Land-Grabbing Vultures Circling Over Gaza
Israel and the Palestinian Hamas Movement recently agreed to implement the first phase of the Gaza Ceasefire Deal on the basis of US President Donald John Trump‘s 20-point peace plan […]
Two Tales Of Love, Tears & Struggle
Israel has started withdrawing troops from different parts of the Gaza Strip as the ceasefire began on October 10, 2025. Although the ceasefire has brought temporary relief to millions of […]
Between State & People
By Yogendra Yadav When was the last time we had a book of such breadth and depth on Indian politics? I asked myself this question as I finished reading Partha […]
Cleopatra-Era Port Discovered
The death of Cleopatra VII, the last ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt who passed away on August 10/12, BCE 30, still remains a mystery. While some scholars hypothesise […]
Starving Children Compelled To Eat Animal Feed
Sudan has been ravaged by civil war for nearly three years. The last hospital in the city of Al Fashir (or El Fasher, the capital city of North Darfur) has […]
Witnessing Afterlife Experiences
The curiosity about an afterlife is a universal and persistent human interest, fuelled by religious beliefs, philosophical inquiries and the profound mystery of what happens after death. Many people do […]
On Purity Of Blood
In Jane Austen‘s 1814 novel Mansfield Park, Edmund Bertram tied the nuptial knot with Fanny Price. They were cousins who grew up together. Consanguineous marriage is common, as well as […]
Stepping Beyond The Rule Of Law
In Gaza City, the announced plan over the next 48 hours is for genocide against its one million inhabitants. Reuters reported on September 17, 2025: “The Israeli military said on […]
An Assassination & Aftermath
The assassination of Charles ‘Charlie’ James Kirk (October 14, 1993 – September 10, 2025), the American right-wing political activist, author and media personality who co-founded the conservative organisation Turning Point […]
Boundless Ocean Of Politics 