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The arrest of two Catholic nuns by the Chhattisgarh police on charges of human trafficking and forced conversion is another instance of growing religion-related harassment. Keralite Sisters Preeti Mary and Vandana Francis, from the order of the Assisi Sisters of Mary Immaculate, were escorting three tribal girls to an Agra convent for jobs when they … Read more
NISAR satellite mission We must congratulate Team ISRO and NASA for the successful launch of the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite. It is a milestone in the realm of collaborative satellite missions. Surely, such joint missions will foster peer-learning and exposure to cutting-edge space technologies. Further, in the context of climate change imperatives, having … Read more
On a balmy evening in Boston, a Coldplay concert became the stage for an incident that reverberated far beyond the music. During a light-hearted “kiss-cam” segment, the camera focused on two individuals — the CEO of Astronomer, and the firm’s HR director. The startled reactions of the man and woman, captured by an audience member’s … Read more
Divya Deshmukh’s astonishing performance at the women’s chess World Cup has put the limelight back on Indian chess, yet again. Rarely does a week pass without an Indian player achieving a significant feat in some corner of the world. Still, what Divya did at Batumi, Georgia, on Monday, deserves attention. The 19-year-old from Nagpur won … Read more
In a nation that celebrates rising literacy rates as markers of progress, Kerala has long stood out as a success story. With near-universal literacy, strong gender parity in education, and robust public schooling systems, it is often held as a model State in India’s educational discourse. Yet, this very success reveals an uncomfortable truth. According … Read more
Kuldeep Yadav during a practice session ahead of the fourth Test cricket match between India and England, at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground, in Manchester | Photo Credit: PTI Ben Stokes might not agree, but there is something poetic about a draw in cricket. Not the damp squib kind, washed out by monsoon or apathy, … Read more
The Gini Index ranked India among the world’s most equal societies, by giving the country a score of 25.5. This places India in a ‘moderately low’ inequality category. While this may be cause for celebration, the lived reality in India paints a very different picture. Inequalities, lived and those captured in statistics, permeate into everyday … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the Brihadeeswara Temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram in Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu on July 27, 2025. Photo: PMO via PTI Pomp and gaiety marked the Aadi Thiruvathirai festival, which is organised every year in Gangaikonda Cholapuram, about 105 kilometres from Tiruchi in Tamil Nadu, to mark the birth anniversary of Rajendra … Read more
The Index of Industrial Production (IIP), the nation’s monthly barometer of goods output, revealed a 10-month low growth rate in June, at 1.5%, largely due to the sharp contraction in mining activity, by –8.7% (10.3% in June 2024), and electricity output, by –2.6% (8.6% in June 2024). The early onset of the southwest monsoon, with … Read more
On Ayurveda We write this letter as the President and the General Secretary, respectively, of the Ayurveda Medical Association of India (AMAI). While the question of “integration” and the extent of clinical practice by practitioners of Ayurveda is open for public and policy-level discourse, the article, “The medical boundaries for AYUSH practitioners” (Editorial page, July … Read more