Vox populi, vox Dei, meaning the voice of the people is the voice of God, is a Latin phrase that tells us that the real power lies with the people in a constitutional democracy where the rule of law prevails. Today, we are witnessing a tug-of-war between the three pillars of democracy – the legislature,…
Dr. R K Chadha The splash down of the Dragon spacecraft off the coast of Florida today, 19 March 2025 at 3.27 am IST brought back Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore to Earth after 286 days along with other NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9. Watching the Dragon module with parachutes in place before it splashed on the…
The Maha Kumbh 2025 will be remembered primarily for its unprecedented gathering that is likely to cross 60 crore mark by the end of the mela on 26 February 2025. A venomous campaign to denigrate the event pursued throughout by the opposition leaders of Congress, Samajwadi Party (SP), Trinamool Congress (TMC) to Lalu’s Rashtriya Janata…
The year 2025 started with a release of the government’s first advance estimates of a slowdown in the country’s GDP growth to 6.4% in the FY24 against a projected 7% +. Despite the best efforts of the government to grow at 8-10%, we are stuck at 7% average annual growth for the last three decades…
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) puts the first brick of the superstructure of India’s home in space when it succeeded in coupling two Indian satellites in space, today, under its SpaDeX space program. This success will give a big boost to speed up the race to establish Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS) in a decade. Space…
As we say goodbye to 2024, it will be a bit early to pat our backs and label every event in the country as historic, though some landmark performances undoubtedly stood out for their significance and potential to shape the future of India. The year witnessed moments of pain when natural disasters struck in several…
Dr. R K Chadha The Central Government employees pay their homage to the former Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, who passed away on 26 December 2024 at the ripe age of 92 in New Delhi. We all owe him for bringing monumental changes in the Sixth Pay Commission that transformed the lives of…
The youngest World Chess Champion D. Gukesh made a very mature and balanced statement after winning the championship. He said, “Winning the World Chess Championship does not mean I am the best player, obviously that is Magnus Carlsen. I want to reach the level Magnus has achieved.” This speaks volumes about the character and determination…
In Episode #1 of the Adani saga played out in January 2023, a US-based firm, Hindenburg published a report claiming that the Indian conglomerate of Adani Group, led by Gautam Adani, the 3rd richest man in the world has been involved in a brazen stock manipulation and accounting fraud scheme over decades. This report had…
Priyanka Vadra is all set to enter the Parliament after winning the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala vacated by his brother Rahul Gandhi by surpassing his victory record margin of over 3.6 lakhs. While her victory adds to the growth of the family of trio, mother, son and daughter it signals the annihilation of…
