SPEAKER OM BIRLA INAUGURATES UPSC CENTENARY YEAR
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla today described Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) as an important pillar of nation-building. Addressing the inaugural session of the Union Public Service Commission’s Shatabdi Sammelan today in New Delhi, Lok Sabha Speaker lauded the Commission’s 100-year journey as a defining chapter in India’s democratic and administrative evolution. In […]
BJP-JDU FACE-OFF CONTNUE OVER SPEAKER’S POST IN BIHAR
NEW DELHI: The first session of the newly elected Bihar Assembly, scheduled to begin on December 1, is set to open under the cloud of a fresh tussle between alliance partners BJP and JDU, as both parties remain deadlocked over the crucial post of Speaker. The standoff intensified after the JDU proposed the name of […]
SC TALKS OF EXTENDING DEADLINE OF DRAFT ELECTORAL ROLLS IF FOUND NECESSARY
NEW DELHI: While hearing the petitions challenging the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court on Wednesday orally remarked that it can extend the deadline for the publication of the draft electoral rolls if found necessary. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant made this oral comment when […]
Seventy-Six Years On: Has the Constitution Failed Us, or Have We Failed It?
Seventy-Six Years On: Has the Constitution Failed Us, or Have We Failed It?As India commemorates 76 years as a Republic, the foundational query posed by the celebrated jurist N. A. Palkhivala—Have we failed the Constitution, or has the Constitution failed us?—resurfaces with piercing urgency.Our Constitution, a meticulously crafted document enshrining the values of Justice, Liberty, […]
N K SARREN ; A BRILLIANT STORY IN PHOTO JOURNALISM
Zooming in on Satyajit Ray: A Rare, Defining Moment Photo -journalist Narendra Kumar Sareen never quite fit the mould of a routine assignments man. Even in his early days, field jobs bored him. He yearned for something deeper—frames shaped by instinct, light, and artistic impulse rather than newsroom diktats. Creativity, not deadlines, drove him.————————So when […]
BRAIN SHOWS DAMAGE BEFORE BLOOD PRESSURE EVEN RISES
NEW DELHI: Hypertension begins harming the brain surprisingly early, even before measurable blood pressure increases. Key cells related to blood vessels, signalling, and myelin maintenance begin aging prematurely and malfunctioning. These disruptions resemble early patterns seen in cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s. Encouragingly, losartan reversed some of this early damage in mice. A new preclinical study […]
