New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- India is often described as the world's largest democracy, but numbers alone do not explain the extraordinary complexity of Indian democracy. To understand India, one must begin ... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- On August 26, when a rapid slope failure involving a glacier occurred high on Langtang Lirung near the Nepal-China border, the disaster that followed travelled astonishingly far.... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- Argentinian giant Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international football on August 31, ending 21 years of national-team duty that were capped by winning the World Cup ... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- In March 2026, the World Bank took an extraordinary and bold step when it reversed its three-decades-long position on industrial policy, and is today backing it for growth and de... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- In the post-Ambedkar period, the Dalit Panther movement of Maharashtra remains a groundbreaking event that at once generates awe, inspiration and dismay. In the field of Dalit St... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- No social institution has spawned more writings, paintings, or dance and music than the family. Again, representations of the family in varied shapes, sizes, descriptions, behavi... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Tukaram Mundhe could possibly be the only IAS officer from India to get international publicity. Taipei Times, a national daily from Taiwan, printed a long profile on Mundhe in i... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- In August 2026 alone, two BJP leaders in Central and South Kashmir, and a BJP Kisan Morcha leader in Pulwama, have been booked by the Jammu and Kashmir Police for "cheating" and ... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- When part of a glacier collapsed above the Lhende Khola on August 26, the debris flow it triggered was initially mistaken by the US Geological Survey's automated network for a ma... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- When Rahul Gandhi attacked the "Manusmriti mentality" as part of his assault on patriarchy, why did so many Hindus feel so outraged? Even Hindus who are critics of the RSS have b... Read More