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Sunday, April 12, 2026
TopicReligious leaders

Topic: religious leaders

India’s endless loop of babas is powered by daddy issues, mythology. And now social media

Even after Asaram and Ram Rahim, why does India continue to be obsessed with the baba phenomenon? Part of this is basic daddy issues.

Why Prayagraj POCSO court had to step in to order FIR against religious leaders for ‘sexual assault’

Prayagraj POCSO court orders registration of FIR against 2 religious leaders accused of penetrative sexual assault on minors, pulling up local police and commissioner for alleged inaction.

All you need to know about the new ‘minister babas’ of Madhya Pradesh

One of them is a tech-savvy seer and another a former model who travels in SUVs. But all of them have been vocal about saving Narmada.

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Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.