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
Tasteless remarks Of late it has become a ‘new normal’ in the nation, where political figures, under the cover of free speech, voice disgraceful comments, backtrack and tender an apology after the eruption of public outrage. It is time that there are strong measures put in place to act against such statements and persons. Irresponsible … Read more
As the stalemated conflict in Manipur completes two years, the veritable wait for the Godot of political settlement continues to remain elusive. Despite unleashing a trail of devastation, the loss of over 250 lives and an unfolding human tragedy which compelled thousands of internally displaced persons to live in sub-human makeshift relief centres for over … Read more
April’s 69-month low retail inflation and 13-month low wholesale inflation should come as a relief to the public and policymakers alike. For the public, it shows that the easing of prices in the first few months of the year is continuing. For policymakers, it goes a step further in confirming that last year’s alarming levels … Read more
‘Resistance to nurse autonomy in India stems not only from policy gaps but from entrenched cultural, gender, and hierarchical biases’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images May 12 has passed, an annual day where we honour Florence Nightingale and celebrate the unsung heroes of health care — nurses. We praised nurses on this day (International Nurses … Read more
Until six months ago, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani was a specially designated global terrorist, with a $10 million bounty fixed on his head by the U.S. government. A native of Syria’s Golan Heights and a former member of al-Qaeda in Iraq, one of the group’s most brutal branches, Jolani founded Jabhat al-Nusra, the al-Qaeda’s Syria affiliate, … Read more
As per the Government of India, the number of Indian students pursuing higher education in foreign universities has gone up steeply by 47% in the last two years, from about 907,000 in 2022 to 1,330,000 in 2024. In the last three months, however, policy measures taken by the U.S. President Trump administration are discouraging students to … Read more
We have all heard how there is no one single Ramayana, there are many — 300 at least. But no one tells us there is not just one Buddha; that there are dozens, maybe thousands, perhaps even millions, as per the earliest Buddhist scriptures. Also, there are hundreds of versions of his tale, in Pali and Sanskrit … Read more
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“The foundation of all road safety efforts must rest on a fundamental constitutional principle: the right to safe road travel is an essential component of the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution” | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto India is at a crucial juncture in mobility transformation, where economic growth and urbanisation bring … Read more