Bangladesh will export 1,200 tonnes of hilsa to India this Durga Puja, but the reduced quantity compared to previous years sparks curiosity about what lies behind the decision.
Security Council’s design embeds great-power dynamics: vetoes, persistent underrepresentation of the Global South, and rising alternatives like BRICS reveal its growing legitimacy crisis.
India’s stray dog challenge—26 million to 70 million street dogs—needs science-based humane interventions like sterilisation, vaccination, ABC programs, feeding regulation, and ecosystem understanding.
Parliamentarians vote today to fill India’s vice-presidential vacancy. NDA’s CP Radhakrishnan leads, while the INDIA bloc struggles to consolidate amid abstentions and procedural complexity.
Founded in 1925 by E.V. Ramasamy (“Periyar”), the Self-Respect Movement challenged caste and patriarchal norms, championing rationalism, gender equality, and social justice across South India and beyond.
