evictions increase, the challenge is balancing legal compliance with livelihood protection. Sustainable development requires rehabilitation, gradual formalisation, and policies that safeguard both economic growth and millions of livelihoods.

The Future of INDIA Depends on Unity, Humility and Struggle

To defeat authoritarianism, the INDIA bloc must look beyond mere electoral math, embrace its diverse ideological roots, and transform political cooperation into a sustained, grassroots movement for constitutional democracy.

Up in Flames: Why 4,000 Burned EVMs Rekindled a Democratic Crisis

A devastating EVM fire in Kolkata highlights a deeper crisis in Indian democracy. More than a physical accident, it reveals how rapidly institutional trust erodes when transparency is compromised.

Sleeping Under an Open Sky on No-Man’s Land: Two Children, Ten Lives, and the Machinery of Exclusion

The Panchagarh (India-Bangladesh) border crisis reveals a global shift: citizenship is no longer a guarantee of rights, but a weaponized spectacle used by states to mask economic failure through human exclusion.
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Coming Soon: A Golden Period in Indian Athletics

The eight metre barrier of Indian athletics, which has vexed many great champion long jumpers of yore, doesn’t exist any more as far as...

NPA defaulter’s list: More trouble brewing for Modi government

More trouble may brew up for the NDA government led by Narendra Modi as the Lok Sabha elections approaches closer. Liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s...

Fresh inquiry needed in burning of S-6 Coach near Godhra

The burning of S-6 Coach of Sabarmati Express near Godhra on February 27, 2002 needs to be investigated afresh. The Hon’ble judges who had...

Bad news for Chouhan: RSS-affiliated officers to be on Election Commission’s radar

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will be at a distinctive disadvantage in the State Assembly elections, which is due later this...

When Vajpayee took umbrage at Digvijaya Singh

Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Congress leader Digvijaya Singh had always had a very cordial relationship based on mutual respect. The latter, though, would not...

‘Under supervision of Supreme Court’ does not always mean fair play

Home Minister Rajnath Singh has tried to convince the people that the government has no role to play in the finalisation of the National...
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