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Varanasi, January 31, 2026- Prof. Madan Mohan Goel, Propounder Needonomics School of Thought—a Kurukshetra-based think tank—former Vice-Chancellor (thrice), and superannuated Professor of Economics at Kurukshetra University, has called for…

Poonam Sharma In recent weeks, Jammu and Kashmir has once again found itself at the center of a national conversation—this time over a sweeping administrative exercise initiated by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. Under the direction of…

By Poonam Sharma The political developments within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Tripura over the past few years reveal a troubling gap between expectation and reality. When Biplab Kumar Deb stepped down as Chief Minister and Manik…

By Harshita Rai Kashi is not just India’s oldest city. It is one of humanity’s oldest living civilisations — a sacred geography where time does not move in decades but in millennia. Every ghat, every stone, every ritual breathes memory.…

By Harshita Rai Critics seem unable to decide how to label Prime Minister Narendra Modi. One day he is called “fearful.” The next, he is branded “arrogant.” Soon after comes the familiar chorus — why is Modi silent, and why does he not…

By Pankaj Choudhary, IPS During a ten-day LTC tour approved by the state government, I had the opportunity to experience Lakshadweep closely with my family. The journey included visits to Kavaratti, the capital of Lakshadweep, Minicoy —…

By Subodh Mishra A question now demands an honest answer: how did New York City—a city that endured the most devastating terrorist attack in modern history during the September 11 attacks—choose as its mayor a leader whose political…

By Subodh Mishra I have personally experienced, firsthand, how cruel and destructive the regimes of Nicolás Maduro and his predecessor Hugo Chávez were. Chávez, after all, went so far as to elevate his personal driver as his political…

By Subodh Mishra A question now demands an honest answer: how did New York City—a city that endured the most devastating terrorist attack in modern history during the September 11 attacks—choose as its mayor a leader whose political…

By Poonam Sharma The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has strongly objected to what it describes as external interference in India’s internal affairs following a handwritten note sent by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to jailed activist…