Sciatica affects millions
Dr Ayush Sharma The Sciatic nerve pain, which is more than often shortened to a medical condition called Sciatica, entails symptoms of pain in the leg, little or strong numbness that begins in the lower back and then goes down to the buttock and towards the back of the leg. Generally, sciatica is believed to […]
Preparing for a knowledge economy

Dharmendra Pradhan When the Pradhan Mantri UjjwalaYojana (PMUY) was launched in 2016 under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, our greatest challenge then was reaching the last woman standing in the queue in remotest recesses of the country with LPG cylinders. With a dedicated workforce and tremendous political will, the success of PMUY and […]
Amarnath Yatra: Arduous journey towards peace
V K Magotra Kashmir, known famously as paradise on the earth is limping back to normalcy with all time high turnout of over 8 lakh tourists at present. Proper arrangements have been made by the Union territory of J&K for the smooth conduct of the pilgrimage of Shri Amarnath Shrine by placing men and sophisticated […]
Favoritism hurts

Mohammad Nadeem Parray Favoritism means giving preferential treatment to a person or a group, often at the detriment of others. Favoritism by a teacher in a classroom can take explicit or subtle forms. Some of the subtler forms can be – change in tone and demeanour while talking and reduced attention given to doubts raised […]
The Noble profession
Aubaid Ahmed Akhoon Nursing is a field that still has job opportunities today. A boy or girl who takes up regular nursing education is sure to get a job. Earlier, even the parents did not allow the girls to take up nursing. But after university level education we see that now boys are also adopting […]
The journey to achieve Moksha
Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit Rath Yatra or chariot festival is celebrated on 1st July in honour of Lord Jagannath who is one of the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu in Hindu mythology. RathYatra is a symbol of unity, brotherhood and peace. This is one of the most important festivals celebrated across India. Every year the Rath […]
Austere birthdays

N J Ravi Chander Among my earliest memories are accompanying my parents to the bustling Shivajinagar bazaar in Bengaluru for my birthday shopping. Our favourite haunt was the Old Poor House (OPH) Road, lined with small garment stores, which always seemed to be chock-a-block with people. Like most tiny tots, I fancied shirts bearing colourful […]
New global development partnerships
Asad Mirza US President Joe Biden on 26 June and the Chinese President Xi Jinping on 23 June have announced two new global initiatives at BRICS and G7 Summits, respectively. China v/s US Last week in his address on 22 June at the 25th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum and the next day, on 23 […]
Misusing Social Media
Abid Hussain Rather It is the basic essentiality of a civilized, cultured, and peaceful and an educated society that it’s each and every member should stay away from social evils and contrarily moral values should get the highest priority to flourish within the society. History is witness to the fact when the people of a […]
Why is self defence necessary?

Mushtaq Bhat Self defense is an act of defending or protecting any threat of grievous harm by the other. To protect oneself from violence is a basic human right and a person must be trained in order to have tools and skills needed to assess a dangerous situation. Self-defense implies that you are defending yourself […]