ESCALATING WARS & EXILED PRINCES
Violence escalated through this week. The US and Iran rained missiles even as they held talks to end the three-month war. Both Russia and Ukraine braced for a longer war, now into its fourth year. Russia will task bankers who dispense money to shoot down Ukrainian drones. Israel launched a full-scale war in southern Lebanon […]
TRUMP’S IRAN MEET ENDS WITHOUT FINAL DECISION
NEW DELHI: Undeterred by the spiralling global energy markets and a shadow looming over his ratings ahead of the November midterms, US President Donald Trump on Saturday walked out of a two-hour White House Situation Room meeting without any decision on a potential deal to end the Iran war. A senior administration official told the […]
9 WITH LINKS TO PAK’S ISI ARRESTED IN DELHI
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested nine suspected terrorists allegedly linked to a Pakistan-based network involving the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and elements of the Mumbai underworld group of Dawood Ibrahim. Officials said the accused were planning attacks on key installations and security personnel in Delhi, Mumbai and other major cities. According to […]
Zindagi Kaisi Hai Paheli”: Remembering Yogesh, the Poet of Quiet Longings
On 29 May 2020, Hindi cinema lost one of its gentlest and most understated voices when lyricist-poet Yogesh Gaur passed away in Mumbai at the age of 77. His death did not generate the kind of national mourning that usually accompanies the passing of celebrated film personalities. There were no grand television retrospectives, no endless […]
In the Light of Bashir Badr’s Memories…
We spend our entire lives in the light of certain memories. Every time we wonder whether they are just memories or the fluttering echoes of our own life force, the poet Bashir Badr comes to mind. Yes, we must keep the light of memories with us. Otherwise, who knows in which dark alley the evening […]
The Digital Blindspot: How CBSE’s Flawed On-Screen Marking System Failed Class XII Students
The high-stakes world of Board examinations in India has long been a pressure cooker for millions of adolescents, but this year, the systemic failures of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) have turned it into an outright crisis. Following closely on the heels of national entrance exam debacles, the introduction of the digital On-Screen […]
SOCIAL SECURITY SCHEMES FOR GIG WORKERS
NEW DELHI: The government is moving to roll out social security benefits for gig and platform workers, including accident insurance, health coverage, maternity support and old-age protection, while pushing platform companies to integrate worker data with the e-Shram portal before the June 22 deadline, a senior Labour Ministry official said on Friday. Addressing a stakeholders’ […]
BELOW NORMAL MONSOON LIKELY THIS SEASON
NEW DELHI: India is heading into a challenging monsoon season, with the weather department forecasting below-normal rainfall across most of the country and warning of an above-normal number of heatwave days in several states starting as early as June. The India Meteorological Department on Friday issued its second-stage long-range forecast for the June-September monsoon season, […]
Supreme Court Cracks Down on Delayed Judgments, Sets 3-Month Deadline for High Courts
NEW DELHI, May 29: Reiterating the constitutional principle that “justice delayed is justice denied,” the Supreme Court has issued a strong directive to High Courts across the country, mandating that judgments reserved after final hearings must be delivered within three months.The significant order was passed by a bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Jaymalya […]
18 LIQUOR DEATHS IN PUNE DISTRICT
NEW DELHI: Police have intensified investigation into an illicit liquor network in the Pune district after 18 people died in the last 48 hours following the consumption of methanol-laced alcohol. While 13 people died in Pimpri Chinchwad’s Phugewadi and Dapodi, five died in Pune’s Hadapsar and Kalepadal after allegedly consuming the liquor. While the police […]
