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The Supreme Court, while deciding a petition filed by the Tamil Nadu government in April 2025, has fixed a time frame for withholding assent by the governor to a bill passed by the Legislative Assembly, reserving it for the President’s consideration, giving assent to a bill after it’s reconsideration by the house and for the…
On the 22nd day of April 2025, in the quiet valley of Pahalgam, where streams murmur and meadows bloom, terror once again intruded upon the sanctity of peace. In a moment heavy with cruelty, 26 souls were lost—among them a newlywed couple, torn from joy into the grip of horror, conscripted by fate to bear…
The short conflict between India and Pakistan may be over for the present but the discussion it has started will go on for a long time. The Indian media, as expected, is going overboard with analysis and re-analysis of different aspects of the events that unfolded in the five days of active hostilities. The Western…
The title translates to “Eat the mango, don’t count the seeds”. There are multiple definitions of “done.” Sometimes, I am “done” when I think about starting to work on it the next day. At other times, I am “done” when I have completed twenty per cent of the work. Very few times am I “done”…
The rapid events of the last eight days are going to impact the entire spectrum of world politics significantly. These events were instrumental in showing the whole world the strength of new India. Simultaneously, India also made it clear that henceforth international politics will not be played solely at the whims and fancies of the…
Ten days ago, the nation was still absorbing events of Op Sindoor, ably briefed by two outstanding officers – Col Sofiya Qureshi and Wg Cmdr Vyomika Singh. Most felt a sense of collective pride. Some asked deeper questions. Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, an academic and historian, for instance, remarked on social media that while the…
Murder of Israeli diplomats in US should make America understand what India says about terrorism Elias Rodriguez shot two young Israeli diplomats in a high-security part of Washington, DC, on Wednesday, claiming he was doing it “for Gaza”. He shouted “Free, free Palestine” as police led him away. It’s the kind of diseased thinking that…
Like every year, with the start of admission season, the print and electronic media, public places, roadsides, etc. are flooded with advertisements calling for admissions in educational institutions. This shift from issuing a precise admission notice to huge captivating advertisements in public spaces has become a common practice in educational institutions of all levels i.e….
Only jingoistic Pakistanis and some Westerners are unwilling to acknowledge the resounding success of Operation Sindoor. The Narendra Modi government has scored a perfect 10 in the military operations. Government functionaries and Bharatiya Janata Party leaders have proved that their claim, ‘this is new India,’ is true: the rhetoric has become a reality. They should…
Now that the much-talked about Met gala event is done and dusted with and all who attended it are out of their outlandish outfits and back in their comfortable old night gowns, let me share my 2 cents on it. And why should I not? My Fb feed has been bombarded for the past month…
