The illusion of endless alternatives fosters discontent, making us question our own decisions. | Photo Credit: Getty Images In 2007, while working in Dubai, I walked into a mall intending to buy a pair of jeans. What should have been a straightforward task quickly turned into a baffling experience. A cheerful sales girl approached me … Read more
The Union government has missed an opportunity to put a lid on the prolonged controversy over the arbitrary and the undemocratic use of power by unelected Governors. A Supreme Court judgment on April 8, 2025 clarified the constitutional position over the powers of the Governor and the President in giving assent to Bills passed by … Read more
Right stance India’s Defence Minister is right in his demand that the nuclear arsenal of Pakistan should be brought under the watch of the International Atomic Energy Agency (Page 1, May 16). A country that uses the threat of ‘nuclear blackmail’ cannot be trusted to be restrained under any circumstances. A country with a state … Read more
‘In many Indian households, women’s nutritional needs are literally last in line’ | Photo Credit: THE HINDU/RITU RAJ KONWAR The analysis of India’s free foodgrain programme for 800 million people underscores a grim reality: that hunger and malnutrition remain pressing concerns. Yet, in India’s long battle against malnutrition, women and girls remain the most overlooked … Read more
Often described in media reports as “hooch tragedies” or “spurious liquor cases”, the recurring incidents of illicit alcohol poisoning across India — most recently near Amritsar, Punjab, which claimed at least 23 lives — follow a grimly familiar pattern of poverty, greed, and regulatory failure. Each tragedy is eerily similar to the previous one, be … Read more
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Operation Sindoor is on ‘pause’ and though the ceasefire began somewhat shakily on Saturday evening (May 10), it seems to be holding. On May 12, the two Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMO) — India and Pakistan — had a follow-up conversation and discussed further de-escalatory measures to reduce troop presence in the forward areas … Read more
According to the Sample Registration System report for 2021 released by the Registrar General of India on May 7, the Total Fertility Rate (TFR), which is the average number of children that a woman is expected to have in her childbearing years, in India was 2.0 in 2021, the same as in 2020. While Delhi … Read more
Former Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna during the swearing-in of his successor Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai as the 52nd Chief Justice of India at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on May 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Days before Justice Sanjiv Khanna was to be sworn in as the 51st Chief Justice of … Read more
