Kalpana Sharma

4 days ago | timesnownews.com | Kalpana Sharma

As you sulk over the possibility of a cancelled summer holiday because of rising tensions between India and Pakistan, spare a thought for a woman whose reality looks very different. Her husband is not just reading about the tension, he’s living it, standing at the frontlines, guarding the nation. As you try to lighten up dinner conversations with jokes to drown out war talk, she’s putting on a brave face so her children don’t see the storm of fear in her eyes. The difference?

5 days ago | thenewsminute.com | Kalpana Sharma

India today is enveloped in a fog, the fog of war. It is so thick that we can neither see nor hear what is going on. We must wait patiently for someone in “authority” to tell us what is happening. Ever since the launch of Operation Sindoor on the night of May 6-7, when Indian armed forces launched nine precision strikes that targeted what were suspected to be terror outfits in Pakistan, Indian media – or at least some sections of it – has gone ballistic.

6 days ago | timesnownews.com | Kalpana Sharma

Memories of IC 814 and a Life Lost Too SoonFriday, 24 December 1999. It was a typical winter day and we were all looking forward to the weekend. As a convent student, I carried with me the cheer of a week filled with Christmas fervour at school. There was a sense of relaxation that evening — the joy of knowing we had no school for the next few days. Little did we know that a nightmare was about to unfold, one that would cast a shadow not just over our weekend, but for the next eight days.

6 days ago | timesnownews.com | Kalpana Sharma

The Double Screen Pandemic: Are You Slowly Losing Your Mind to It? How many of you are guilty of checking your phones, watching reels, or scrolling through Twitter while a movie or show plays in the background? The Double Screen PandemicAt a recent health event, a leading cardiologist called the habit of watching two screens simultaneously, the double screen pandemic (also known as second screening). It's not a clinical diagnosis, but the concern is real.

1 week ago | timesnownews.com | Kalpana Sharma

PM Narendra Modi monitored Operation Sindoor overnight. The name was picked by PM Modi to honour the women who lost their husbands in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. When life knocks you down, be it through personal loss, failure, or unexpected setbacks, responding with clarity and control is honestly easier said than done. In those moments, emotions tend to take over and our reactions can be impulsive. But how you choose to respond can actually change the course of what happens next.