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The Bell Goes Silent

Once the Rajya Sabha's partisan thunder, Jagdeep Dhankhar's abrupt resignation raises questions about the shadowy power game being played behind the scenes.

Fr. Gaurav Nair Fr. Gaurav Nair
28 Jul 2025

Dhankhar's Exit No Cheers, No Tears

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar's resignation on Monday last has caught the nation by surprise. During the day, he presided over the Rajya Sabha on the inaugural day of its monsoon session. His office

A. J. Philip A. J. Philip
28 Jul 2025

Articles

Between 2014 and 2022, the ED was basically the left arm of the BJP government. It conducted over 25 times more cases than during the UPA's decade. Its reign of terror will hopefully be challenged by

Joseph Maliakan Joseph Maliakan
28 Jul 2025

When religion is stripped of spirituality and co-opted for political gain, it becomes a tool of control and violence. The Kanwar Yatra's transformation reflects how devotion can be weaponised, with la

Jacob Peenikaparambil Jacob Peenikaparambil
28 Jul 2025

Environmental degradation has turned a cherished dream into a nightmare. Criminalising ecocide affirms the rights of nature and all life forms. We need to shift from human-centred interests to ecologi

Dr. Pauly Mathew Muricken Dr. Pauly Mathew Muricken
28 Jul 2025

Held hostage through a screen, stripped of dignity, and coerced into submission. "Digital arrest" is the new face of cybercrime. Deepfakes, cloned voices, and legal theatre now haunt even the educated

Jaswant Kaur Jaswant Kaur
28 Jul 2025

"Sister Maeve Hughes, 96, was a scholar, author, and innovative principal of Loreto College, Calcutta. She balanced discipline with compassion and inspired hundreds of young women to pursue higher stu

Francis Sunil Rosario Francis Sunil Rosario
28 Jul 2025

Initially, the Talasari Mission was under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Bombay. This was the only tribal Mission where Franciscan missionaries, Jesuits, priests from the Archdiocese of Bombay

Fr John M Froz, SJ Fr John M Froz, SJ
28 Jul 2025

WHO defines loneliness as "the painful feeling that arises from a gap between desired and actual social connections, while social isolation refers to the objective lack of sufficient social connection

Pachu Menon Pachu Menon
28 Jul 2025

The NEP's ambitious goals are already faltering due to weak infrastructure, undertrained faculty, and limited budgets. Without equitable implementation and rural inclusion, skill development has becom

Dr Manoj Kumar Mishra Dr Manoj Kumar Mishra
28 Jul 2025

Time we stepped out of the therapist's waiting room, told the doctor-politician, "Thank you, but I'd like to live in the present now," and get on with building a future. Because if we don't, we will

Robert Clements Robert Clements
28 Jul 2025

Medical advancements have extended life expectancy far beyond what people could have thought was once possible, yet death remains inevitable. Life can be prolonged artificially to some extent in ICUs;

A. J. Philip A. J. Philip
21 Jul 2025

Kerala's secular harmony, fostered through interfaith collaborations, diverse Ayurvedic practitioners, and communal aid during crises, debunks myths like "The Kerala Story." Contrary to the divisive p

Jacob Peenikaparambil Jacob Peenikaparambil
21 Jul 2025

Radhika Yadav, a talented tennis player, was murdered by her father over societal taunts about living on her income and family pride. Parents are encouraged to offer unconditional support and resist e

Dr Richa Walia Dr Richa Walia
21 Jul 2025

She married in April, her heart full of dreams; by July, both her dreams and her body lay buried.

Lini Sheeja Lini Sheeja
21 Jul 2025

Before asking such a question, it is better to know the gender of God. Is God a He? Or is God a She? Or is God both? Many believe that God created all things. If God is the Creator, then God is defini

P. Raja P. Raja
21 Jul 2025

The Modi government is selectively appointing judges, ignoring collegium recommendations. It is favouring only aligned lawyers while delaying others, including women. Echoing Indira Gandhi's era, it h

Dr. Olav Albuquerque Dr. Olav Albuquerque
21 Jul 2025

According to "global media reports," Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as a "prominent international leader," recognised for his "visionary leadership," "diplomatic efforts," and "contributions

M L Satyan M L Satyan
21 Jul 2025

In 2016, RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat stated that the time had come to teach our new generation to chant 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' at every occasion. To this, Asaduddin Owaisi said that even if a knife

Ram Puniyani Ram Puniyani
21 Jul 2025

The "winner takes all" mentality exposes how human rationality succumbs to animal instincts in imperialism, politics, and relationships—from US hegemony and Gaza's plight to India's RSS-BJP dominance.

Peter Fernandes Peter Fernandes
21 Jul 2025

Instead of writing new laws, how about rewriting our confidence? Let's build relationships that don't need locks, and faiths that don't fear another.

Robert Clements Robert Clements
21 Jul 2025

The BJP's push to drop 'secular' from the Constitution is part of a deeper effort to reshape India's democratic identity. Behind the verbiage lies a long-standing ambition to replace constitutional va

Jacob Peenikaparambil Jacob Peenikaparambil
14 Jul 2025

As history is reshaped to fit a narrow political script in a very Nazi fashion, the roles of Dalits, Muslims, and Christians in building modern India are being quietly erased.

Fr Soroj Mullick, SDB Fr Soroj Mullick, SDB
14 Jul 2025

The Supreme Court questioned the legality and timing of the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of Bihar's voters' list. Concerns were raised over arbitrary procedures, lack of safeguards

Joseph Maliakan Joseph Maliakan
14 Jul 2025

Education is evolving, driven by passionate educators like Fr Gabriel Coutinho, who champion innovative, child-centric methods. Workshops like EXPERIMATH are indicative of the shift towards hands-on l

Pachu Menon Pachu Menon
14 Jul 2025

A Microsoft employee, after 25 years of service, discovers that he has been laid off without warning. The job that he had been holding onto for the last 25 years is no longer there, speaking aloud tha

Jaswant Kaur Jaswant Kaur
14 Jul 2025

Although intimations of Air India's precipitate decline have been doing the rounds for quite some time, we have been diehard clientele of the airline, certainly not for love or Atma nirbhar considerat

Mathew John & Annie Mathew Mathew John & Annie Mathew
14 Jul 2025

Amid rising inequality and neglect, Indian workers face rights that evade them, precarious jobs, and unsafe conditions. Strikes, stalled reforms, AI-driven gig work, and apathetic climate expose the d

Jose Vattakuzhy Jose Vattakuzhy
14 Jul 2025

Make your reels, dance your dances, speak your truth. But also, seek something deeper. Let your greatest influence be not your wardrobe or your views, but the stillness in your spirit, the peace in yo

Robert Clements Robert Clements
14 Jul 2025

In a world scarred by war, hatred, and inhuman leadership, education must humanise, not merely inform. Sanjeevani Vidyapeeth shows how empowering the marginalised with values, character, and competenc

Jacob Peenikaparambil Jacob Peenikaparambil
07 Jul 2025

The sinking of MSC ELSA 3 off Kerala's coast exposes a toxic mix of corporate impunity, political complicity, and environmental neglect. As hazardous cargo threatens lives and livelihoods, the silence

Joseph Maliakan Joseph Maliakan
07 Jul 2025

In a world slipping into chaos, where leaders trade threats and valorise violence, India mirrors this decay, silencing dissent, weaponising identity, and pushing the marginalised to the margins. The c

Thomas Menamparampil Thomas Menamparampil
07 Jul 2025

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, but a premedita

Cedric Prakash Cedric Prakash
07 Jul 2025

The strength of India is in her democracy; the unity of India is in her diversity; the heritage of India is in her hospitality, the breath of India is in her principle of Ahimsa/non-violence, and the

Fr. L. Michael Collins Fr. L. Michael Collins
07 Jul 2025

Marking June 25 as 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas' is a calculated distortion of history, designed to vilify Indira Gandhi while deflecting from the ongoing, undeclared Emergency under Modi.

G Ramachandram G Ramachandram
07 Jul 2025

When a nation stops examining itself, it stops evolving. When a people stop questioning, they stop progressing. And when truth is replaced by lies, it takes only a few years for credibility to erode —

Robert Clements Robert Clements
07 Jul 2025