The Asian Age

The war is fought amid literal fog on a largely monochromatic battlefield. The empire is grey; the enemy, white; deadly giant birds, black; blood, red; the female prisoners, whatever the colours of their skirts and scabbards, while the male ones get even less recognition

But the voice that dominated all conversation was of Komandur Santana Gopal. Some called him KS, others just Gopal. There was only one Gopal of any consequence in that city, at that time. He passed away on May 16, 2026, aged 74

What the Neet crisis exposes, more than anything, is the dangerous fragility of India's obsession with hyper-centralised examinations. What was sold as “One Nation, One Exam” has, in practice, become one nation, one catastrophic point of failure

This has come after several thousands of them felt that they got much lower marks than what they had expected leading to a disaster in their academic lives as these marks could impact their admissions...

“It becomes unbearably hot inside small garment factories with tin roofs. Several workers stopped reporting for work, and lost their jobs,” says Mr A. Aloysius, founder of Social Awareness and Voluntary Education (SAVE), a Tirupur NGO focusing on labour rights

For the past 12 years, India's diplomats have been operating under a Nehruvian carapace. We have been telling the world, particularly the democratic and developed nations, that we are secular, pluralist and liberal. That we respect human rights and individual liberties. This is of course false

The Centre’s eviction notice to the Delhi Gymkhana Club, the babus’ favourite watering hole, from its 27-acre spread in the heart of the capital is not an overnight act of muscle-flexing.

China immediately made demarches in all capitals, except India, seeking its cancellation

During its hearing on the cancellation of anticipatory bail, the Madhya Pradesh high court highlighted that some injuries found on Twisha’s body were caused before her death. These injuries were not from removing the body or taking it to the hospital. However, the court said that the sessions court had ignored the victim’s family’s allegations while granting bail

Reports say over 5.3 crore cases are pending across all Indian courts among which around 4.7 crore are in district and subordinate courts. The figure is roughly 62 lakhs in the high courts while the...