By Radhanath Swami Every festival carries a quiet power to shape our inner world. Beyond rituals and celebrations, festivals invite us to pause, reflect, and realign our lives with deeper values. Holi, celebrated with fire, colours, and glow of the full moon, is one such occasion. Beneath its outward joy lie timeless lessons about devotion,…
Gold wasn’t always the go-to option in times of crisis. That changed thanks to an American prez 55 yrs back Egyptians buried their boy king Tut 3,349 years ago. If he walked out of his tomb today, he’d be worth $20mn at least. Not bad for a born-again teenager. Tut’s wealth would lie entirely in…
When countries start a military mission, they give it a special name. These names are not random — they are chosen very carefully to send a strong message. For example, the United States called one mission Op Epic Fury, while Israel called its mission Op Lion’s Roar. The US wanted its name to sound powerful…
Once defeated candidates reclaim campaign gifts… Indian democracy has finally matured and now comes with a refund policy. Across parts of Telangana, defeated candidates in the municipal elections reportedly visited voters to reclaim campaign cash and gifts, unless the voters could prove that they exercised their constitutional right in favour of the gift-bearing political Santa….
Op Sindoor, Op Epic Fury…military operations’ names are meant to send big messages What’s in a military operation name? Quite a bit, actually. Despite being coordinated between America’s Pentagon and Israel’s Kirya, Washington and Tel Aviv have decided to use two separate op names for their Iran campaign – Op Epic Fury and Op Roaring…
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi first visited Israel in 2017, he broke new diplomatic ground as the first Indian Prime Minister to undertake a standalone bilateral trip to the Jewish state. That visit symbolised the culmination of a long, gradual shift in India’s West Asia policy — from hesitation and distance to open strategic engagement….
India’s Production Linked Incentive (PLI) programme has emerged as a major driver of manufacturing expansion, investment inflows and export growth, with tangible gains recorded across priority sectors. According to official data reviewed up to end 2025, the PLI schemes have led to actual investments of nearly Rs 2 lakh crore across 14 sectors. These investments…
People all over the world are right in praising India’s digital payments story. India is today a leader in digital payments because the entire ecosystem was built on three things: trust, modernisation, and compliance. The trust was achieved through public digital networks like UPI; modernisation was brought about through the use of real-time, API-driven architectures;…
Creating valuable and impactful content takes time – hours of research, drafting, and polishing to produce that one well-crafted article or blog post. Yet the way we write for a blog is entirely different from how we communicate on Instagram, WhatsApp, or in an email campaign. Each platform has its own rhythm, tone, and reader…
While much of the global economy has slowed under the weight of high interest rates, stalling commercial engines, and rising geopolitical uncertainty, India’s economy looks to be in rude health. According to a report by the BBC, growth was at a whopping 7.3 per cent in 2025, exceeding that of Europe, the US, and China….