The Nobel Peace Prize was conceived to honour leaders who genuinely contribute to global harmony. But if ever a new category were to be created—a “Nobel Liar Prize”—no one would deserve it more than former US President Donald Trump. His record is not of ending wars or fostering peace, but of manufacturing lies, double standards,…
He is a freelance commentator and writer on politics, economy and security, with a special focus on China’s economy, and has held senior positions in government and industry. But show him the faintest whiff of Hinduism, Hindutva, or a certain shade from the orange end of the colour palette, and he goes ballistic. I have…
Dubai: What happens when one of the world’s most politically charged and intense sporting contests is played under the cloud of lingering hostility? Sunday’s India-Pakistan Asia Cup cricket match provided the answers. A seven-wicket win for India ended on a hard-edged note as their players refused the customary handshake with their counterparts from Pakistan after…
Dubai: Kuldeep Yadav’s craft and Axar Patel’s discipline was way beyond comprehension for a clueless group of Pakistani batters as India displayed absolute dominance to register a convincing seven-wicket victory in a lopsided Asia Cup match here on Sunday. Despite calls for boycotting the match from certain quarters as a mark of protest for the…
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kolkata on Sunday evening on a two-day visit, during which he will inaugurate the 16th Combined Commanders’ Conference. This is Modi’s second visit to the state in less than a month. West Bengal is scheduled to go to the polls early next year. At the airport, the PM…
For more than a year, Manipur has stood wounded—its society scarred by the ethnic clashes between hill tribes and plains people, its politics in shambles after the resignation of a duly elected BJP government, and its image badly bruised. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi finally set foot in Imphal this week, it was not just…
For more than eleven years, Telangana’s cricketers have been left stranded—caught between the rot of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) reluctance to enforce its own constitutional order. It is time this denial ends. Telangana’s players deserve a clear pathway, and the Telangana Cricket Association (TCA)…
పురాణపురుష గోవిందా, పుందరీకాక్ష గోవిందా… Dr Sandhyaa Bombay O Purana Purusha, keeper of time, In your essence, we find our rhyme; A steadfast anchor, shining bright, Guiding our souls through the depths of night. In every breath, we hold you fast; Through the ages, silent, wise, and vast. Your sacred song, a timeless light, Through valleys…
A tragedy repeated over and over again, why is flood management an unfulfilled dream? Haryana and many states of North India repeatedly face the horror of floods, but despite suffering losses every time, no concrete initiative is seen towards a permanent solution. Even after the floods of 2023, despite spending crores of rupees, the plans…
In ages primeval, when destiny wove its complex patterns, Kadru and Vinata, the two wives of sage Kashyapa, entered into a wager that would stake their very freedom. The contest concerned the celestial horse Ucchaihśravas, born of the churning of the ocean. Returning home, Kadru summoned her serpent sons and commanded them to coil around…
