When the office starts policing belief

It is said that human resources are unofficial psychologists, lawyers, event planners, teachers, peacemakers, detectives and now also religious preachers. The recent alleged scandal at TCS Pune cannot be seen…

49 years in the making & perhaps Bengal’s most consequential election ever

The first phase of polling in the West Bengal Assembly elections has recorded a staggering turnout of over 93 percent. Such participation is never incidental. It signals churn. It reflects…

Is a coalition govt round the corner in Tamil Nadu?

Tamil Nadu rarely produces fractured mandates. Its electoral history is defined by decisive verdicts and single-party governments. Now, as the dust settles on the 2026 assembly election, a rare scenario…

Without reservation

Nari Shakti monnwalking in Mumbai The males of the species were seated on sofas, discussing the Hormuz Strait and IPL scores. The ladies were in a cluster, in another corner…

Pied paper

Govts are recognising newspapers can nourish young minds. But parents have to do their bit Karnataka’s recent directive asking schools to begin the day with newspaper reading echoes a sensible…

The bullet point

Thankfully, the gunman couldn’t get to Trump. Worryingly, political violence is getting to America From Republican Abraham Lincoln (1865) to Democrat John F Kennedy (1963), four US presidents have been…

An Attack On The Very Foundation of Democracy

Along with the Women’s Reservation Bill, the Delimitation Bill was also rejected in the Lok Sabha because Congress and other opposition parties opposed it. The rejection of this bill constituted…

Mind the real Sikh aspirations in Punjab

We should not view the state through a ‘Khalistan’ prism. This is a diaspora obsession, which does complicate India’s international relations, but has little to do with improving livelihoods locally…

What now in US politics?

Post-shooting, Trump will get a ratings bump. Question is whether he will squander it by doubling down on the Iran war, misreading public mood again Only one thing is guaranteed,…

We are not the last step in terrestrial evolution

By Meena Om Renunciation is required to be centred in the inner, true being, detached from all expectations, desires and aspirations, which can culminate in a feeling of separation. To…