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A Country Crippled by the Past...

India, July 28 -- Quite often-no, delete that-very often, a good psychologist, especially the expensive kind who has a couch and not just a chair, goes deep into a patient's past. "Tell me about your ... Read More


The National Education Policy (NEP) More Burdensome than Path-Breaking

India, July 28 -- In light of the growing new skill requirements from the public and private sectors, as well as the low performance of existing vocational training and skill generation schemes, the i... Read More


Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation

India, July 28 -- According to a recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report, the startling fact that one in six people worldwide is affected by loneliness, and that the condition is related to an e... Read More


Sr. Maeve Hughes, IBVM (January 15, 1929 - July 19, 2025)

India, July 28 -- The life and mission of Sr. Maeve Hughes, IBVM, are beautifully encapsulated in the words of the Psalm: "To you I stretch out my hands, Like a parched land, my soul thirsts for you.... Read More


Digital Arrests Crime Comes Video Calling

India, July 28 -- Picture this. You have returned to India after a long stay overseas. You have not even settled when you receive a phone call accusing you of committing a heinous crime and informing ... Read More


Ecocide: Humanity at the Crossroads

India, July 28 -- Dr Rajendra Prasad, the President of the Constituent Assembly, while speaking on August 15, 1947, alerted the countrymen to ensure that this land would not only have enough food to f... Read More


Vandalism, Violence, and Religion

India, July 28 -- The statement, "Religion is the opium of the people," is attributed to Karl Marx. According to Marx, religion, while offering temporary relief, ultimately serves to maintain the stat... Read More


ED cannot be a Super Cop

India, July 28 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED), a long arm of the Modi government, has extensively deployed its resources for disciplining dissenting political opponents, conducting 3,010 raids be... Read More


Dhankhar's Exit No Cheers, No Tears

India, July 28 -- 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 s... Read More


The Bell Goes Silent

India, July 28 -- Vice-presidential retirements are usually sedate footnotes in the news cycle. Jagdeep Dhankhar's sudden resignation, however, feels more like an exclamation mark! Dhankhar spent his ... Read More