The best part of parenting has been discovering just how different our boys are. Now, it is for me to teach them that their achievements will never be pitted against anyone else’s
I have spent time and money looking for relief that has remained elusive. What has exhausted me the most, however, is the loop I am trapped in. Again and again, I am told that stress
Competitiveness and quality must advance together. Regulation that raises costs without raising safety standards undermines the very manufacturing strategy India is trying to build.
China has responded to the Japanese PM's remarks about Taiwan in a manner consistent with past confrontations, leveraging both economic and military pressure
The RTE Act guarantees free and compulsory education only for children up to age 14. It is likely that a significant number of the children who reported as not attending school exceeded the 14-year age
Her conviction in disowning her family, and her vow to now reside with Saksham’s family, puts to shame anyone submitting to regressive social practices and family pressures
When a global star steps out in a garment sewn at home by a young Indian woman whose career was built online, it broadens the definition of who can be a cultural ambassador for the
The conditions that once gave rise to communism — deep inequality, agrarian distress, precarious labour, the persistence of feudal values, and global economic turbulence — are sharper than ever. There is also renewed global interest
The Anthony Albanese government must strengthen its anti-terror infrastructure. At the same time, it should not let the terror attack compromise its core values; it must maintain the vibrancy and diversity of the public square
Since independence, government school teachers have obediently served the duties assigned to them. They form a literate, reliable labour force that the government can easily access. They have kept democracy functioning
Heavy polling for the 125 assembly and 14 Lok Sabha seats in Assam and moderate turnout in the seven Lok Sabha and nine assembly by-elections was reported.
Toxic air is everyone's problem. What Delhi needs is not obfuscation but robust, credible data to guide policy; bold interventions to curb vehicular emissions; serious investment in cleaner public transport and political and social will
If this looming disaster has not yet made headlines, it is because the information is scattered, staggered and shrouded. The repeated and state-wise extensions of the deadline by the ECI have ensured that the final
Climate change is disrupting sport worldwide—altering athlete safety, competitions, and infrastructure—while the sports sector continues to add to global emissions. India faces the same dual challenge, and integrating sustainability into sports policy is now essential
India can adopt a framework that encourages innovation and become an AI powerhouse — or cling to relics of the past and watch that opportunity slip elsewhere
When the air stands still, stagnation sets in, ventilation collapses, and the system is left with no buffer to protect public health. When the weather naps, there is nowhere left to hide. Yet, we continue
The Drugs and Cosmetics Act restricts the sale of medicines without a licence and prohibits the distribution of misbranded, adulterated, or spurious drugs. Yet these safeguards are routinely bypassed in the digital space
As the world navigates ecological anxiety, lifestyle diseases and mounting health inequities, India’s traditional knowledge offers not an alternative, but a complement — a pathway to restoring balance for people and the planet
The proposed law promises more workdays, but tighter timelines and higher state costs may weaken the core social security function of India’s flagship rural jobs programme
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