[ad_1] Swami Avimukteshwaranand (PTI photo) Few controversies capture the complex overlap of faith, law and politics in India as vividly as the storm now surrounding Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati from Jyotish Peeth in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath.In recent weeks, the seer has found himself at the centre of a political and legal storm that stretches from allegations under … Read more
[ad_1] Is New Delhi recalibrating its approach to West Asia? The question has resurfaced after India’s notably cautious response to the latest escalation involving Iran. When the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on February 28, triggering retaliatory missile attacks across the region, several global powers reacted swiftly. India, however, avoided taking a … Read more
[ad_1] In a surprising turn of events, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha on Thursday in Patna. The sudden move has pushed Bihar into a major political shift while ending the tenure of the state’s longest chief minister.Nitish Kumar, who has served as Bihar’s longest-tenured chief minister for more … Read more
[ad_1] This image is used for representation purpose only (AI-generated) On 20 May 2011, it was a humid summer afternoon in Kolkata. Crowds gathered outside Raj Bhavan as Mamata Banerjee took oath as the first woman chief minister of West Bengal. The moment marked the end of a 34-year Left Front rule and the beginning … Read more
[ad_1] Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan condemned his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma’s “point-blank” video, terming it “communal hate mongering”. However, it was only weeks ago when he himself remained at the center of a controversy for supporting a communal statement in his state.Kerala’s Left has, for decades, projected itself as an ideological outlier in … Read more
[ad_1] Rajya Sabha member Sunetra Pawar, wife of late NCP chief Ajit Pawar, taking oath as Maharashtra’s first woman deputy chief minister at Lok Bhavan in Mumbai. Maharashtra politics has rarely been short of convulsions, but even by the state’s turbulent standards, the untimely demise of deputy chief minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief … Read more
[ad_1] Thackeray cousins (PTI photo/File) Another page was added to India’s political history on Friday, capturing the event that will echo through the corridors of power and serve as a reminder that even a slight strategic misstep can unravel a hold on power built over decades.Having first lost the father-founded Shiv Sena, Uddhav Thackeray has … Read more
[ad_1] One may easily regard oneself as no more than a speck compared to the universe. Thirteen and eight-tenths billion years after the Big Bang, the universe has expanded to such an extent that light, moving at its absolute speed, requires billions of years to traverse it. There are hundreds of billions of galaxies that … Read more
[ad_1] It’s easy to judge people who fell for scams. Many times, one simply thinks, “they should have known better”, label them foolish, naive, careless, or ignorant. After all, warnings are everywhere. Banks keep issuing alerts, digital platforms run awareness campaigns and news regularly reports on the latest frauds and cybercrimes.Yet, when one looks more … Read more
[ad_1] There are bad stoner movies, good stoner movies, and elite stoner movies. Harold and Kumar go to White Castle firmly falls in the third category, the first proper coming-of-age movies that shows that second-generation Asian-Americans are just as assimilated as other races and have the same American dream: getting high, meeting girls, and binging … Read more