By Sanjay Raman Sinha In an extraordinary intervention, the Supreme Court has imposed an interim ban on the controversial National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Class 8 Social…
By Inderjit Badhwar In every democracy there are moments when institutions pause, look inward, and ask whether the systems meant to strengthen society are instead eroding public trust. The recent…
By Annunthra Rangan The killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei, on the opening day of coordinated strikes by the United States and Israel has pushed West Asia…
By Dr JP Singh Political life in a democracy is noisy. Accusations escalate, elections are framed as civilisational crossroads, and ideological contrasts are amplified. Yet history, observed with distance, often…
The Supreme Court’s recent decision to restore the three-year practice rule before entry into the judicial service has reopened a deeper debate about experience, equality and opportunity. As the Court…
By Kumkum Chadha A former Union minister and long-time Congress insider has once again stirred controversy—this time by attacking both India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin…
By Kenneth Tiven The entire top leadership of the Iranian government was wiped out in a single, devastating strike. Yet as civilians die across the Middle East in the retaliatory…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the 2002 murder case of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati, setting aside the life sentence earlier imposed by…