T.N. CM Stalin calls for safeguarding press freedom

On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin noted that India has plunged to 151st place in the Global Press Freedom Index, stating that “the BJP regime fears questions.” “It raids newsrooms, jails reporters, and silences those who expose corruption, rights violations, and its majoritarian agenda,” he said in…

Saiva Siddhantha shaped Tamil identity through its emphasis on devotion: J.P. Nadda

Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare and BJP national president J.P. Nadda on Saturday released a special souvenir during the Sixth International Saiva Siddhantha Conference, near Chennai on Saturday | Photo Credit: S.R. Raghunathan Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare and BJP national president J.P. Nadda on Saturday (May 3, 2025) said ‘Saiva…

Ventilators worth ₹1.60 crore donated to Guntur Government hospital in Andhra Pradesh

In a significant boost to health-care infrastructure, ventilators worth ₹1.60 crore were donated to the Government General Hospital (GGH) in Guntur under the auspices of the Indian Red Cross Society, on Saturday (May 3, 2025). Additionally, the 80th batch alumni of Guntur Medical College (GMC) contributed a cheque for ₹29 lakh and facilitated the inauguration…

‘Twin Deficits’: A Tale of Fiscal Folly, Not Trade Failure

No notion in economics is responsible for more misunderstanding and misguided government policies than that of the “balance of trade” (or “balance of payments”).  Rightly ridiculed in 1776 by Adam Smith as “absurd,” the so-called “trade balance” supplies protectionists with cheap yet convenient cover for their destructive interventions. The main reason is language: Saying that…