Far from revamping India’s employment guarantee, the Bill sinks it by demotivating the states and disempowering the workers

With Taliban–Pakistan ties fraying and Washington backing Islamabad, New Delhi must rethink ties with Afghanistan

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 country

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 in socialist and left-wing ideas, even in advanced economies

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

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 figures would arrive in four instalments, thus masking the big picture

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 for a resilient, future-ready sporting ecosystem

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 to blame the weather instead of our emissions

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

This symbolism is powerful for an organisation that thrives on its cadres’ motivation and belief that leadership is merit-driven

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

A commitment to public spending is an important aspect of strengthening primary and secondary care. East Asian and several Southeast Asian countries have robust public systems with a private presence in provisioning

While Senior General Min Aung Hlaing officially calls for “inclusive, free and fair” elections, the regime’s actions contradict these statements

Labourers who rely solely on MGNREGA work will be forced into agricultural labour during this time, at the mercy of private landlords. Is this an employment guarantee or labour control?

This Bill must be comprehensively rejected. MGNREGA has had many problems, but it has served rural India well and served India extremely well in times of economic distress. Much could have been strengthened within its own framework

It’s been six years since Delhi police stormed the university. For the injured students, it’s been a long wait for justice

Standing at the Nova Festival Massacre Site, I could not help but draw a parallel to the Pahalgam attack. As fellow victims of terrorism, India has much to learn from Israel

From Australia to India, terrorism’s most lasting damage lies in the normalisation of fear in ordinary life

India’s future advantage lies in planning. Truth told quickly and effectively is stronger than propaganda told loudly

Fifty years on, the restored climax forces a reckoning with the film’s feudal ethics and Emergency-era politics

The recent move by the DU administration to monitor the kind of conferences or seminars the professors are attending, or the papers they are presenting, has further intensified the fear of surveillance

Remember: You won’t always know what you’re doing, but you will always know who you are. And that is what will raise your boys

New data from the World Inequality Lab and India’s Access (In)Equality Index reveal a structural crisis — rising elite wealth, a hollowed-out middle class, and stalled investment in human capability