OPINION

What consecration of Ayodhya Ram Mandir means in New India

February 1, 2024
January 22, 2024, will go down as a historic date in Indian history. On this day, the grand Ram Mandir was inaugurated at the “controversial” site in Ayodhya. What made the occasion even bigger, was some prominent names from India’s ruling BJP and its ideological father RSS, led by Prime…
EDUCATION

COP28: Major hits, misses from Summit; India's bid

December 13, 2023
COP or the Conference of the Parties, a summit that takes place annually to discuss the progress towards reducing carbon emissions and reaching the target of ‘Net Zero’. This year, the COP28 summit was held in Dubai, UAE — which actually looked quite ambitious in hosting it — but, the…
EDUCATION

Hamas 'Terror Attack' on Israel puts 'Palestinian Cause' in limbo

October 25, 2023
It was the Jewish festival of ‘Sukkot’ as the whole Israel was having a relaxed sleep, when the ghoulish terrorists of Hamas carried out one of the deadliest terror attacks of recent times killing over 1400 innocent people. The Israeli counter-offensive on expected lines, has been extremely brutal leading to…
OPINION

How BJP changed political discourse with Women's Reservation Bill

October 14, 2023
In a historic and progressive move, the Parliament passed the Women’s Reservation Bill or the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam to reserve one-third of seats for women in the Centre and state legislatures. Although there still remains a long way, for the actual policy to come into effect (at least till…
EDUCATION

G20 Summit: Where does a successful Presidency put India globally

September 18, 2023
“We are One Earth, One Family and we share one Future,” with these remarks Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded the G20 Summit under India’s Presidency, here in the national capital. The less than one year saw over 220 meetings being held with thousands of hours of consultations and discussions, finally…
OPINION

Uniform Civil Code: Right or Wrong?

September 4, 2023
Ram Mandir, Article 370 (abrogation) and Uniform Civil Code. The three core promises of the Bharatiya Janata Party ever since its inception. While the first two have been realised, the UCC remains the last box to be ticked by the BJP-RSS under its ‘Hindutva’ agenda. And, as the 2024 General…
OPINION

In 2024, it's MODI vs INDIA

August 21, 2023
I.N.D.I.A. (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance). Well that’s the acronym the Extended Opposition Alliance came up with, to forge against the Narendra Modi-led BJP Juggernaut in the 2024 elections. This 26-party alliance is an extension of what was previously the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), including the likes of AAP and…
SPORTS

BGT 2023: India retains Trophy, gears up to face Aussies in WTC Final

March 23, 2023
INDIA versus AUSTRALIA. Well, there is no more beautiful term than this, for an avid cricket fan like me. This series too even after starting on a pretty dull and one-sided line, ended on quite an interesting note. Although India historically retained the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) for the fourth…
EDUCATION

BUDGET 2023: Analysis of last full Budget of Modi 2.0

February 12, 2023
Just like every year, the Union Budget for the fiscal year 2023-24 was presented in the Parliament, and everybody became an economist at the fingertip. Overall, you all must have got to hear about some of the new announcements, especially regarding taxes, but we need to take a deeper look…