Kishan Reddy Launches Nand Ghars

Hyderabad:: Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy on Monday inaugurated 36 Nand Ghar centres in Hyderabad, marking a significant push towards strengthening grassroots welfare systems in Telangana. The initiative, led by Vedanta Limited, aims to modernise the anganwadi ecosystem with tech-enabled centres offering integrated services such as nutrition, early childhood education, primary healthcare and women empowerment….

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The Radiant Path of Mahavira and the Timeless Light of Dharma

U Lakshman Rao In the long continuum of spiritual evolution, the tradition of Jainism recognizes twenty-four Tirthankaras—enlightened beings who arise from age to age to re-establish dharma and guide humanity toward liberation. Among them, the twenty-third, Parsvanatha, stands as a historically acknowledged figure, preparing the ground for the advent of the twenty-fourth and final Tirthankara,…

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Rupee Under Siege

The slide of the Indian rupee to ₹95 against the US dollar is not merely a statistical marker—it is a signal flare from the deeper currents shaping the global and domestic economic landscape. Currency depreciation, while not uncommon in emerging markets, becomes a cause for concern when it is persistent, broad-based, and driven by structural…

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India-US trade agreement

(Opportunities, Fears, and the Search for Balance) The proposed bilateral trade agreement (2026) between India and the United States has emerged at a time when India, on the one hand, is moving towards expanding its participation in the global economy, while on the other hand, it faces the essential challenge of protecting its agriculture-based socio-economic…

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Women at the Helm: Modi’s Quiet Governance Revolution

There is a subtle but unmistakable shift underway in India’s governance architecture—one that does not always scream for headlines, but steadily reshapes the nation’s institutional ethos. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the rise of women from the margins to the mainstream of governance is no longer symbolic—it is structural, deliberate, and deeply political in the…

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