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 […]
In the usually quiet rural roads near Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, a brutal assault in late May 2025 laid bare the dark underbelly of cow vigilantism—a growing menace that threatens the rule of law and communal harmony. Four Muslim men, Akeel, Kadeem, Akil, and Arbaaj, were viciously attacked by a mob linked to Hindutva groups, accused […]
In India, where central and state governments often proclaim their commitment to human rights and the upliftment of marginalised communities, the grim reality tells a different story. The harrowing case of an 11-year-old Dalit girl, brutally raped and left to die after hours of waiting in an ambulance, lays bare the systemic failures that plague […]
By Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ On Sunday, 1st June, the Catholic Church will observe the 59th World Day of Social Communications. The day is significant because ‘communications’ is an important and integral dimension of the Church. ‘Communications Day’ is one of the old ‘special days’ observance by the Church. The message for this year, was […]
The brutal attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, on April 22, 2025, which claimed at least 28 lives and injured many others, was a calculated act of terrorism aimed at fracturing India’s communal harmony. This tragedy, striking at the heart of Kashmir’s tourism hub, demands that India’s youth reject divisive agendas and advocate for unity and substantive […]
