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Determining victory

Overturning exit poll predictions and defying political pundits' analyses, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged triumphant against the Congress in the three contested States.

Fr. Gaurav Nair Fr. Gaurav Nair
11 Dec 2023

Assembly results: Lessons to learn for the Congress and the BJP

The results of the assembly election surprised many of us. They were way off the mark, and so were the political analysts.

Ramesh Menon Ramesh Menon
11 Dec 2023

Articles

The recently concluded Assembly elections of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram have been of great interest for various reasons

Ram Puniyani Ram Puniyani
11 Dec 2023

One standard comment I have been hearing across the political and social spectrum is that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

A. J. Philip A. J. Philip
11 Dec 2023

The Congress's downfall is closely tied to its unquestionable devotion to the Gandhi family.

Chhotebhai Chhotebhai
11 Dec 2023

The Global Hunger Index 2023, released on 19 October, places India in the 111th rank out of 125 countries. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) calculates the index.

Dr. M. D. Thomas Dr. M. D. Thomas
11 Dec 2023

After years of allegation over the National Register of Citizens (NRC) update exercise in Assam, the court proceedings begin against the former State coordinator Prateek Hajela

Nava Thakuria Nava Thakuria
11 Dec 2023

The demolition of the Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992, was that seminal moment in our national life that inalterably changed the trajectory of our history.

Mathew John Mathew John
11 Dec 2023

It is an exciting reality to feel that we are all pearls. Pearl is a beautiful thing made or formed in nature.

P. A. Joseph P. A. Joseph
11 Dec 2023

India could have won, despite losing the World Cup final! What an opportunity they had of winning

Robert Clements Robert Clements
11 Dec 2023

Data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service reveals that the average global temperature between January and October 2023 has surpassed all previous records.

Sacaria Joseph Sacaria Joseph
04 Dec 2023

The far-right is running away with the world, having most recently won elections in Argentina and The Netherlands. Even more ominous, Trump leads Biden in the polls and Netanyahu is on the loose.

Mathew John Mathew John
04 Dec 2023

Fifteen years ago, on 26 November 2008, Mumbai witnessed a horrific terror attack. Ten terrorists, armed to the teeth

Ram Puniyani Ram Puniyani
04 Dec 2023

Dr. B.C. Bharat Chhaparwal is a well-known name not only in Madhya Pradesh, but also in the medical circles all over India.

Jacob Peenikaparambil Jacob Peenikaparambil
04 Dec 2023

A tussle between the Chief Minister of a state and its Governor is nothing new. Whether in Delhi, Kerala, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, or Tamil Nadu

Jaswant Kaur Jaswant Kaur
04 Dec 2023

There are two types of people that believe that the Indian Constitution is a scrap of paper.

Chhotebhai Chhotebhai
04 Dec 2023

Former Union Minister and currently a member of Rajya Sabha, Shri P. Chidambaram, visited St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata

Dr. Somak Sen Dr. Somak Sen
04 Dec 2023

Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. He was enrolled in the lower primary school in Port Huron, Michigan

P. A. Joseph P. A. Joseph
04 Dec 2023

After the Second World War, and knowing the atrocities committed by Hitler

Robert Clements Robert Clements
04 Dec 2023

When I first heard about your imminent transfer and that you will no longer be the Editor of Indian Currents

Cedric Prakash Cedric Prakash
27 Nov 2023

Is there a Christian perspective to Climate Change (CC)? If there isn’t, there should be, because Christians, at least notionally

Chhotebhai Chhotebhai
27 Nov 2023

About two decades ago, senior journalist John Dayal startled the audience when he said that the maximum number of Ph.D. holders

A. J. Philip A. J. Philip
27 Nov 2023

A new divisive agenda has taken hold over India’s most populous state -- Uttar Pradesh – with the government banning halal-certified edible items.

Ram Puniyani Ram Puniyani
27 Nov 2023

In the wake of men’s cricket world cup fever, there are a lot of memes and reactions flooding the digital spaces.

Alwyn D’Souza Alwyn D’Souza
27 Nov 2023

Wearing or honouring a cross reminds a follower of Jesus of his prophetic role. It is not a decoration, but an identity of a true follower of Jesus.

Jacob Peenikaparambil Jacob Peenikaparambil
27 Nov 2023

We live today in challenging times: complexities and contradictions abound everywhere and with them come a whole range of responses and reactions, of apathy and engagement.

Cedric Prakash Cedric Prakash
27 Nov 2023

My whole desire and ambition is to make my life totally successful and glorious. First of all, I must be reasonable in my selection and performance

P. A. Joseph P. A. Joseph
27 Nov 2023

It’s so very easy to take popular sentiment and whip it into a frenzy. Hitler did that. With Germany furious with the world with the terms of the Armistice

Robert Clements Robert Clements
27 Nov 2023

If November has been a month of festivals, it is also an election month for five states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram

Jaswant Kaur Jaswant Kaur
20 Nov 2023

When, on November 1, 2023, Kerala Piravi Day, Padma Shri Dr. Leela Omchery breathed her last on the way to a hospital in New Delhi

A. J. Philip A. J. Philip
20 Nov 2023

Rosary School in Vadodara (Baroda) Gujarat is one of the premier educational institutions of the State. It is co-educational and run by the Society of Jesus.

Cedric Prakash Cedric Prakash
20 Nov 2023

Teachers importantly form the backbone of society, and as role models to children they not only offer guidance but also give young minds the power of education

Aarti Aarti
20 Nov 2023

The incomparable James Baldwin pronounced with profound simplicity that “one writes out of one thing only – one’s own experience,”

Mathew John Mathew John
20 Nov 2023

“Even 70 years after independence, the country has not been able to evolve a transparent method of funding political parties which is vital to the system of free and fair elections

Peter Mundackal Peter Mundackal
20 Nov 2023

To make the title clearer, ‘crisis’ is a disaster. It is a failure as well as a tragedy. In other words, it is a calamity or a catastrophe.

Dr. M. D. Thomas Dr. M. D. Thomas
20 Nov 2023

There is no dearth of those who offer criticism from their comfort zones, but not willing to work for a change where it is needed

Pachu Menon Pachu Menon
20 Nov 2023

The human machines that we are have immense assets and corresponding powers. In the arena of created realities, human being has the greatest benefits from nature.

P. A. Joseph P. A. Joseph
20 Nov 2023

The white bearded chief of the village and his bald deputy were at it again; discussing matters of great importance for which they walked out of earshot

Robert Clements Robert Clements
20 Nov 2023