A LIFE IN FOCUS: FROM PATNA TO THE FRONTLINES OF JOURNALISM

Sankarshan ThakuršŸ’šŸ’ On September 8, 2025, India lost one of its most fearless and compassionate journalistic voices – Sankarshan Thakur, editor of The Telegraph, passed away at the age of 63  ļæ¼ ļæ¼ ļæ¼. Born in Patna in 1962, he was the son of veteran journalist Janardhan Thakur. A graduate of Hindu College, Delhi University, […]

BIASED AI CHATBOTS CAN SWAY PEOPLE’S POLITICAL VIEWS IN MINUTES

BIASED AI CHATBOTS CAN SWAY PEOPLE’S POLITICAL VIEWS IN MINUTES NEW DELHI: In a new study, biased AI chatbots swayed people’s political views with just a few messages. If you’ve interacted with an artificial intelligence chatbot, you’ve likely realized that all AI models are biased. They were trained on enormous corpuses of unruly data and […]

NUCLEAR WEAPONS AS A UNIQUE THREAT

Eighty Years After Hiroshima and Nagasaki: A World Still Grappling with Nuclear Shadows August 6 and 9, 2025, mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a somber milestone that compels reflection on the catastrophic human, environmental, and geopolitical consequences of nuclear weapons. As the world faces renewed nuclear risks in […]

An Open Letter to Prashant Kishor

Can Jan Suraaj Truly Transform Bihar? Dear Prashant Kishor, As a Bihari by birth, now settled in Mumbai for over four decades, my connection to Bihar remains deep and unbreakable. My mother, siblings, extended family, and friends still call Bihar home, and my frequent visits keep me tethered to its pulse. Yet, my recent trip […]

Fauja Singh: The Turbaned Tornado Who Outran Time

Fauja Singh, the world’s oldest marathon runner, passed away on July 14, 2025, at the age of 114, leaving behind a legacy that transcended age, borders, and human limitations. Struck by an unidentified vehicle while crossing the road near his home in Beas Pind, Punjab, the man known as the ā€œTurbaned Tornadoā€ succumbed to severe […]

TODAY’S TOP NEWS

1] Preliminary investigation report of Ahmedabad plane crash came out. According to the investigation report, the US Federal Aviation Authority had alerted in 2018 about the fuel control switch in many Boeing planes.. 2] The accused father of Gurugram’s Radhika murder case will appear in court today.. 3] Crime is not stopping in Bihar… Panic […]

Jim Masselos (1939–2025): A Historian Who Mapped Mumbai’s Heart

Celebrating a Scholar Who Wove the City’s Stories into a Tapestry of Empathy and Insight Jim Masselos, the eminent Australian historian whose life’s work illuminated the intricate social and urban history of Bombay (now Mumbai), passed away on June 25, 2025, in Australia, aged 86. A pioneering scholar, Masselos spent over six decades exploring the […]

TRAGIC AIR CRASH IN AHMEDABAD: NO ANSWERS TOO MANY QUESTIONS

NEW DELHI:  Nearly thirty hours after the horrifying crash of Air India flight AI-171—a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner—near Ahmedabad, speculation and sorrow continue to cloud the nation. The ill-fated aircraft, carrying 242 individuals including passengers, crew, and about 4 trainee Doctor and around 20 civilians on the ground, met a tragic end on Thursday morning. The […]

3 YEARS LEGAL PRACTICE MUST FOR JUDICIAL SERVICE

From Our Bureau NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that candidates must have at least three years of legal practice before applying for judicial service, effectively barring fresh law graduates from sitting the examination for entry-level posts. The judgement is expected to significantly impact those preparing for a career in the judiciary. A […]