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Bihar 2025: A Victory Built on Loopholes, Fear and Freebies

The NDA may have won, but the real victory was claimed earlier—through inducements, manipulated rolls, and institutional silence. Bihar’s result isn’t a verdict of voters alone; it’s a snapshot of dem

Fr. Gaurav Nair Fr. Gaurav Nair
24 Nov 2025

Whither India?

A generation once taught to trust India's institutions now watches them crumble. The Bihar result exposes a democracy on life support, where electoral rolls are manipulated, scrutiny collapses, and th

G Ramachandram G Ramachandram
24 Nov 2025

Articles

In a speech heavy on self-glorification and light on facts, Modi reshaped history to suit himself. The real shock was Tharoor's applause. When public thinkers start echoing power instead of challengin

A. J. Philip A. J. Philip
24 Nov 2025

While oligarchs grow unimaginably rich, institutions crumble and corruption mutates into a system-wide creed. The real scandal is not just the loot—it is a society so intimidated, polarised and distra

Mathew John Mathew John
24 Nov 2025

The Delhi blast shows how terror adapts while the State repeats familiar missteps. Intelligence gaps, punitive demolitions, and deepening alienation raise a tricky question: is India confronting terro

Jacob Peenikaparambil Jacob Peenikaparambil
24 Nov 2025

The verdict of the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court in the Presidential reference case is a severe blow to the federal principles of the Indian Constitution. A constitution bench of the Supreme

Joseph Maliakan Joseph Maliakan
24 Nov 2025

Thou dost the air of December, O Babasaheb, Tremble with thy memory. Out of each city, each village, each slum and dumb avenue, like waves upon Chaitya Bhoomi stand millions— Their tracks are suppl

Dr Suryaraju Mattimalla Dr Suryaraju Mattimalla
24 Nov 2025

Heaven begins wherever love becomes action. When we walk with the poor, listen to their cries, and share our blessings, we touch Christ Himself. Dilexi Te reminds us that compassion is not optional—it

Sr. Inigo, SSAM Sr. Inigo, SSAM
24 Nov 2025

India's future brightens when citizens embrace diversity, practise respectful dialogue, and act with conscience. Every small gesture of fairness and friendship strengthens the nation. True patriotism

Fr Soroj Mullick, SDB Fr Soroj Mullick, SDB
24 Nov 2025

All problems, if left unattended, either go away on their own or enlarge themselves to dangle like the sword of Damocles. So, the best way is to put our brains to proper use and find a solution.

P. Raja P. Raja
24 Nov 2025

Our strength has always been in those who think bravely and speak boldly. Let us not label them dangerous. Let us recognise them as the guardians of our freedom…

Robert Clements Robert Clements
24 Nov 2025

True worship begins where suffering is seen. We are confronted by one question: can any temple, devotion, or nation claim holiness while the poor remain unheard, unseen, and unprotected?

CM Paul CM Paul
17 Nov 2025

Tragedy forces the mind to wander into uncomfortable parallels. If past governments were grilled for lapses, why does silence reign today? Imagination becomes our only honest witness when accountabili

A. J. Philip A. J. Philip
17 Nov 2025

Denied constitutional justice and ecclesial equality, Dalit Christians stand in perpetual protest. Their struggle exposes a nation that brands caste as "Hindu" while practising it everywhere, and a Ch

John Dayal John Dayal
17 Nov 2025

Rising atrocities against Dalits on the one hand and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) ongoing attempts to integrate the Dalit community into their broader H

Jacob Peenikaparambil Jacob Peenikaparambil
17 Nov 2025

Skill India began as a bridge to opportunity but ultimately collapsed under its own pursuit of scale. Ghost trainees, fake centres and hollow certificates reveal a more profound crisis: a skilling eco

Jaswant Kaur Jaswant Kaur
17 Nov 2025

Political polarisation and the exportation of domestic exclusions have turned diaspora communities into flashpoints. Hindutva's global outreach and caste-based exclusion, which had long eroded India's

Thomas Menamparampil Thomas Menamparampil
17 Nov 2025

Behind India's booming fisheries stand migrant workers—people who cross states and seas for survival, yet receive little safety, welfare, or recognition. Their resilience sustains our blue economy; ou

Jose Vattakuzhy Jose Vattakuzhy
17 Nov 2025

These are advertisements that we often read in our dailies and watch with interest on our Android TV. They really inject venom but make us dance, sometimes with our family members. We rush to those pa

P. Raja P. Raja
17 Nov 2025

Until our opposition stops treating elections as clever games of combinations, of hurried alliances stitched only to topple others, and instead treats voters as thinking individuals, the ballot box wi

Robert Clements Robert Clements
17 Nov 2025

Zohran Mamdani's ascent to New York's mayorship signals a global shift towards compassion, inclusion, and social justice. His victory shows that we can still triumph over hate and authoritarianism and

Jacob Peenikaparambil Jacob Peenikaparambil
10 Nov 2025

At a time when Nehru's legacy is being vilified by the right-wing regime, it is vital to recall how his visionary policy of non-alignment and moral diplomacy elevated India's global stature, preventin

G Ramachandram G Ramachandram
10 Nov 2025

In honouring St John Henry Newman as Doctor of the Church, Pope Leo XIV rekindled a light that once guided Mahatma Gandhi. Across religions and continents, both men sought Truth amid darkness. They ar

Cedric Prakash Cedric Prakash
10 Nov 2025

The 5th brainstorming session aimed to combat the "Minority Syndrome" and tackle the challenges of postmodern, intolerant situations in the Indian context.

Francis Sunil Rosario Francis Sunil Rosario
10 Nov 2025

India's 8,000 empty schools expose a collapse of purpose. Education isn't about buildings or statistics - it's about learning, trust, and accountability. A school without students mirrors a nation for

Jaswant Kaur Jaswant Kaur
10 Nov 2025

As education faces the twin storms of digital disruption and cultural fragmentation, Salesian Higher Education is quietly charting a new course rooted in synodality, co-responsibility, and fidelity to

CM Paul CM Paul
10 Nov 2025

Children's Day is more than a celebration — it is a conscience. In a world where one billion children face poverty, abuse, or neglect, protecting them is a duty, not charity. A society that fails its

Fr. Royston Pinto, SJ Fr. Royston Pinto, SJ
10 Nov 2025

The tragic suicides of youths blackmailed with AI-generated images highlight a growing and urgent crisis. Digital literacy, vigilance, and empathy are now essential life skills. Parents, schools, and

Richa Walia Richa Walia
10 Nov 2025

Hilarious — and at times deeply troubling — claims are being circulated by some self-styled "andh-bhakts" to discredit the well-documented Mughal origin of the Taj Mahal. These attempts to recast it a

Balvinder Balvinder
10 Nov 2025

In this month of remembrance—when we honour the souls of the departed and contemplate the mystery of death—these thoughts come not as shadows, but as lanterns.

Prince Varghese Prince Varghese
10 Nov 2025

Is the coastal paradise in for a windfall? The news that efforts are on to give a big push to lighthouse tourism in Goa (Navhind Times, October 29) should lift up the sagging morale of those in the Go

Pachu Menon Pachu Menon
10 Nov 2025

Stop waiting for someone to open the door for you. Build the key yourself. Speak, study, work, and persist till your skill becomes impossible to ignore. And when that happens, the world will not see y

Robert Clements Robert Clements
10 Nov 2025

Once a unifying sport, cricket has been hijacked by politics and power. The BCCI now mirrors the regime's arrogance. Global bullying and stoking jingoism domestically have turned the gentleman's game

Mathew John Mathew John
03 Nov 2025

ML Satyan, a prophetic voice of conscience, lived and wrote for the poor and the Church's renewal. Fearless yet compassionate, he blended faith with activism, challenging hypocrisy and comfort while i

Jacob Peenikaparambil Jacob Peenikaparambil
03 Nov 2025

The Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of voter lists reeks of hidden motives. By demanding fresh citizenship proof and ignoring its own past rolls, it is disenfranchising minorities and

Joseph Maliakan Joseph Maliakan
03 Nov 2025

The Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal to update the 2026 voters' list has sparked political tension. Evidently, it is a BJP-backed bid to disenfranchise minorities

Isaac Gomes Isaac Gomes
03 Nov 2025

Migrants form the invisible backbone of India's cities, yet they remain politically voiceless and socially excluded. They are denied fair housing, healthcare, and even voting rights, written out of In

Fr. John Felix Raj & Prabhat Kumar Datta Fr. John Felix Raj & Prabhat Kumar Datta
03 Nov 2025

Once a Modi admirer, Sonam Wangchuk now languishes in jail under the National Security Act. The people of Ladakh, once promised empowerment, are silenced, jobless, and disenfranchised. They were betra

Chhotebhai Chhotebhai
03 Nov 2025

The Taj Mahal, a timeless symbol of love, is now a target of hate-fueled revisionism. Despite overwhelming historical evidence, right-wing propaganda persists in recasting it as a Hindu temple.

Ram Puniyani Ram Puniyani
03 Nov 2025

Trump missed the Nobel Peace Prize, for which he had ardently longed, making no secret of it and loudly claiming he had prevented 7 wars. The fact remains that he has been supporting the inhumanity of

Thomas Menamparampil Thomas Menamparampil
03 Nov 2025

I am in for correction. With a word like 'reaction,' we have no power to stop in the middle. We have to see things through to the very end. Moreover, it never works alone but in a chain. Reaction cann

P. Raja P. Raja
03 Nov 2025

From Harappa's drainage to Hampi's aqueducts, India once built cities in harmony with nature and purpose. Today's chaotic urban sprawl betrays that legacy. A single monsoon is enough today to expose t

Pachu Menon Pachu Menon
03 Nov 2025

Kudos to a young cricketer who batted for God. May more of us learn to play our innings the same way: with courage, with grace, and with gratitude. Because when you play for Him, you never get out ...

Robert Clements Robert Clements
03 Nov 2025