When Humiliation Hurts: Schools Must Put Children Dignity First
By Richa Pandey An 11-year-old Class 6 student in Virudhunagar, a Class 11 student in Faridabad, a 10-year-old girl in Delhi and a UKG child in Visakhapatnam — each became…
Healthcare: When the last-resort antibiotic fails
SHOBHA SHUKLA, BOBBY RAMAKANT A 20-hospital, 3-year ICMR study of over 150,000 patients finds that carbapenem drug-resistant infections are driving up both deaths and treatment costs A large multi-centre study…
Substance Use in Schools: Children Need Support, Not Stigma
By Richa Pandey Substance use among schoolchildren in India is often framed in extremes—either as a moral collapse or a law-and-order crisis. Both narratives overlook the child at the centre.…
From Tashkent to Bishkek: PM Modi’s Central Asian Strategic Pivot
SCO Summit Asad Mirza Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Bishkek for the 26th SCO summit carrying momentum from Tashkent today, where India and Uzbekistan sealed a uranium deal and…
NRC issue comes alive again in eastern India
Nava Thakuria Something interesting is happening in north-eastern region as Manipur starts agitating for updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC, 1951), the Supreme Court of India admitted a petition…
Why India Lags on Global Nutrition Label Standards
Companies comply abroad but block reforms at home By Andalib Akhter & Javed Akhtar India’s long-running battle over front-of-pack health warnings is entering a sharper phase, pitting public-health advocates against…
Ram Puniyani: Voice of India’s Pluralistic Conscience
Irfan Engineer On 25th August, Dr. Ram Puniyani completed his 81 years. After its founding chairperson – Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer – he has been the longest serving Chairperson of…
India @ 80: Manual Scavenging still an Unfinished Battle for Dignity
Andalib Akhter Eighty years after Independence, India continues to grapple with the shameful persistence of manual scavenging, untouchability, slavery, and patriarchy. Despite constitutional guarantees of equality and dignity, thousands of…
The Road to Developed India Begins in the Classroom
Photo: CRY — Lalit Garg India is moving forward with an ambitious resolve to become a developed nation by 2047. A teacher, crumbling walls and shrinking government schools—can the dream…
The Administrator Behind Jamia’s New Momentum
By Prof (Dr) M Rahmatullah, AJKMCRC, JMI Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) is currently experiencing a phase of renewed institutional energy, shaped by the leadership of Vice-Chancellor Prof Mazhar Asif. A…