Why should social service depend on foreign money? Those opposing the FCRA Bill need to answer this basic question first. Has India become so poor that every school, hospital, shelter or welfare project must look abroad for funding? Why cannot Indians support social causes through local donations, corporate contributions and our own resources? And why this sudden anxiety over tighter scrutiny of foreign funds...

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.