Cover Stories

Sharp Power at Home Right-Wing Rule has Hollowed India's Democracy

Rahul Gandhi has ripped the façade off India's electoral machinery with startling allegations. He has reasonably presented evidence of fabricated voter lists and the vanishing transparency of the El

Fr. Gaurav Nair Fr. Gaurav Nair
18 Aug 2025

Should the Election Commission Undergo an Agni Pariksha?

Just as Ram faced public doubt with transparency, the Election Commission now confronts its own trial by fire. In a democracy, integrity demands openness. By proving loyalty to the Constitution, the E

Adv. Jijo Thomas Placheril Adv. Jijo Thomas Placheril
18 Aug 2025

Articles

Rahul Gandhi's nuke revealed massive voter fraud in Mahadevapura, directly exposing the Election Commission's bias, opacity, and political capture. His warning goes beyond one seat—it's about safeguar

A. J. Philip A. J. Philip
18 Aug 2025

Relentless court cases, media vilification, and political attacks mark a calculated campaign to sabotage Rahul Gandhi. As Leader of the Opposition, he challenges the government fearlessly. But the rul

P. A. Chacko P. A. Chacko
18 Aug 2025

In a climate where superstition thrives and political leaders patronise unscientific rituals, India risks eroding its duty to foster a scientific temper. Without critical thinking, our society remains

Jacob Peenikaparambil Jacob Peenikaparambil
18 Aug 2025

I write this to you with a heavy heart: shocked and saddened, upset and angry. This letter to you is perhaps to ease my angst; I really don't know what to say and how to say it! But I am sure that wha

Cedric Prakash Cedric Prakash
18 Aug 2025

Eva Peron sang "Don't cry for me Argentina." Shishi's book sings another song, "Cry my beloved country for one of your sisters in the North East is stricken with a grievous wound."

Chhotebhai Chhotebhai
18 Aug 2025

Amid rising anti-Christian harassment and misuse of anti-conversion laws, Madhusudan Das' 1915 call for sacrificial citizenship is important. Christians must unite beyond denominations, resist politic

Fr Soroj Mullick, SDB Fr Soroj Mullick, SDB
18 Aug 2025

Once a refuge for the persecuted, India is now seeing minorities leaving due to fear, harassment, and discriminatory policies. Migration is no longer driven solely by opportunity, but by the urgent ne

CM Paul CM Paul
18 Aug 2025

From January to July 2025, 334 incidents targeted Christians in India, with Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh as epicentres. Misused anti-conversion laws, violence, and denial of burial rights reveal an

Joseph Maliakan Joseph Maliakan
18 Aug 2025

: "Those who lead others in harmony with Righteousness, do not use force to subdue others, or attempt to dominate the world through force of arms. For every force there is a counterforce. Violence, ev

Thomas Menamparampil Thomas Menamparampil
18 Aug 2025

If the Election Commission won't act without "forms," and we—the people—won't act because of "fear," then what's left? We'll wake up one morning to find the patient dead, the doctor on his third coffe

Robert Clements Robert Clements
18 Aug 2025