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Women in the forefront

This week, two significant announcements impacting women's empowerment deserve attention on a global scale. The first is a groundbreaking move from the Vatican, which has appointed Sister Simona Brambilla as the prefect.

Lost art of waiting

In our hyper-connected world, waiting is increasingly seen as a flaw in the system rather than an inevitable part of life.

Closing Gaps

India is grappling with an increasingly stark divide between its rich and poor.

Threshold Crossed

The year 2024 will be remembered as a watershed moment in the fight against climate change. For the first time, global average temperatures exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels during the year.

Celebrating Youth

The world is currently facing a multifaceted civilizational crisis, characterized by social, economic, and environmental challenges. This crisis demands a revitalized approach to addressing the complexities of modern society.

Border Resolution

The latest meeting between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi represents a hopeful development in the on-going border disputes between India and China.

Lanka poll

Sri Lanka is approaching a critical juncture as it prepares for its presidential election on 21 September 2024.

Dystopian Nightmares

The American Dream is believed to be the national ethos of the United States. Of course, not all Americans agree. Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of Between the World and Me, says, historians conjured the American dream, Hollywood fortified that dream.

Is US $ debt or equity?

Money is power, freedom, a cushion, the root of all evil, the sum of blessings, so said the American poet Carl Sandburg. Since the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto created Bitcoin cyber-currency in 2009, techies today can create money, eroding the legal power of central banks to create fiat money.