Opinion

From Legacy to Luminary: Daddy’s Little Girl’s Quest for Identity

22 Aug 2024 05:50 AM IST

Indira Gandhi once lamented, “All my games were political games; I was, like Joan of Arc, perpetually being burned at the stake.” She was acutely conscious of the relentless scrutiny and judgment she faced due to the towering and influential political legacy she had inherited. Nonetheless, she tirelessly endeavoured to

Can India help Russia, Ukraine make peace?

22 Aug 2024 05:42 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Ukraine this week. This will be the first visit to Ukraine by an Indian Prime Minister in almost 30 years and, hence, PM Modi’s first visit to that country after the Russian invasion of 24 February 2022. As Ukraine’s war with Russia continues, the

Story-telling, the foundational element of social development

22 Aug 2024 05:37 AM IST

Storytelling is a timeless art form and a powerful means of communication that has been central to human culture since ancient times. The tradition of grandparents telling stories to their grandchildren remains prevalent and cherished in many cultures around the world, including in modern times. This form of storytelling continues

Policy Rollbacks: Victory for Opposition, Loss for Bharat

21 Aug 2024 04:00 AM IST

The NDA government’s recent rollback of a well-conceived scheme to recruit talent laterally into the bureaucracy marks another instance where political expediency has overshadowed national interest. This decision represents the fifth major policy reversal by the current administration, a pattern that is increasingly concerning. While the opposition celebrates these rollbacks

ART OF GIVING: A PATH TO SELF-FULFILMENT

21 Aug 2024 03:55 AM IST

We are human beings. We are social animals. We live in a society driven by consumerism, where taking is the norm. Every second, we take. We take from nature- air, water, wood, fruits, vegetables, shade, beauty, liveliness, and many more, yet we deplete its resources. What are we giving it

A Special Law to make Hospitals safer for the Medics

21 Aug 2024 03:49 AM IST

The rape and murder of the young doctor at the Kolkatta based RG Kar Medical College has stunned the entire nation. Cutting across demographics, genders and professions, the country has risen in one voice and taken to the streets demanding swift action against the perpetrators of this heinous act. If

Embed Reverence for Women in the Mind of Boys

21 Aug 2024 03:46 AM IST

We dwell in a society that advises girls or women to be ever vigilant and not to get raped instead of teaching boys or men to revere women. Rape is the most heinous of all crimes. What happened in Kolkata put even a Taalibani- ideologue to shame. It hung the

The U.S. is seeking compliance from India

20 Aug 2024 05:51 AM IST

In an extraordinary interview to The Daily Guardian’s sister newspaper, The Sunday Guardian, Nikhil Gupta, the man who is at the centre of the alleged assassination attempt on Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil, spoke of his innocence and how attempts were being made to frame him in

When Mehmood wanted to cast Rajiv Gandhi

20 Aug 2024 05:46 AM IST

Rajiv Gandhi’s birth had drawn Jawaharlal Nehru’s attention towards the need for a “competent” pandit to draw his grandson’s horoscope. Rajiv was born on August 20, 1944 at Bombay (now Mumbai). His grandfather Jawaharlal Nehru was in Ahmadnagar Jail busy finishing The Discovery of India manuscript. Nehru had reportedly been

Will sisters help them sail through in Maha?

20 Aug 2024 05:43 AM IST

With the entire country and the world keenly watching J&K elections, will the Valley’s messenger of peace emerge from the ballot? Not only me but every person and political party in Maharashtra was hopeful that Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana would be held before Diwali. This hope stemmed from

Siddaramaiah emerges stronger after Guv’s prosecution sanction

19 Aug 2024 06:08 AM IST

After suffering defeat in the Karnataka Assembly elections last year, the BJP’s attempts to destablise the elected government there, seem to have backfired. By granting prosecution sanction against Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah, Governor Thawarchand Gehlot, has apparently put his own position in doubt, with legal experts stating that he had acted

Did you know that the first Rakhi was tied by Indrani (Shachi) to Indra?

19 Aug 2024 06:01 AM IST

Since childhood, we have been told that on Raksha Bandhan fest is only limited to Brother-Sister festival. Sisters tie Rakhi to their brothers. However, due to a lack of knowledge of scriptures, we never knew that even wives can tie Rakhi to their husbands. Surprised? Don’t worry i will prove