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There are certain articles in a journalist's life that one never wishes to write. This piece on the untimely death of Tripura Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag Dhankar ( 1994 Batch IPS) is one such painful article. To me,…

Poonam Sharma The Nation Wept: The Silence of the Heir Apparent During the darkest hours of modern Indian history, when the country was reeling from the horror of the Nirbhaya rape and murder in December 2012, the streets of Delhi echoed…

By Swami Srirama Charana Aravinda Dasa India is running an unintentional controlled experiment at a national scale — and the early results should alarm policymakers far more than a 1.5 fertility rate already does. Two India, Two…

By Swami Srirama Charana Aravinda Dasa There is a verse in the Srimad Bhagavata Purana describing Kali Yuga with unsettling precision: "Men will no longer desire children, for they will see them as burdens rather than blessings; the…

Poonam Sharma Microchips and artificial intelligence are among the components most crucial to the next wave of technological transformation. Now, India is making a bold $17.2 billion investment in semiconductor manufacturing, and sending…

Prof. M.M. Goel & Dr. Mayank Goel CEO, Finagle Financial Services, Gurugram The vision of Viksit Bharat 2047 calls for more than rapid economic growth. It demands ethical leadership, sustainable development, responsible corporate…

Poonam Sharma  Once regarded as a promising economic contender in South Asia, Bangladesh is now facing a banking crisis of unprecedented proportions. As of March 2026, around one-third of all loans given by Bangladeshi banks have turned…

Just think of real life circumstances where a visually impaired student may struggle to pursue higher education due to the high cost or limited availability of screen-reading software and accessible learning materials. Similarly, a…

Poonam Sharma  The murder of Ketan Agarwal is already a case full of intrigue and the revelation that has come to light will turn the very basis of their investigation on its head. The second mobile phone, which appears to have been…

Poonam Sharma Soundala has seized the nation's imagination in a tiny village in the heart of Maharashtra. Soundala, recently recognized as India’s first caste-free village, is not only making history, but revitalizing an ancient Hindu…