It has now been twelve years since the Narendra Modi-led NDA government came to power promising strong, decisive leadership and a “new India”. Yet a closer look at how the country’s basic institutions actually function- elections, schools, courts, police, and hospitals- reveals a different picture. Many old problems remain unfixed; in some cases they have worsened. These are not minor technical issues. They shape the daily lives of millions of ordinary Indians.

India today presents a striking contrast. On one hand, the country is building expressways, metro networks, airports, and digital infrastructure at an unprecedented pace. On the other, large sections of society remain trapped in centuries-old prejudices and feudal attitudes.

When Johannes Gutenberg invented the movable-type printing press in 1455, he could hardly have imagined a future where publishing a book would become so simple that almost every writer could become their own publisher.

Recently, Gujarat created history when a living donor's heart was transported in time through a Green Corridor using the Vande Bharat Express...

Agra's air remains toxic for most of the year. Every day, thousands of trucks, buses and other heavy vehicles travelling from north to south and east to west add to the city's pollution burden.

It sounds like a cruel joke. Yet that is the grim reality facing Agra. August has arrived with rumbling clouds and the scent of rain-soaked earth. Instead, the sky has worn a blank face. Farmers scan the horizon with anxious eyes, housewives count every bucket, and tube wells groan a little louder each day.