The courtroom chuckled.

From 1926 to 2026, the Salesians of Kolkata celebrate a century of dignity and service—forming educators, empowering school dropouts, and nurturing leaders across Bengal, Sikkim, Bihar, Nepal, and Ban

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Everyone is running scared! The trade unions are quiescent; the mainstream media are hedging their bets when not grovelling; the students have lost their voice; the middle-class collaborators are acti

From Rahul Gandhi's warning against a "culture of silence" to crises in foreign policy, elections and institutions, India is drifting into fearful compliance. Great nations are not built in silence; t

As Budget 2026 nears, minorities—especially Christians—remain invisible. Real spending on welfare has shrunk, scholarships slashed, NGOs crippled by FCRA cancellations, while thousands of crores flow

Delhi's taps and skies are failing together. With over half of the groundwater unfit, uranium and faecal contamination detected, and only partial testing done, the capital is gambling with lives. The

Republic Day should honour the Constitution, not parade power. From Emergency to today's alleged electoral autocracy, critics see secularism, rule of law and judicial independence eroding. Ambedkar ha

Supreme Court quoting the Manusmriti, a text that sanctifies caste and patriarchy, to decide modern cases, opens a dangerous door. A humane outcome cannot justify a regressive source. Constitutional r

From Somnath to Ayodhya, history is being recast as grievance and revenge as politics. Myths replace evidence, Nehru and Gandhi are caricatured, and ancient plunder is weaponised to divide the present

When leaders invoke "revenge" and ancient wounds, politics turns supposed grievances into fuel. From Somnath to Delhi, history is repurposed to polarise, distract from governance, and normalise hate,

As Blackstone and KKR buy Kerala's hospitals, care risks becoming a balance-sheet decision. The state's current people-first model faces an American-style, insurance-driven system where MBAs replace d

Christians are persecuted in every one of the eight countries in South Asia, but even prominent religious groups, Hindus and Muslims, and smaller groups of Sikhs and Buddhists, also find themselves ta

"The Patronage of 'Daily-ness': Holiness in the Ordinary"

Pride runs deeper than we often admit. It colours the way we see ourselves, shapes the circles we move in, and decides who gets to stand inside those circles with us. Not all pride works the same way.

India's problem is no longer judicial overreach but executive overdrive. Through agencies, procedure and timing, politics now shapes legality itself. Courts arrive late, elections are influenced early

India is being hollowed out twice over: votes bought with stolen welfare money, and voters erased by design. As politics becomes spectacle and bribery becomes policy, democracy slips from "vote chori"

Oh my follower, You named yourself mine. To gain convenience Personal, professional, political Without ever touching

Our chains are more sophisticated. They are decorated with religion. Polished with patriotism. Justified with fear of 'the other.' We are told someone is always trying to convert us. Someone is always

Kapil Mishra's "snakelets" slur and the Supreme Court's bail denial expose a deeper malaise: in today's India, metaphors of crushing replace compassion, and a serious young scholar like Umar Khalid ca

Indore's sewage-contaminated water tragedy, killing residents and sickening thousands, exposes criminal negligence behind the "cleanest city" façade. Ignored warnings, stalled pipelines, and political

A New Year greeting became a nightmare for a woman when someone used AI to turn her photos into sexualised images without her consent. The Grok episode exposes India's fragile digital safety, outdated

Indian Christians seek not privilege but constitutional protection: equal rights, dignity, and security. Through unity, legal empowerment, and vigilance, they call on the state and the majority to sho

You cannot automate the Incarnation. Priya understood this without naming it. She had come back, year after year, hoping to meet someone standing at the crib. And year after year, she had. Let's stop

The US abduction of Venezuela's President marks a return to Monroe Doctrine imperialism: regime change by force, oil before law, and contempt for sovereignty. Trump's adventurism, abetted by global si

From hedge funds to human rights, Soros' ghost haunts Indian politics—summoned as a phantom of foreign meddling, casting shadows on missionaries, minorities and the opposition.

In the dawn's gentle hush, where hope begins to bloom, Rose a voice from the soil, dispelling the gloom. Jyotiba, the beacon, with a heart fierce and kind, Sowed seeds of knowledge for all humankin

The power of the vote is not a gift given by leaders. It is a right won through struggle, sacrifice and blood. When you allow it to be taken away quietly, politely and unopposed, don't be surprised wh

India's oldest mountain range is facing its most modern threat. As mining expands and legal definitions narrow, the Aravallis' role as a climate shield, water source, and wildlife corridor is being qu

India was built by defying religious orthodoxy, not sanctifying it. Science, education and equality advanced when prejudice was challenged—and regressed whenever cultural nationalism revives the fears

The end of a year offers individuals, institutions, nations, and the global community an opportunity for introspection and learning from the experiences of the past twelve months. Life is a blend of s

The 2025 Zilla Panchayat elections exposed how local self-governance in Goa has been overtaken by high-stakes party politics. BJP's all-out mobilisation contrasted sharply with the fragmented Oppositi

In recent years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has repeatedly reached out to India's Christian community. On several occasions, especially around Christmas, he has visited churches, hosted gatherings w

Christmas violence against Christians is diagnostic. It is a stress test of India's constitutional guarantees. Vigilantes policing public celebration with impunity is an attack on civic space.

Give work to all the hands Give wages to all the families

I was born like anyone else. Yet I was never treated like anyone else. The name Pariah was given to me. And its meaning was carved into my skin.

While Xi Jinping was at Mahabalipuram admiring Indian art and listening to Modi's 'political wisdom,' the People's Liberation Army was pushing the Chinese frontier in the Galwan Valley. The Chinese sp

The oath is complete. Applause follows. And as the fake fog of falsehood settles over the nation once again, truth is the victim, as it has been the last ten years...