As the ninth day of Chaitra Navratri rolls around, it’s time for one of India’s biggest celebrations—the birth of Lord Ram. Across the country, including West Bengal, Ram devotees gear up for Shobha...

What is happening to my religion during the ongoing Mahakumbh is forcing me to contemplate how any incident is exploited by a section of people to malign it using the sophisticated academic tone...

"Without corroboration, there is absolutely no way to know whether somebody's memory is a real memory or a product of suggestion." -Elizabeth Loftus. In the last couple of months, several national and international...

The European Union (EU), one of the largest arms traders, claims to be a global leader in the promotion of human rights and peace in the world. This contradiction of claiming to be a...

Imagine you walking down the road and a fruit seller is shouting 'Mangoes or Apples' from behind. According to schema theory you will not imagine real mangoes or apples but the one you...

Congress moves Supreme Court in Places of Worship Act (PoWA) pleas: After many centuries, Hindus are now waking up to reclaim their places of worship marking a significant resurrection of their ancient civilization....

Despite motivated smear campaigns by Western intelligentsia and vested interest groups, the history of Jews in India is a proof of the country’s secular, inclusive credentials as well as Hindu civilisation’s innate nature...

For how long have you been listening to rumours that China has occupied our land on borders. Quite often? The spurious claim was used by the opposition including Rahul Gandhi to target the...

Will 2025 be the year when the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre shapes the contours of a new foreign policy that complements the ‘Viksit Bharat’ model of governance? The indications are already...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday laid the foundation of Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP) which envisages linking both the tributaries of the Yamuna River with a 221 KM canal (Ken-Betwa Link Canal). The...

A man is missed the most after he departs to the heavenly abode. The nation is celebrating the 100th birth anniversary of one of the greatest prime ministers of India's independent history - ...

The big question is whether India will need to shift its oil strategies once President-elect Donald Trump assumes office in January 2025? The issue concerns both import and export of oil: where India...