"editorial"

Cancer care is inaccessible and expensive for the majority of Indians. The infrastructure for cancer treatment is limited to just about 100 towns and cities. While most of India's cancer patients stay in towns and rural areas, the bulk of healthcare resources are in larger cities

Bilateral relationships are nurtured not through diktats but through a shared understanding of each other’s economic realities

If India wants to stay in the global AI race, it must address the three missing pieces — talent, data, and research

Tourism, which is central to Uttarakhand’s economy, has fuelled rampant, often unregulated construction across the State

With the elected government already in place and the security situation firmly under control, there is no justification for delaying statehood further

Shibu Soren’s unflinching support for the Telangana cause, both morally and politically, stood as a symbol of regional solidarity and federal justice

The latest move by the three countries — the UK, France and Canada — to announce plans to recognise a Palestinian state reflects a growing sense of frustration over Israel’s brutal military campaign

United States President’s tariff war has virtually undone efforts put in by India-US to deepen their economic and strategic cooperation

Parliament missed a historic chance to show unity after the Pahalgam terror attack – a moment that could have sent clear message that India has drawn a new red line in the fight against terrorism

TCS layoffs signal major shift in tech hiring trends, challenging traditional mass recruitment models, amid AI disruption

With the world’s top court declaring that countries have binding legal obligations to protect the climate, climate justice is no longer just a moral demand— it is now a matter of international law

Strengthening the health infrastructure to address the needs of mentally ill people must get top priority from the central and State governments

The Maldivian leadership appears to have realised that a good relationship with New Delhi is an absolute necessity for their country

The sweeping access granted to the UK must not set a precedent for FTAs with larger economies like the EU or the US

Instead of treating obesity as an individual’s problem, intervention strategies must consider the family as a unit and promote healthy lifestyles

NISAR, a joint initiative of ISRO and NASA to launch the first Earth-observing satellite mission, demonstrates the country’s prowess in the space exploration sector

Though Jagdeep Dhankhar cited health reasons for his sudden decision to quit, the circumstances leading to his exit point to far deeper issues

New Delhi’s deepening cooperation with the Taliban reflects an acknowledgement of the evolving geopolitical reality in the subcontinent 

Fauja Singh’s death in a hit-and-run accident comes as a stark reminder of poor road safety and lack of traffic discipline in India

IIT-Kharagpur’s ‘Campus Mothers’ initiative — appointing female mentors from among the women residing on campus —shows a growing acknowledgement within elite institutions that student well-being can no longer be treated as an afterthought