NOIDA ENGINEER DETAINED BY RUSSIAN ARMY
NEW DELHI: New Delhi has responded to an Indian woman’s SOS call from Moscow, alleging her husband was detained by Russian police and was being pressured to join the Russian military. Sources in the government said the Indian Embassy in Moscow was in touch with local authorities and working to secure the release of the […]
AMERICAN STARTUP FOUNDER’S LAVISH WEDDING IN JAIPUR
NEW DELHI: Jenny Lee, founder and CEO of New York-based startup Hera, married Indian-origin Sagar Jajoo in an elaborate multi-day celebration in Jaipur, bringing together Western and Indian wedding traditions. The wedding took place at ITC Mementos Jaipur, which the couple completely booked for the celebrations. Their wedding website described the occasion as an intimate, […]
HYDROGEN TRAINS SOON IN INDIA
NEW DELHI: Indian Railways is working to operate the country’s first hydrogen-powered train at speeds of up to 110 kmph after successfully completing trials at 120 kmph, Railway Board Chairman and CEO Satish Kumar said on Monday. “The operational speed of the hydrogen train has so far been kept at 75 kmph. However, trials have […]
SACHIN PILOT’S TASK CUT OUT TO UNITE FACTIONS BEFORE RAHUL VISIT
NEW DELHI: The reshuffle within the Punjab Congress has not only surprised the party’s local unit but also sent a clear message that the central leadership has its own feedback mechanism and does not rely on the input of any single individual. The Congress High Command had sent Bhupesh Baghel to Punjab with the specific […]
Modi government rushses to silence disquiet in ISRO over accelerating privatization
New Delhi, 07 September— The Modi government has sought to nip the trouble in the bud over growing fears, disquiet, and concern among the staff of the country’s space agency ISRO over accelerating privatisation of the work of the agency with some private players being granted licenses. Sources said that the government’s top official asked […]
The Rhetoric of Pluralism and the Reality of Hindutva
Speaking to the Indian diaspora in London, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat recently articulated a vision of “Hindu Rashtra” rooted in the acceptance of diversity, famously declaring that “uniformity is not necessary for unity.”; While such inclusive, philosophical formulations sound profoundly reassuring on an international stage, they stand in stark, irreconcilable contrast to […]
Buried Under a Nexus of Neglect: Delhi’s Students Paid With Their Lives for a Room That Was Never Safe
New Delhi, September 7, 2026— They came to Delhi to study, packed into tiny, windowless rooms stacked one atop another in a building that was never supposed to hold them. On Sunday, that building folded in on itself, and the students inside paid with their lives for a room that was never safe. An eyewitness near […]
“WAITING FOR MY RETIREMENT?” CJI REJECTS ARAVALLI PANEL’S FEB DEADLINE
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Monday questioned whether the high-powered committee (HPC) constituted by the Supreme Court to arrive at a uniform definition of the Aravalli hills and range was waiting for him to retire, as the court rejected its plea for six months’ additional time and directed it to submit […]
When Speeches Substitute for Justice: The Limits of Bhagwat’s “Perestroika”
In a recent commentary for The Indian Express, Professor Faizan Mustafa parses RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s international addresses on diversity and the historical contributions of Muslims to discern an internal evolution—a quiet perestroika radiating from the highest echelons of Hindutva. He urges the public, and especially the legal fraternity, to treat these assurances as building […]
WARS + WEATHER = WORLD WITHOUT WHEAT : HEADING TO A HUNGRY WORLD
Wars are bad, anyway. But when they combine with adverse weather conditions worldwide, they become deadly. We are heading for a global food crisis triggered by both. Come winter, even the rich will not escape. Over four years of war in Ukraine and six months in the Gulf – both showing no signs of ending […]
