In an age obsessed with treating illness, Dr Aakanksha Gupta argues that we have forgotten a more important skill — recognising the body’s warnings before disease takes hold. The modern world has become remarkably efficient at responding to health crises.…
To the casual outsider, Hungary—or Magyarország, the Land of the Magyars—might seem like just another Central European country, sandwiched between Austria and Romania, known for Budapest’s thermal baths, potent pálinka, and perhaps a footballing past. Yet scratch the surface and…
Two centuries ago, Alabama was a raw, restless frontier on the edge of the young American republic. In the 1820s, shortly after achieving statehood in 1819, it was a land of fertile river valleys and dense forests, drawing ambitious settlers…
Few pieces of legislation have reshaped a democracy as profoundly as America’s Voting Rights Act. Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on August 6, 1965, at the height of the civil-rights struggle, the Act stands as one of…
In the shadow of a war that began with thunderous American and Israeli strikes in late February, the Middle East finds itself in a familiar but perilous limbo. A fragile ceasefire, brokered in April largely through Pakistani mediation, holds—barely—while high-stakes…
Russia has wrapped up large-scale nuclear forces exercises involving land, sea and air components, conducted in coordination with its ally Belarus, as both countries signal resolve in the face of ongoing conflict with Ukraine and Western support for Kyiv. The…
Nepal has objected to India and China routing this year’s Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through the Lipulekh Pass, claiming the strategic Himalayan route lies on its territory, a move India has firmly rejected as “untenable” and not based on historical facts.…
Upendra Kushwaha’s Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) has intensified efforts to strengthen its organisation in Bihar, appointing a state election officer as it prepares for internal polls amid recent electoral gains. The party’s national Election Officer, Pramod Kumar Suman — who…
Sleep is usually framed as a biological necessity — a period of rest during which the brain resets, consolidates memory and restores the body. In recent decades, neuroscience has mapped its stages with increasing precision, from rapid eye movement (REM)…
Two Jewish men were stabbed Wednesday morning in Golders Green, a north London neighborhood known for its large Orthodox Jewish population, in an attack that police have formally declared a terrorist incident.The victims, aged 76 and 34, suffered stab wounds…
Among the great declarations of the Upanishads, few are as concise and philosophically profound as “Ayam Atma Brahma”—“This Self is Brahman.” The statement occurs in the Mandukya Upanishad and expresses the central insight of Advaita Vedanta: the innermost Self (Atman)…
Just 24 hours after briefly declaring the Strait of Hormuz open to commercial traffic, Iran has reversed course again, fully reimposing restrictions and firing on vessels attempting to transit the waterway. On April 18th, Iranian Revolutionary Guard gunboats fired warning…
A routine afternoon on the tarmac at one of the world’s busiest airports in New Delhi turned into an embarrassing ground collision on Thursday when a taxiing SpiceJet aircraft clipped a stationary Akasa Air plane at Indira Gandhi International Airport’s…
In the shadow of the Himalayas, where the Ganga flows past the pilgrimage town of Rishikesh, a sleek 19-seater seaplane touched down on the river’s surface earlier this month. The successful trial on 6 April by SkyHop Aviation, using a…
Nigerian authorities have placed security forces on high alert following intelligence warnings of a planned large-scale assault by Islamist militants on key infrastructure in and around the capital, Abuja. An internal memo dated 13 April, circulated within the Nigeria Customs…
When Sahil Chauhan stepped off a flight at Indira Gandhi International Airport on 10 April 2026, the most wanted hitman of Haryana’s Bhuppi Rana gang was no longer a shadowy figure operating from halfway across the world. Handcuffed and flanked…
In the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, where boasts of gleaming new infrastructure and “world-class” public services echo from official podiums, the reality for millions remains grimly different. On a Thursday night in April, Kausar, a woman from Asara…
Violence erupted in Manipur’s Bishnupur district on Tuesday when two children were killed in a bomb attack on their family home and two protesters died after a mob stormed a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp, police said. The blast…
As conflict rages in West Asia following the joint US-Israeli military strikes on Iran that began on 28 February, prominent religious leaders from all major faiths in India came together at Red Fort grounds to participate in an Interfaith Prayer…
The lawns of the Press Club of India were filled on Saturday with the evocative fragrance of ‘mitti’ and the melodious strains of music. Organised jointly by Our Mitti Foundation and the Press Club of India, the ‘Mitti Ke Dharohar’…
