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April 17, 2025 4:37 PM

ISSF World Cup: Suruchi and Saurabh Chaudhary clinch gold

India’s Suruchi and Saurabh Chaudhary struck gold in style at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun in Lima, Peru, winning the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team title with a commanding 17-9 victory over China’s Yao Qianxun and Hu Kai. This marks Suruc...

April 17, 2025 4:12 PM

Centre seeks seven days to file reply in Waqf Act case

The Supreme Court on Thursday recorded the Centre’s request for more time to respond to petitions challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, informed the bench that a preliminary reply, al...

April 17, 2025 6:34 PM

Soft Power, Carved in Stone

This cultural momentum was on vivid display in June 2023, when Prime Minister Modi led a yoga session at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Performing pranayama on the UN lawn alongside diplomats and UN officials, Modi helped set a Guinness...

April 18, 2025 6:04 PM

The Urban Naxals: Understanding their Strategies and Tactics

PM Modi during his speech at Kevadia on October 30, 2024, while celebrating Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birth anniversary celebrations has remarked that, “As naxalism in ending in jungles, a new model of urban Naxals is raising its head. Today, ...

April 17, 2025 6:30 PM

Nudging Bharat: The Modi Model of Transformation by Engineering a Shift in Perception

The hands that held a broom on the ghats of Varanasi were also offering arghya to the sun in worship in the lap of the Ganga. Two moments, two acts—one symbolic, one sacred—both capturing an essential shift that Bharat has witnessed over the last...

April 17, 2025 6:10 PM

Migration in North-East and Inner Line Permit System

Northeast India often makes headlines due to conflicts and political tensions because of the rising influx of migrants within the states. We have heard of the case of Tripura and the heavy news of instability coming from Manipur very recently. For th...

April 17, 2025 3:29 PM

Timeless Tales, Modern Minds: Importance of Cultural Heritage and Children’s Contemporary Literature

In a world racing toward the future, where screens flicker faster than turning pages, storytelling remains a powerful tool for shaping young minds. Even in today's fast-paced world of instant visuals and fleeting attention, where things are often tak...

April 17, 2025 6:33 PM

Glitters of India’s Craft Heritage

Spotlighting the Tradition The world is left in awe of the scale and grandeur of the recently concluded Maha Kumbh 2025 at Prayagraj. The Maha Kumbh this year took place on the banks of the Ganga, which witnessed a record gathering of a multitude: s...

April 17, 2025 6:21 PM

Act East Policy and India’s North East

Over the years, India has recognized the importance of strengthening its ties with neighbouring regions to secure its place in the global arena. Consistent with this approach, India's foreign policy has traditionally been guided by a commitment to no...

April 17, 2025 6:07 PM

Returning India its creative cultural and spiritual soul

For a nation to go from conservatively occupying 25% of global GDP to not being able to feed more than 25% its people was an indigestible contrast. But such was the story of India. For centuries, India had been exploited for its riches. Treasures, an...

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