Right to Informed Choice in the Changing Nutrition Landscape India’s nutrition landscape is undergoing rapid change. For a long time, public policy focused on hunger, malnutrition, and food availability, but today the country faces a dual nutrition crisis. While undernutrition, anemia, and stunting persist among children and women, non-communicable diseases such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension,…
In Indian society, marriage isn’t just a relationship between two individuals; it has always been considered a sacred institution linked to family, society, and culture. Marriage has long been considered a lifelong companionship, a mutual support through joys and sorrows, and a cornerstone of social stability. However, in recent years, the image of this institution…
Upadhayula Lakshman Rao From the sacred hymns of the Rigveda arises a prayer at once simple and sublime: that the human mind, when aligned with truth, may be filled with noble thoughts and guided toward righteous action. The ancient seers did not supplicate for wealth, dominion, or fleeting pleasures; they invoked the illumination of the…
According to the design contrived by Duryodhana, his hosts, joined by seasoned elders of the Kuru line and led by the revered grandsire, advanced toward the realm of the Matsyas. Reaching its borders, they fell upon the outlying hamlets where rich cattle-herds were bred and tended by trained keepers. That land was famed for the…
Anbil Sathyavaheeswarar Temple is located in Anbilvillage near Lalgudi, about 25 km from Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) in Tamil Nadu. The temple is situated near the sacred Kollidam River and is surrounded by peaceful rural scenery and green fields. The temple is one of the important ancient Shiva temples of Tamil Nadu and attracts devotees seeking spiritual…
New Delhi: Following a late-night clash at the Jawaharlal Nehru University that left several students injured, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad on Monday accused Left-backed student groups of instigating the violence. Tensions flared on the campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) after a protest turned violent around 1.30 am on Monday, with both the Left-led…
New Delhi: Multiple institutions, including the Delhi Secretariat, Delhi Assembly, Red Fort and two schools in the national capital, received bomb threats via email on Monday, which were later declared a “hoax”, officials said. An official of the Delhi Fire Services confirmed that Delhi Secretariat, Delhi Army Public School in Dhaula Kuan and Air Force…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday unveiled the bust of Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, the first and only Indian Governor General of independent India, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here. The initiative is part of a series of steps being taken towards shedding vestiges of colonial mindset, the President’s secretariat said. Rajagopalachari’s bust at the grand open…
Vellore (Tamil Nadu): Launching yet another scathing attack on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, TVK founder Vijay on Monday alleged that the DMK president’s real friends are “bribe, corruption, and eyeing political gains.” Vijay, who has been mounting sharp attacks against the DMK and Stalin in particular, dared the CM to declare his…
Quantum science stands at the frontier of modern innovation. It examines how matter and energy behave at the smallest scales—atoms, electrons, and photons—where classical physics no longer applies. Instead of predictable motion, the quantum world operates through probabilities, uncertainty, and phenomena that seem counterintuitive. Yet from these unusual principles emerges immense technological potential. Quantum science…
