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In March 2026, pendency at the Supreme Court exceeded 93,000 cases, the highest jump between any two years being the 12,000 cases added between March 2025 and March 2026. Pendency had stood at 61,142 in March 2020, meaning it has grown by roughly 50% in six years. As of December 31, 2025, 63,66,023 cases were…

Safe food practices involve much more than buying fresh produce and checking expiry dates. As the world marks World Food Safety Day on June 7, experts are highlighting several often-overlooked factors that can compromise food safety and increase the risk of foodborne illnesses. This year’s theme, “From burden to solutions – safe food everywhere,” focuses…

On the upper reaches of the Gangotri Valley, in the area of Dharali and Harshil, amidst glaciers, pristine waterfalls, and sheer cliffs, a magnificent and dense deodar forest flourishes, with 5 glacier-fed streams also flowing through the area. The girth of the 4,000 tall cedars indicates an age of at least 100 years. Interspersed are oak, chestnut, sea buckthorn, cypress, birch, and other rare…

Every year, the declaration of the JEE Advanced results produces a familiar national conversation around toppers, cutoffs, coaching institutes and admission prospects. This year, however, the more interesting story may not lie only in the rank list. It lies in what the results, when read alongside recent developments in AI, tell us about the changing…

We were checking out of a hotel in Singapore last year. Our luggage was down with the concierge, and we were waiting for our airport transfer. Ordinarily, we would have waited in the lobby, but it was full. A group of Indian travellers, just landed from des, had spread themselves across the sofas and were…

Bengali cuisine is more than a collection of recipes; it is a living expression of history, geography, culture, and memory. Shaped by the fertile plains of the Ganges delta, Bengal’s food reflects an intimate relationship with its rivers, seasons, and agricultural abundance. Fish, rice, mustard, and an extraordinary variety of vegetables form the foundation of…

Some parents are not failing. They are outnumbered by reality. When a child carries the weight of neurodevelopmental challenges, chronic illness, hospitalisation, or complex emotional needs, the gap between what a parent can give and what that child genuinely requires can feel like a wound that never fully closes. Parenting with chronic overload is not…

By Pratiksha Apurv We live in a time when algorithms express our thoughts, social media unsettles our emotions, notifications and alerts fracture our concentration. Yet we wonder why a collective anxiety shadows our daily lives. So, what is the cure and where lies the solution? Krishn explains in Gita, 10.31, “Pavanah pavatam asmi ramah Shastrabhritam…

Family vacations are perhaps one of the wisest investments parents can make, for the returns are immeasurable. Money spent on travel may disappear from the bank account, but the memories created remain permanently deposited in the hearts of children. The thought struck me while chatting with my thirteen-year-old granddaughter, an enthusiastic little globetrotter with sparkling…

Three obvious things you can do to save the planet? Stop driving, flying and…eating meat. Plenty of studies confirm this. But just because something’s obvious, doesn’t mean it’s doable. Car use hasn’t crashed despite cataclysmic warnings of climate change. Likewise, people won’t stop eating meat just because the sky is about to fall. In fact,…