As Himanta Biswa Sarma was sworn in for a second consecutive term as Assam’s Chief Minister on Tuesday, the sheer scale of the BJP-led NDA’s landslide victory has triggered an unprecedented constitutional crisis. While the ruling alliance celebrated a commanding return to power with 102 seats in the 126-member Assembly, the dismal performance of the […]
Gig Workers Left in Lurch by Bengal Bike Ban Calcutta — As West Bengal hurtles toward the final phases of an intensely contested Assembly election, a new flashpoint has emerged—not between political rivals, but between the Election Commission’s (EC) rigid security protocols and the survival of the city’s burgeoning gig economy. The EC’s recent directive, […]
Today, 20th February, we observe the World day of Social Justice. Cedric Prakash SJ observes what’s happening around us, and asks whether we are really ‘getting the message’: Editor. Come 20 February and the world will once again observe the ‘World Day of Social Justice’. It is an annual feature during which many all over […]
A translation of a Hindi article by Yogendra Yadav. The original can be accessed here. After the Bihar election results, many colleagues asked me :- what is the point of contesting elections now? If in every election, ultimately, the BJP is made to win and the opposition is completely wiped out, then what is the […]
Dhaka, Bangladesh – In a development that has sent ripples through religious communities, Dhaka police have arrested a 28-year-old man linked to a series of homemade bomb attacks targeting prominent Catholic institutions in the capital this month. The incidents, which struck St Mary’s Cathedral and St Joseph’s Higher Secondary School and College, have heightened fears […]
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The Catholic Church, will observe the ‘World Day of the Poor’, on 16 November 2025. The day has a special significance this year, since it comes in the wake of Pope Leo XIV’s first major papal document: An Apostolic Exhortation addressed “to all Christians, on love for the poor,” titled ‘Dilexi Te’ (‘I have loved […]
The Catholic Church observes ‘World Mission Day’ on Sunday 19 October. There is an added significance this year because it is the Jubilee Year and the focus is on becoming ‘pilgrims of hope’. Above all, given the fact that the Synodal process was completed just a year ago, the emphasis continues to be on the […]
Yogendra Yadav wrote this piece in Hindi. We carry a simple translation for our readers. The fundamental lie in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list has been caught. This lie was exposed by a document that the Election Commission had been hiding for the past three months. This document is the final […]
Rohit Sharma is one of the greatest players in white-ball cricket. He has scored nearly 4,231 runs in T20 internationals, the most by any Indian player. For more than ten years, he was India’s first-choice opener in limited-overs cricket, until he retired from T20 internationals after winning the T20 World Cup on June 29, 2024. […]
There’s this tiny room in GosaiTola, Patna, that’s been quietly doing something amazing since 2015. The Shaheed Bhagat Singh Library doesn’t look like much from the outside, but kids actually choose to hang out here instead of cramming for tests somewhere else. Bhagat Singh’s faded picture hangs over the door, and inside it’s just about […]
The Home of Cricket witnessed a thrilling contest as England defeated India by 22 runs in the 3rd Test to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. England won the toss and elected to bat first. The top-order struggle continued for England, but Joe Root once again proved his class, bringing up his 37th […]
It’s 2 AM, and you feel like you’re dragging around a sack of bricks. Your body is begging for rest, but you find yourself scrolling mindlessly on your phone. You’re not even looking at anything that matters—just flicking through social media posts, glancing at Netflix shows that you’ll probably never actually finish, or sending late-night […]
