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Fish, friendship, and a fudge

Why do some lives seem to be spared while others are cut short?  | Photo Credit: Getty Images A profound quote often shared by my late father-in-law, a double graduate of his time with a balanced perspective, comes to my mind. “There is the hand of providence even in the falling of a sparrow.” The … Read more

Bureaucratic workarounds

Recently, the Supreme Court of India decided to refix the methodology and the criteria for designating lawyers as senior lawyers. In Jitender @ Kalla vs State (Govt.) of NCT Of Delhi (2025), the Court revisited the earlier judgments in the Indira Jaising vs Supreme Court of India cases of 2017 and 2023 and directed the … Read more

The Qingdao meeting of Defence Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), that ended without a joint communiqué, indicates trouble within the 10-nation grouping. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was forced to withdraw from the joint declaration as it contained no reference to terrorism at the behest of “one nation” — a reference to Pakistan. This … Read more

Setting foot in space What an historic leap for India in space after decades (Front page, June 27). The cost of the Gaganyaan mission and the budget spent on Shubhanshu Shukla’s seat on Ax-4 are not relevant if one considers the success rate of the Indian Space Research Organisation’s missions. It must be viewed as … Read more

Last week, China, Pakistan and Bangladesh held their first trilateral meeting in Kunming, China. The discussions focused on furthering cooperation and exploring the possibilities of deeper engagement. This meeting closely follows another trilateral meeting between China, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, held in May, with the aim of extending the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and increasing cooperation. These … Read more

India has been ranked among the top 100 countries in the Sustainable Development Report for the first time since this data began to be published by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) since 2016. The SDSN is an independent body under the aegis of the UN, whose publications are tracked by policymakers and governments. In … Read more

Two weeks have passed since the fatal crash of Air India flight AI 171 in Ahmedabad on June 12. The vital digital flight data recorder (DFDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR) have been recovered. Initial reports mentioned they were damaged and were being sent to the U.S. for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to … Read more

Beginning with the Maharashtra Assembly elections last year, Opposition parties have made many allegations regarding manipulations in electoral rolls. The Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, and others have raised the matter both inside and outside Parliament. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has maintained that it is impossible to tamper with voter rolls. Two … Read more