Author: Eva Benerjee

As the sun sank beneath the horizon on this Tuesday, January 13, 2026, the cold winter night across North India was alight with amber and gold. From the sweeping wheat fields of Punjab to the crowded terrace gardens of Delhi, bonfires crackled and smoke from roasting corn hung heavy in the winter night air as Lohri, the year’s first major harvest festival in India, was celebrated. But Lohri 2026 is here, not just as another date in the calendar butalive with a testimony of resilience, community and eternal rhythm of Mother Earth. This year’s observations carry particular resonance. As the world enters a more…

India’s space fraternity, which is used to the clockwork precision of its “workhorse” Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), breathed easy on Monday morning when it finally pulled off what had initially appeared impossible; in this ordeal was a rare touch of anxiety. A technical malfunction on the PSLV-C62 mission, launched on January 12, 2026 carrying the primary EOS-N1 (Anvesha) and 15 other co-passenger spacecrafts has put the final mission status under doubt. The roar of the vehicle as it blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 10:18 am IST was perfectly normal and so was its liftoff, but…

Thanks to digital silos and self-absorbed ambitions, in an increasingly atomised world the issue of “how to care for others” can come across as one more moral imposition interrupting our glorious journey towards the realisation of individual desires. But the 19th-century philosopher-monk Swami Vivekananda gave us a blueprint that turns ethics into not rules but an awakening to reality. He doesn’t ask us just to be “good”; his philosophy requires that we widen the sphere of our self until phrase, “I” is, no longer a prison but becomes a bridge into all humanity. To Vivekananda, ethics is the science of expansion. The evolution from…

The shadow of war is growing over the Middle East this January as President Donald Trump announced that America is considering “very high” options in response to the crisis that continues to unfold in Iran. In comments made to reporters on Air Force One late Sunday, January 11, 2026 night, the President hinted a move away from diplomatic pressure and towards involvement when he said that a “red line” had been crossed as the death toll in nationwide protests continues to rise. This is a turning point in the 2026 Iran crisis. The Islamic Republic has been roiled by its largest protests in…

On January 12 every year, India stops to mark the birth anniversary of one of its greatest spiritual and intellectual leaders Swami Vivekananda. Celebrated as National Youth Day, this moment is a strong reminder that power to transform the world is in the strength and character of an individual. Vivekananda was no ordinary monk; he was a link between the unbroken wisdom of the East and the scientific temperament of the modern West. 2026 and his words still speak as a map for the generation struggling in a world that moves too fast, through digits. If you want inspiration for yourself or searching for something…

New tech was shown at CES 2026, the big electronics show that happens every year. A lot of people who use Apple laptops might change how they do things with their computers after seeing this. People who have always wanted touch control but never saw it from Apple will really like this. What the Add On Does At CES 2026, a company showed off the Magic Screen, a device that can be attached to a MacBook’s screen and lets you touch it like a tablet. It attaches to the laptop with magnets that line up with the screen’s sides and…

Luxury handbags are more than just useful items; they’re also fashion statements that show off your style and self-assurance. Trends in handbags are changing in 2026, with a mix of classic style and big, new ideas. Women all over the world are picking out pieces that make a statement and stand out, from simple, beautiful designs to fun shapes. More on the top luxury handbag styles that people are really interested in this year. 1. Bold mini bags—small but powerful It’s still popular to carry small wallets in 2026. Even though these bags are small, they make a strong fashion…

A crucial step for infrastructure development and urban transportation has been taken as the Uttar Pradesh Avas Vikas Parishad (UP Housing Board) has green signalled a budget of ₹51 crore towards the construction of the second bridge on Hindon River. This decision is likely to change the way of everyday commuting for thousands of residents in the trans-Hindon part of Ghaziabad and will connect with Siddharth Vihar township, which is witnessing a steep rise in population, Indirapuram and Vasundhara. Busting the Backup: A Four-Lane Resolution The crossing near the Hindon barrage has remained a trouble spot when it comes to traffic jams for years.…

Stepping up the momentum of the Fit India Movement, Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya took to the streets of New Delhi on Sunday, January 11, 2026. Attending the 56th episode of “Fit India Sundays on Cycle”, the Minister transformed a morning workout into a reflective discourse on leadership, community and national aspirations for 2047. Accompanied by the boisterous audience of “Viksit Bharat Young Leaders” from all over the country, the Minister rode on from Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium heading a large group with some of India’s top sporting legends such as Pullela Gopichand and Leander Paes as…

January 11, 2026: In a historic demonstration of cultural esteem and national pride Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over the “Shaurya yatra” at Prabhas Patan in Gujarat. The procession was the grand finale to a four-day event, Somnath Swabhiman Parv, that was organized exclusively to pay tribute to tens of thousands of warriors who over more than a millennium laid down their lives defending the holy Somnath Temple from repeated foreign invasions. The yatra was a living bridge between India’s tumultuous past and resilient present, exactly 1,000 years after the first recorded attack on the temple by Mahmud of Ghazni in 1026 and…