There was a time when Western capitals, particularly London, Washington, and Brussels, issued judgments on India with the borrowed authority of colonial memory and the presumed superiority of an old world order. That time has faded. India no longer reads foreign commentary as evaluation—it reads it as projection. And the global mindset has begun to…
I joined NIPER Mohali on May 12, 2017, and soon after attended my first Board of Governors (BoG) meeting — the 70th — held on June 29, 2017, in New Delhi. The meeting was chaired by Dr. V. M. Katoch and attended by Prof. M. R. Doreswamy, Ms. Meenakshi Gupta (Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor,…
In the radiant court of Indraprastha, the venerable sage Dhoumya, his heart brimming with delight at the peerless achievements and transcendent virtues of the Pandava princes, turned to Dharmaraja with words of benediction. “O scion of the Kuru race,” he said, “your rule, founded upon spotless conduct and abundant virtues, has bestowed true wealth and…
Goddess Durga Temple is situated on the peak of the Sadashivgad Hill Fort in Karwar, Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. The fort lies on the north bank of the River Kali, right at the confluence of the river and the Arabian Sea, forming one of the most scenic views along the Karnataka coast. The temple…
Araria: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday charged the opposition RJD-Congress combine in Bihar with having a soft corner for infiltrators, but “dislike” for Lord Ram and ‘Chhathi Maiya’ because of vote bank politics. Addressing a rally in Araria district, Modi also alleged that the reluctance of opposition leaders to visit Ayodhya to have ‘darshan’…
Jammu: A cordon and search operation is underway to track down at least two to three terrorists believed to be hiding in a forested area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said on Thursday. The operation follows an encounter that broke out between terrorists and security forces in the heavily forested Chatru belt on…
New Delhi: Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani has been summoned again by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning next week in an alleged bank fraud-cum-money laundering case, according to sources. The 66-year-old businessman was questioned by the federal probe agency in August. Anil Ambani has been asked to depose on November 14 for questioning in…
Over my long career, I have had many bosses with queer personal traits. Some were stern outwardly, yet kind at heart, some friendly, yet others moody and throwing tantrums, childlike and sulking, but luckily, none were cunning or downright vindictive. To start with, we had V.S. Ganapati Sarma deputed by the Indian Express, Madras, to…
There is a growing and dangerous trend in Indian media: giving oxygen to every bizarre claim made by two leaders who thrive on misinformation—Donald Trump and Rahul Gandhi. One is the US President, Donald Trump’s desperate for relevance; the other, the forever-in-waiting crown prince of the Nehru–Gandhi dynasty, Rahul Gandhi. Both repeatedly peddle falsehoods, hoping…
Patna: Several senior politicians, including Bihar Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, RJD leader and INDIA bloc’s CM candidate Tejashwi Yadav and Union ministers Giriraj Singh and Rajiv Ranjan Singh ‘Lalan’ were among those who cast their votes in the first few hours of voting in the first phase of elections in…
