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February 27, 2025 2:51 PM

Ekta Ka Mahakumbh – the Dawn of a New Era

The Mahakumbh has successfully concluded in the holy city of Prayagraj. A grand Mahayajna of Unity has been completed. When the consciousness of a nation awakens, when it breaks free from the shackles of a centuries-old mindset of subjugation, it bre...

February 27, 2025 12:54 PM

Padmashree Moirangthem Muktamani Devi’s shoe business, inspiring people to focus on their strength and not weakness

Moirangthem Muktamani Devi from Kakching, Manipur, was raised by her widowed mother. She married when she was only seventeen and had four children. Thereafter, the family faced financial hardships. She started working in paddy fields by day and sold ...

February 22, 2025 3:57 PM

How do Germany’s federal elections work?

Germans go to the polls on Sunday in a snap election called after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-way coalition. This is how Germany's election system works: WHAT IS GERMANY'S HYBRID VOTING SYSTEM? Germany's reformed voting s...

February 20, 2025 7:12 PM

Questioning the Election Matrix of the CEC and Election Commissioners

“It is no use blaming the looking glass if your face is awry." - Nikolai Gogol The Election Commission of India is the apex constitutional body for conducting elections for the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, President, Vice President, and state legislatu...

February 11, 2025 5:29 PM

India and France: Charting a Course for Shared Prosperity and Security

India and France enjoy a strong bilateral relationship. Notably, France was the first country with which India launched its first-ever Strategic Partnership on 26 January 1998 to deepen bilateral relations. The strategic partnership completed its 25...

February 9, 2025 5:00 PM

Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025: PM Modi’s initiative to tackle exam stress breaks records with over 5 crore participants

Examinations often bring anxiety and stress to students and their families, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Pariksha Pe Charcha" (PPC) initiative has been changing that narrative. Set to take place at 11 AM on February 10, the 8th edition of PPC ...

February 8, 2025 1:03 PM

Delhi’s Political and Electoral Journey: Tracing National Capital’s Governance Evolution

Delhi, India’s present-day National Capital, began its modern administrative and political journey in December 1911, when the British colonial government shifted the country’s capital from Kolkata to the city. Under the British Raj, Delhi was gov...

February 7, 2025 2:46 PM

Budget 2025: How It Can Propel India on The Growth Path

Less than a week after the finance minister announced the budget, the Reserve Bank of India announced a rate cut, reducing the repo rate by 25 basis points. The synchronisation between the government and the central bank ensures that the temporary di...

February 6, 2025 4:27 PM

Tracing Delhi voter turnout: From the 1951 Legislative Assembly to 2025

Delhi recorded a 60.44% voter turnout in the 2025 Assembly election, which concluded yesterday, according to revised figures released by the Election Commission of India. When compared to past electoral data, this turnout is lower than that of the pr...

February 6, 2025 9:59 AM

What challenges could Trump’s order on transgender sports participation face?

U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order aiming to keep transgender girls and women out of female sports teams comes in the midst of a long-running legal controversy. Many states have instituted similar bans in recent years, sparking legal chal...

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