Cover Stories

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