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 […]
In the midst of the cacophony around bhel puri and political betrayals, the new surge of violence in Manipur is almost muted. Here’s another slice of news that you might not have tasted. A few days ago, (late April 2026), some 240 Kuki tribals, members of the B’nei Menashe, enthusiastically touched down at Ben Gurion […]
It was seven o’clock on a pleasant April morning in Gangtok, and I let myself out of the Gangtok Drift, a cozy hotel just above the Khangri Petrol Pump in Tadong for an early morning walk. I couldn’t help noticing several vehicles coming up the road displaying the National Flag, and some with the lampshade […]
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 […]
China’s economy is slowing. Even its high-end hospitality sector is feeling the pinch, with luxury hotels resorting to innovative measures to stay afloat. In Changzhou, Jiangsu province, the five-star Zhongwu Hotel—ranked second among the city’s top 10 luxury hotels on Trip.com—has drawn local media attention by launching a ‘street vendor service’, offering budget meal boxes […]
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 […]
In two days, His Holiness the Dalai Lama celebrates his 90th Birthday, but he’s already lit a candle, and set a fuse for a geo-political powder keg. Frank Krishner elaborates: The Dalai Lama, spiritual head of the Tibetan and Vajrayana Buddhist sects, has ignited a fresh diplomatic and spiritual confrontation with China. He has declared […]
Oh, Aadhaar! You were supposed to be the golden ticket to India’s bureaucratic chocolate factory! When you strutted onto the scene in 2009, you were heralded as the harbinger of inclusive governance—a biometric marvel that would sweep every Indian, from the poshest penthouse dweller to the humblest villager, into the warm embrace of formal recognition. […]
Mammoths, Dodos, and Dire Wolves roaming the earth again seems like a distant dream, right? Well, there’s growing excitement around the idea of bringing back extinct animals — mammoths, dire wolves, even dodos. It sounds like a breakthrough, a leap made in science. De-extinction, as it’s being called, isn’t actually resurrection. It’s not about magically […]
India’s ‘progressive’ stance when it comes to transgender people is yet to stand the test of time. Back in 2014, the Supreme Court’s NALSA v. Union of India verdict made waves by recognising transgender people as a third gender, giving them the right to self-identify and access the same opportunities as anyone else—be it education, […]
Pollination isn’t something most of us think about — it just feels like one of those background things that happen on their own. But for farmers, especially in India, it’s becoming something they have to actively manage. And that shift says a lot about how we’ve come to depend less on nature and more on […]
Yesterday was World Environment Day. Fr Cedric Prakash reflects on issues that should be addressed after the flurry of activities are over. It is ‘World Environment Day’ once again! Everywhere one witnesses a flurry of ‘activities.’ There is the usual jostle to plant saplings(trees), the plethora of long, boring speeches on the importance of the […]
