Opinion
The real face of Akbar, a third rate butcher…!
HIRA KAK
Akbar possessed a inordinate lust for women, just like his ancestors and predecessors. One of Akbar's motives during his wars of aggression against...
Glaring chinks in the Agnipath armour
It had been held repeatedly that the modernisation of defence forces is slowing down for want of funds since the revenue budget is disproportionately...
Ranjit Singh held his own against invaders
The British instantly assessed that Ranjit Singh wasn’t to be messed around with and hence the cost of curbing or confronting him could be...
Agnipath scheme needs to be more convincing
Short service is at best a quick fix for prevailing shortages in cadre strengths of officers and enlisted personnel. Making short military service compulsory...
What makes Jagannath Rath Yatra so special?
Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit
RathYatra or chariot festival is celebrated on 1st July in honour of Lord Jagannath who is one of the ten incarnations of...
National Statistics Day
Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit
June 29 has been designated as "National Statistics Day" one of the special days to be celebrated at the national level in...
On women’s rights, West takes a backward step and India shows the way
Smriti Irani
At a time of distressing furore on social media and on streets against near-total bans on abortion in the West, India's generous stance...
Redesign your inner home
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
What is home? Home is a place where you are at rest. Where you can be yourself and feel comfortable....
HISTORICAL CONNECT: Maharana Pratap, picture speaks more than a thousand words
HIRA LAL KAK
JAMMU: Sometimes, a picture speaks more than a thousand words. This picture depicts the map of India in 1590.
As can be seen,...
Critical task of employment generation missing
The workers look to government jobs to protect them from the insecurity of everyday life, but they draw a blank. Generalised economic distress has...