The balance between free speech and social responsibility must be carefully maintained. Peerzada Masarat Shah India’s courts are once again confronting a difficult question: is the country doing enough to curb hate speech? The debate has resurfaced after legal petitions were filed over alleged communal remarks by Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Chief Minister of Assam….
Ahmad Ayaz The recent US–Israel military strikes on Iran have marked one of the most consequential escalations in Middle Eastern geopolitics in years. What began with a coordinated offensive by Washington and Jerusalem has not only widened the military conflict but also significantly impacted regional security dynamics, global energy flows, and long‑term strategic calculations across…
Mohammad Hanief As we are in the middle of the holy month of Ramadan, millions of people across the world are observing a period of disciplined fasting, spiritual reflection, and moral introspection. From dawn to dusk, food and drink are set aside—not as an act of deprivation, but as a conscious exercise in restraint. While…
Banking survives on capital, but it thrives on trust and trust is built by true leadership, not authority. Anil Kumar Sharma Last week, we had news of a suspected fraud at the Chandigarh branch of IDFC First Bank. Such incidents, even when isolated, shake the confidence of common people. Banking runs not merely on capital…
The question is not whether schools can afford to include it, but whether they can afford to leave it out. Gowher Bhat Imagine a classroom where children as young as six or seven are not just memorizing numbers or reciting facts, but are fully engaged in imagining, creating, and expressing themselves. A classroom where learning…
