PoK, Aksai Chin Indian territories in US map: An unusual bonhomie?
US trade office shows PoK, Aksai Chin as Indian territory.Image Source : X/@USTradeRep By Devsagar Singh The US has shown an unusual bonhomie by showing PoK and Aksai Chin as…
Digital Obsession: Stealing Childhood, Mental Health and Lives
—By Lalit Gargg How frightening and deadly addiction to online gaming and immersion in the virtual world can become was starkly exposed by two separate incidents that occurred on the…
Budget 2026-27: A High-Stakes Bet on Industry as Private Citizens Feel the Pinch
TN Ashok / NEW DELHI In her record-setting ninth consecutive Union Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivered a blueprint that effectively doubles down on the government’s supply-side conviction: that what…
Ajit Pawar’s Legacy: Power, Controversy and an Era That Ended Too Soon
By Lalit Gargg This news is not merely about the passing away of an individual; it marks the sudden halt of an entire era in Maharashtra’s politics. When the confirmation…
World Is Heading Toward ‘Global Water Bankruptcy’
© UNDP/Ab Rashid Lalit Gargg— “Water is life” is not merely a slogan; it is the eternal truth of human civilization. Life itself is inconceivable without water. Yet the irony…
World Education Day: Rediscovering the True Purpose of Education
Lalit Gargg— World Education Day (JANUARY 24) is not a hollow celebration; it is an occasion for deep introspection—a moment to reflect on what education truly is, whom it serves,…
What Nitin Nabin’s Appointment Says About BJP’s Power Structure
By Devsagar Singh Forty-five-year-old Nitin Nabin’s elevation as the BJP’s national president has prompted debate within political circles, particularly following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remark that Nabin is now his…
A Decade of Start-Up India: Between Promise and Reality
By Andalib Akhter When the Indian government launched Start-Up India in 2016, it was presented not merely as a policy initiative but as a generational shift in thinking. Young Indians,…
Delhi World Book Fair Rekindles India’s Reading Spirit
By Lalit Gargg The nine-day congregation of books at the 53rd World Book Fair, held at Bharat Mandapam from January 10 to 18, 2026, has made one truth abundantly clear:…
Girl Child and Changing Conscience of Society
By Lalit Gargg There was a time when, across large parts of the world, the birth of a daughter was considered a burden. Her life was often ended in the…