Bring them back: Sending four ministers to evacuate students from Ukraine makes sense. Coordination is the key

GoI on Monday announced that four of its ministers, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Hardeep Puri, Kiren Rijiju and VK Singh, will travel to countries on the western border of Ukraine to enhance the coordination mechanism in place...

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Bullying is rife: So is schools’ penchant for dismissing it as harmless even when it is not

School educators everywhere struggle to spot bullying before it escalates. What is specially indefensible in the case of a teenaged student’s suicide in Faridabad last week, is that his mother says she made repeated complaints...

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Climate must become a poll agenda: Latest IPCC report is another big warning to India’s political leaders

The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) cautions that humans and natural ecosystems are now pushed beyond their adaptation limits due to climate change. India is highly vulnerable and will need...

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All about nothing: In games wives and husbands play, winning is very elusive

Of the most dangerous uses of single words the most devastating is when you turn to your wife who is looking like thunder and you shortsightedly say what’s wrong and she says, nothing. That ‘nothing’...

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Shivaratri, the blissful night for evolution

By Vijay Hashia Shivaratri is a blissful night for devotees. On this night, Shiv bestows His grace through the cosmic dance of fusion – Shiv with Shakti – leading to evolution and transformation. Shiv is...

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Perils of ignoring operational risks in NSE

With rising dependence on technology and skills of human resources, organizations are exposed to operational risks. Effective institutionalization of systemic controls, reinforcing internal checks and balances will be essential to mitigate the burgeoning operational risk...

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Digital payments: Accelerating growth in the retail sector

The growing importance of digital payments: As Covid-19 catches a breath and economy opens up, the retail sector is standing up back on its feet. Its greatest enabler in this restoration has been digital payments....

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From the Annals of Annihilation: Putin’ the fear of nukes into us

Considering we live only a few miles from the center of the US Capital, a full-scale nuclear war will likely vaporize us in quick time. Such bleak thoughts have crossed my mind occasionally, but Sunday’s...

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Save the world from war, spread meditativeness

By Osho Only one thing can save the world from the coming war – which will be a total war – this is going to destroy the whole of life on the earth. Trees, birds,...

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Implications of geopolitical risks – Russia – Ukraine War

When the world is still grappling with the catastrophic impact of coronavirus, the geopolitical risks have unexpectedly exacerbated due to invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces. The crisis comes at a time when the whole...

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How the Indian judiciary can get out of the tareekh-pe-tareekh mode

With Covid-19 slowly receding, expectations for normalcy are on the rise again. India’s dream of sustained high GDP growth, in the 8-9% range, is also back on the horizon. GDP growth percentage was high in...

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Ukraine will upend Sitharaman’s dream budget

Far from condemning Russia for invading Ukraine, some Indians admire it. One person asked me: “Why can’t we be like Russia and invade Pakistan-occupied Kashmir?” He saw nothing immoral in it. An amoral answer is...

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Importance of protein

A balanced diet comprises macronutrients, which are carbohydrates, proteins and fats, micronutrients called vitamins and minerals and the non-nutrient part of diet which is fibre. Carbohydrates and fats are the main energy providers and protein...

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India can leverage water treaty to pressure Pak on terrorism

One paradox in Asia stands out: China, by occupying the water-rich Tibetan Plateau, dominates Asia’s water map, yet it refuses to enter into a water-sharing treaty with any neighbour. But water-stressed India has a water-sharing...

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India’s doctor deficit: Let’s not use band-aids for bullet wounds

The ongoing political crisis in Ukraine has a small sub-plot that links to India’s education policy self-goals. Multiple news reports claim that there are nearly 18,000 medical students in Ukraine. Indian medical students are also...

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It’s not easy to forgive or forget

We all make mistakes, sometimes even deliberately. It’s all part of being human and fallible and the experiences and repercussions make us stronger and wiser. It’s often said, “to err is human, to forgive, divine”,...

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Putin, Rasputin & Pravda (truth)

How does one explain the medieval throwback, the horror unfolding in Ukraine? Is Putin’s paranoia the sole reason? Is there something ineluctably ‘Russian’ in such brazen aggression? Can a culture that gave the world Chekhov,...

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Putin gambles, Biden scrambles: But for all the questions on US policy, on Ukraine, India should back Washington

In a series of 2015-16 interviews to the American filmmaker Oliver Stone – a 20-hour conversation spread across two years – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin recalls a time he broached the subject of Russia joining...

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Diversify, finally: Dependency on Russian arms no longer viable

As has been widely noted, US sanctions on Russia are likely to have severe implications for India’s defence supplies. Military platforms of Russian-origin constitute at least over 50% of India’s overall military assets and cut...

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Papa don’t preach: Women’s right to marry freely is still under attack

Jab miya biwi razi, toh kya karega qazi. That pithy observation is of course ignored not just by many parents in India, but by so called communities as well as netas. Love jihad laws and...

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Social media is no good even if we want it to be: Tweets don’t change anything

Social media can provoke and sustain protest in remarkable ways. Hashtag activists are all around us, fighting for their causes. And yet, their efforts don’t seem to cohere into any real transformation. The Quiet Before:...

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Dancing Shiv, the centre of the Universe

By Neena Nair Art, like love, defies definition. It can best be understood in terms of its impact alone. Take the image of Dancing Shiv, for instance. Nataraj, the Lord of Dance, has been the...

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The Russia effect: Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has bleak implications diplomatically & economically. India won’t escape them

Never mind Moscow’s wordplay, Vladimir Putin has invaded Ukraine. While energy-rich Russia won’t mind oil and gas prices shooting up, in part because it has customers other than the West, for example, China, and Putin...

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A bad guarantee: Rajasthan’s move to revert to defined benefit pensions is imprudent and unfair

Rajasthan government’s budget proposal on guaranteed pensions turned the clock back on two decades of pension reform. It’s a bad idea that threatens to spread as a similar promise is one among the many made...

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Nawab Malik & BJP-MVA Maharashtra battle: Coming Mumbai corporation polls will be first test of the political impact of NCP leader’s arrest

In Maharashtra, if Maha Vikas Aghadi minister Nawab Malik is in BJP crosshairs today, the roots of this go back to at least the 2019 elections. When BJP secured the highest number of seats –...

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Spool loops: Make pals with palindromes or words, phrases and numbers that are the same when reversed

Bunny had a very special birthday this week, and she was very excited about it, as was I. What was special about her birthday was that the date of it read the same forwards and...

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Speak lovingly, think lovingly, act lovingly

By Avatar Meher Baba The best of all forces, which can overcome all difficulties, is the love that knows how to give without any need to bargain for a return. There is nothing that love...

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Laws and regulations passed and back tracking thereafter

A question that we need to ask ourselves in India for the sake of effective implementation of Laws, Rules and Regulations is – ‘how serious are we in implementation?’.  Are powerful vested interests and fear...

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Good cyber habits to thwart ransomware attacks

Ransomware: The malicious phenomenon that has catapulted cybercrime to Numero-Uno crime syndicate in the world, easily surpassing syndicates like narco trafficking. The year was 2016–2017, the saga unfolded straight from Hollywoodesque sci-fi potboiler. Hactivists in...

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The Kyiv quandary: Question for India: Will US view China threat differently if Russia becomes its main concern?

In international relations, balancing what you say and do cumulatively defines what you stand for. Responses to the situation in Ukraine indicate that most key actors have said much and done some too. By any...

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Slash fuel taxes: GoI has fiscal cushion. Inflation needs to be fought and consumption, supported

Soon after the geopolitical situation in Ukraine worsened, the Indian basket of crude touched $97 a barrel. The effect will be felt in days to come. On paper, India shifted to daily pricing of petrol...

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Dravidian question: Stalin is now positioned to play a bigger role in national politics. But which way will he lean?

Nine months after winning the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, DMK has pushed AIADMK further to the backfoot in urban local body polls, potentially strengthening chief minister MK Stalin’s hand in national politics. DMK’s landslide victory...

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School education matters more than school uniform: Our goal should be to ensure that young Muslim women have greater say in their own future

What is likely to happen if, after all the protests and legal battles, Muslim women in Karnataka are not allowed to wear the hijab in educational institutions? Will they give up their veils, put coconut...

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Poha politics: The humble chevda moves from beaten rice to beaten netas 😊

Maharashtra isn’t among the poll-bound states but the state of its politics is as much of a finger-pointing, thoo-thoo, mean-mean, blame-shame arena as those in the throes of the electoral dice. In the latest slugfest,...

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Living in gratitude is a way to be at peace

By Dada JP Vaswani A wife and mother of four children sighed as she faced the kitchen sink after dinner. It was overflowing with dirty dishes which she had to wash, dry and put away....

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Russian roulette: Putin breaks global norms. But economic costs of any further escalation will be big for everyone

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to recognise the independence of two separatist areas of Ukraine’s eastern Donbass region – Donetsk and Luhansk – has ratcheted up tensions in Europe and set a dangerous precedent. Russian-speaking...

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Wrong call: PIL on enforcing fundamental duties shouldn’t have been entertained by SC. Making laws is Parliament’s job

The Supreme Court is hearing a PIL that seeks to legally enforce fundamental duties and has issued notice to the Centre and states. But this PIL should have been junked at the admission stage itself....

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‘We need IMF-mediated debt restructuring’: How sovereign borrowing, populism and forex controls fuelled Sri Lanka’s economic crisis

Sri Lanka is today facing dire economic circumstances. Ranga Jayasuriya, researcher and former senior fellow at Institute of National Security Studies, Sri Lanka, spoke with Rudroneel Ghosh about what led to the mess: How have...

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Cherish the atypicality: It’s not our similarities but our dissimilarities that make us who we are

I’m perplexed by the continuing and escalating hijab controversy. Obviously it’s not the head scarf itself which is at the centre of the dispute. Head coverings of various kinds are common in several communities. Sikh...

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Two questions worth asking yourself this year

By Rajiv Vij Many of our conversations these days revolve around reminiscing the pre-Covid life and how much the world has changed since. However, while a lot has changed, at a deeper level we remain...

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The enduring legacy of Sridevi!

Kamala is a 56-year-old house help toiling in a multi-rise apartment in upscale Juhu in Mumbai. An ardent devotee of Sridevi, she stops by in awe whenever a Sridevi song or film is playing on...

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Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence: A futuristic approach to employee engagement

Employee engagement trends transform as the generations change in the workforce. Consequently, the tools or solutions to engage and retain employees and measure and enhance their engagement levels are also changing. As per some of...

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UGC gets bold: Online courses from autonomous colleges are an excellent idea. But institutions must do the prep

UGC’s plan to allow nearly 900 autonomous colleges figuring in top-100 ranks in the NIRF subject rankings or having NAAC-grade higher than 3.26 to offer online degrees from the next academic session promises to be...

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‘1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with it in their lifetime’: How the discovery of a gene fusion that is completely specific to prostate cancer, can help

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded this year’s Sjoberg Prize in cancer research, worth $1 million, to Dr Arul M Chinnaiyan, for his discovery of the fusion gene responsible for more than half...

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Democratic much?: Trudeau uncle did go full Darth Vader on protesters but let me defend it

Justin Trudeau, the PM of Canada, is the inspiration for what a democratic leader should be, charming and cute and sugar and spice and everything nice, or at least that’s what my social media timeline...

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Advaita Vedanta’s prescription for mind control

By John Hierl Moksha consists in realising Brahmn as the transcendent essence of everything. Before seeking contemplation on the Supreme Truth, the control of mind is of utmost importance. We may understand what is at...

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The genius of Modi’s foreign policy

In his own words, the prime minister says that some people consider him as “Gujarat ka gadhaa (donkey)”. Well, he has proven to be a genius in foreign policy. Much was expected of Modi on...

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The shadow work of goodness

“The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness” His Holiness Dalai Lama Goodness is the presence of sheer joy and being in the now. Goodness comes with responsibility and happiness....

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Can emerging tech help reduce the impact of future pandemics?

Pandemics and endemics are here to stay. With each new breakout, we are learning new ways of tackling and managing unforeseen health crises that can endanger millions. To combat pandemics like COVID-19, administrative authorities and...

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Kashmir’s mainstream politicians are a farce, they don’t care about Kashmiris

Politics in Kashmir has always been marred with double standards as the political arena always felt the want of leaders who would work for the consolidation and strengthening of the Kashmiri society. It has been...

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For India, the reality of 5%: Why recent high growth numbers will not be sustainable for either this country or the world

A hot spurt for global growth is generating breathless headlines. India is on pace to be “the world’s fastest growing large economy” and France is posting its “strongest growth in 52 years”. President Joe Biden...

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2024 is far away: State poll results are important. But recently they have been poor predictors for national polls

Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao’s meeting with Maharashtra counterpart Uddhav Thackeray and NCP supremo Sharad Pawar represents another attempt by regional parties to find answers to BJP’s national dominance. Meanwhile, the ongoing five-state assembly...

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Paradiso lost: Shabby construction is taking a toll across urban India, as municipal regulators sleep on their job

As challenging as the long haul to take possession of one’s home can be in India, the multi-storeyed cave-in at Gurgaon’s Chintels Paradiso complex highlights what home-buyers are up against even afterwards. Even as two...

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After 2 years, case for returning to office this March – Human interaction is the key fuel for every organisation, and we are running short on it

Work-office routine as we knew it consisted of a series of daily rituals. Dress codes, the commute, the exchange of pleasantries at the workplace, informal banter, meetings, bonding with colleagues over tea and coffee, discussions,...

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Dress code for girls: XX chromosome comes with its own wardrobe, which schools soberly monitor

The devil may wear Prada, but schoolgirls in India don’t. Female fashion in classrooms is set by moth-eaten school manuals and high-fiving parents and principals. It all begins at the school gate, where a snitch...

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What you’re longing for is also longing for you

By Sumit Paul While reading Persian mystic Jalaluddin Rumi, I stumbled upon a soul-gladdening thought that made me pause and go into a state of trance: ‘Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’ve been with each...

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The wrong mountain, all along!

It may so happen in our lives that an ecstatic and successful life comes crashing down, all at once. Even when practically nothing has changed, we start to feel empty. Something seems out of alignment. ...

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What the attack on a historian tells us about liberals

At an informal gathering of students and academics of Delhi University last week, a young man teaching Hindi literature in a college spoke angrily of the problems he and his colleagues had repeatedly encountered. The...

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Why it is too early for government to bet big on green hydrogen

Industrialists have delightedly hailed the government’s new green hydrogen policy offering incentives to produce 5 million tons of hydrogen by 2030. India already produces solar and wind energy more cheaply than new thermal power. But...

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Do you regret missed opportunities

It is said that greater than the regret of making mistakes is the regret of not seizing the opportunities we missed. Richard Branson once said, “opportunities are like buses, they keep coming”, so the question...

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Goodbye stability! The cracks are back in Punjab politics

Punjab votes today not merely to elect its new government, but also to indicate its political trajectory from hereon. Whatever the verdict on March 10, the entire process could prove to be as critical as...

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China could use Russia’s cyber and hybrid war playbook against India

In recent weeks, geopolitics experts and strategic thinkers in India have been focused on what the military standoff in Ukraine will mean for India. In addition to a potential increase in oil prices, the conversation...

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Strategic choice: India is right not to pick a side on Ukraine

It appears that India is under some pressure from the US to take a clear stand on the Ukraine crisis. Hitherto New Delhi has rightly maintained a fine balance, sticking to its stated position in...

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Let teens love: Stop Pocso persecution of consenting adolescents

An unintended and unjust consequence of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012,  is its widespread persecution of teenage lovers. This law raised the age of consent from 16 to 18 years, while...

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English vinglish or the politics of language: England’s mother tongue & globalisation

Today, English is as close to a common tongue as there has ever been, with 1.5 billion speakers, and non-native speakers hugely outnumbering native speakers. The Rise of English: Global Politics and the Power of...

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‘Bilateral trade will be $100 billion in 5 years’: Trade ministers of India, UAE write on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

Piyush Goyal & Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi As we look back on 2021 and forward through 2022, it is clear that our two nations are at a historic inflection point. The UAE is celebrating...

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How to give your best when you need it most

By Jaya Row The Bhagwad Gita is about the ability of the underdog to achieve the impossible against all odds. The world demands excellence, peak performance from you 24/7. It is not enough for a...

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Appeal to the appeals system: Changing how judges, lawyers work is key to cutting delays in HCs hearing criminal cases

Last week, the Allahabad high court decided a criminal appeal filed four decades ago, acquitting the accused Raj Kumar of all charges. The crime had occurred in 1981, the judgment of the sessions court convicting...

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House that? Shockingly low legislature sittings can’t go on. Leaders must understand the quality of democracy is at stake

Data crunching by this newspaper shows state legislative assemblies averaged just 30 sittings a year over the past decade. Anecdotally familiar, this devaluation of legislative democracy is still shocking when framed by data. All the...

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Coast to coast: Points person for maritime security comes 14 years after 26/11. Challenges from high seas even greater now

In a welcome but surreally-delayed move, GoI has finally appointed the country’s first National Maritime Security Coordinator (NMSC) to ensure effective coordination among multiple agencies dealing with threats from the high seas. Vice-Admiral (retired) G...

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‘China will try to intervene in our electoral process’: Why the Philippines is buying BrahMos missiles from India and wants the Quad to step up

The Philippines recently inked the first foreign purchase order for the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from India. This comes at a time when the Asean nation’s ties with China have become complicated. Renato Cruz De...

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US Strategy On Indo-Pacific: It opens the door for greater India-Taiwan cooperation

The release last week of the US strategy paper on the Indo-Pacific lucidly laid out Washington’s current approach to this part of the world. Recognising that the region is indeed emerging as the economic engine...

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Tropic of unicorn: A legendary creature lends its name to entrepreneurial enterprises that create legendary wealth

In Greek, Roman, and early Christian mythology the unicorn was a magical, horse-like animal with a long horn on its forehead. Its horn was highly prized in the belief that if turned into a drinking...

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Culture is not fixed, it keeps changing with time

By Farida Khanam These days, the burqa or purdah is in the news. People generally hold it to be an integral part of Islam, but it is not. The burqa or purdah is a part...

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I for international?: IITs expanding abroad is a good idea. But setting domestic house in order is a prerequisite

In higher education, IITs are widely seen as crown jewels of India. So, IITs being in talks to open up outposts in Britain makes sense: A top Indian education brand pursuing international expansion. The question...

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Ghost of 497 IPC: Neither govt authorities nor all courts seem to understand adultery is private business

A Gujarat high court order reinstating a police constable who lost his job over adultery draws the line firmly between personal choice and professional career. The court noted that the constable’s superiors or society may...

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How to read stock markets swings & roundabouts: Early this week saw big Sensex seesaw. An explainer on volatility & foreign vs domestic investor influence

Foreign Institutional Investors (FII) have been displaying wariness about Indian equities for some time now. The ritual year-end outlook reports from most global banks tended to reflect that almost as a consensus. FIIs have pulled...

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Now it’s Agit-pop: ‘If music be the food of shove, play on!’

Shakespeare was twisted to disperse the hundreds who camped outside New Zealand’s Parliament to protest against Covid-related curbs. In an unlikely proxy for water cannon, the authorities used music to ear-drum them out, playing old...

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J Krishnamurti: Action alone can end suffering

By Ashok Vohra  The first noble truth of the Buddha, ‘All is suffering’, implies that our lived life is fraught with pain and misery. Suffering is a permanent human condition. Even what we call happy...

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Home troubled home: Legislation and judicial verdicts have helped home-buyers but there’s a long way to go

A home is the single largest investment in the lives of most people the world over. In India, the process of buying a home is fraught with risk. It also has some unique features. Often,...

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Power of giving: Fund-starved sectors like science, health, education, rural development need generous HNIs

The immense possibilities for philanthropy are highlighted by the Rs 425 crore donation from the families of IT firm Mindtree’s co-founders Subroto Bagchi and NS Parthasarathy to Indian Institute of Science. IISc, which last year...

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On literary fiction vs bestselling books: Each book has its readers, every small slice of the large loaf needs to be published

In Chetan Bhagat’s recent article in TOI, ‘Little Do They Know Us’, the ‘us’ is Bhagat and people like him while ‘they’ come with an acronym, IIDE (India’s Intellectual and Discerning Elite). He goes on...

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Solar point: The latest Budget will tax our use of the gift of Surya, the Sun God

The limitless scope of taxation is shown by the fact that a provision in the recent Budget proposes to tax the natural gift of sunlight by increasing customs duties on photovoltaic panels, 80% of which...

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Diverse beliefs, theories, faiths and attitudes

By Narayani Ganesh  Just as outward religious symbols indicate which faith you are affiliated with or believe in, so too, your attitude could reveal whether, for instance, you are a cynic or a sceptic, pessimist...

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How artificial intelligence and teleradiology can be used for early stroke diagnosis?

The word stroke, similar to the term heart attack, has a forbidding connotation in our minds. It delivers up the image of a life threatening event, with dismal consequences that include disability, paralysis or even...

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States of union: State of federalism needs a debate. Opposition CMs need to rise above party politics to start it

Opposition party chief ministers K Chandrashekar Rao, Mamata Banerjee and MK Stalin planning a Delhi meet to discuss federalism can be a good initiative, the keyword being ‘can’. A cocktail of grouses and politics won’t...

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Cricket’s future: IPL auction’s big bids on youngsters show that the demand for talent is still outstripping its supply

There’s no denying that the IPL 2022 auction provided cricket fans with a peek into the future of the game. After all, the biggest T20 league is a barometer of rising stars and declining stalwarts,...

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Clash of the titans: Cancer in the time of Covid – Why oncologists are worried about hard-won gains in both detection and cure getting reversed

“I’m on pins and needles” is how a law professor diagnosed with cancer described his condition to CNN the other day. He had been put on a waiting list for a life-saving surgery. His fear...

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Go to guard bhaiya: What to do when driving around the blocks in a locality, totally lost

So you are trying to locate C-75 in a housing colony and you get to C-74 and then it miraculously changes to F-708 and you are now totally marooned. Making rude sounds about idiots who...

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Introspect daily, be a lamp unto your self

By Swami Swaroopananda The lamp has great significance in our culture. Saints point to that shining, eternal, smokeless flame whose light is all-pervasive. This is the brilliant Light of Consciousness, which when reflected in the...

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Call China out: Quad need not sugar-coat the Beijing challenge. India must always be clear about the threat

Foreign minister S Jaishankar’s statement that China has violated written agreements by amassing forces along the LAC is right on the money. The 1993 Agreement on the Maintenance of Peace and Tranquillity along the LAC...

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Elections: It’s all very hazy in sunny Goa – State goes to polls today. BJP may be on the back foot, but a fractured mandate seems likely

On Monday evening, when the EVMs will be sealed with the fate of 301 candidates, it will mark an end to an unprecedented and tumultuous election in Goa for the 40-member House. It has all...

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An everyday love story: Or is it every night? The way you play Wordle reveals something about you

For many, it’s a midnight love affair of a few weeks now. That’s the time in India when a new edition of Wordle, the five-letter word game played over a maximum of six tries, drops...

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The hijab: Belief in collision with faith

By Valson Thampu Wearing hijab, it is argued, is fundamental to the Islamic faith. Hijab is then resisted with saffron, symbolic of another faith. But no one wonders what all this has to do with...

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The flight from Tokyo

I took a last look at the city below, as the airplane lifted itself off the wet runway. It had been raining all morning in Tokyo. Capillaries of rainwater madly raced backwards across the windowpane,...

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Imbibing spirit of financial literacy week

RBI has been holding financial literacy week (FLW) annually since 2016 to disseminate customer education about availability of financial and digital infrastructure and merits of its wider usage. It has also been alerting against the...

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A requiem for the Hindi film song that India bonded over

Floating on water, enveloped in otherworldly stillness, the only tune you hear is the one in your heart. Lata Mangeshkar’s death last Sunday similarly became an occasion to immerse ourselves in song whose piercing sweetness...

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SRK row shows how little we know about our fellow Indians

“I don’t want to get into SRK’s spitting controversy at Lata Mangeshkar’s funeral…but, at the risk of sounding flippant, I must say Shah Rukh Khan looked super hot with that low ponytail!” That comment posted...

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Aiming for AAPosition: Will AK’s fire hit the right target this time?

Assembly Elections 2022 might answer this key question: Is there an alternative possible to the Congress-BJP duopoly in Indian politics? The clue to that will be the performance of Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi...

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Crypto craze can go the same way as tulip mania

Well done Shaktikanta Das! The RBI Governor has slammed cryptocurrencies as “a big threat to the country’s financial and macroeconomic stability” and a trap for unwary investors. “Cryptos have no underlying asset, not even a...

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Ilu, ilu and illusions: A statutory warning before Valentine’s Day

I want you to be my carrot and my turnip Taste of ice apples in spring and watermelon in summer I want to stir you into a cup like crystalline molecules sweetening my tea Use...

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Can you love without expectations

We all crave “unconditional love”, not realising how many conditions we ourselves bring to every relationship. Besides, to expect unconditional love is in itself a condition. What is it about something as pure and incredible...

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Money lessons from Covid-19 that can help you secure your future

As the year of inexplicable grief and tentative hope draws to a close, it leaves in its lurch several lessons. With over 250 million COVID cases globally, this time of crisis is an era. Beyond...

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Navigating the looming twindemic threat: A way forward with adult vaccination

Against the current backdrop of COVID-19 cases, the country must also now gear to avoid a ‘twindemic’ – simultaneous outbreaks of influenza and COVID-19. Influenza (or ‘the flu’) is an acute respiratory viral infection, easily...

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Health-tech trends to watch out for in 2022

The healthtech industry is expected to grow by USD 50 billion in 2023. There are already significant movements within the healthcare industry by way of established corporate houses acquiring stakes in new-age health-tech startups and...

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Covid policy 2.0: Let’s redefine a case to only mean serious illness, and go towards full normalcy, but with masks

In a new phase of the pandemic, no matter Covid infection numbers, many countries are lifting restrictions and easing rules. This pattern can be seen from Australia to South Korea, Norway to South Africa, the...

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Appeal for change: SC’s suggestion on reducing jail time for those appealing convictions is worth serious thought

In another attempt at solving the justice system’s crushing case pendency, the Supreme Court will examine whether those appealing their convictions and who have already served long incarcerations should be given other options. This follows...

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‘Green bonds will fund reduction of carbon intensity’: Union environment minister argues Budget creates a foundation for sustainable growth

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget speech declared that energy transition and climate action will be one of the pillars of the development and growth agenda of Amrit Kaal, the 25-year period from the 75th anniversary...

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Puzzle it out: Why mindsport of all kinds is so popular, particularly during times of crisis

Bunny has joined the global club of Wordle that has an international membership of millions, which is growing not just every day but every hour. Wordle, the digital word game that has taken the world...

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Let’s create a virtuous cycle of shared concern

By Daisaku Ikeda Even as we approach the second anniversary of the official declaration of the Covid-19 pandemic, variants continue to emerge, causing new waves of infection and creating challenging conditions in many countries. It...

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Is wearing hijab mandated by religion? A scholar of Islam argues that the Quran does not stipulate this form of dress

Heated debate surrounding the wearing of hijab in educational institutions in Karnataka has spread across the ideological spectrum and several dimensions – from preserving culture to making a political statement, from the roles of religion...

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Love, factually: How much of it will we really have amidst the schmaltz of V-Day? 😊

The usual suspectors may not go after a celebration dedicated to love since they will be busy spreading this poll-time’s agenda of hate. In any case, their aversion to a so-called foreign perversion is unfounded....

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Param Purush gets his work done through you

By Shri Shri Anandamurti Something that is vast but still within the scope of measurement is called ‘vishala’ in Sanskrit. Even though the Himalayas are immense, they can still be measured. That which is difficult...

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When you ‘trust’ technology more than your own self

Like millions of people around the world, I was also left startled after watching new documentary, ‘The Tinder Swindler’. For the uninitiated, the movie brings forth first-hand accounts of three female victims, who were conned...

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Social-emotional learning in India: The importance of intersectionality

India has recently seen a diverse range of stakeholders—from researchers and educators to employers and parents—who have understood that social-emotional learning (SEL) skills and non-academic skills matter in the lives of young people. With Covid-19,...

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India is tone deaf to Muslim complaints

One by one they cry out, but their fears are drowned out by the saffron brigade. First it was Aamir Khan, then Shah Rukh Khan, then Naseeruddin Shah, then Javed Akhtar, and finally Hamid Ansari....

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Darknet: Haven for illegal online activity

What ever the darkest corner of diabolical human mind can conceive, darknet can deliver with anonymity and impunity. Anything goes in darknet: -From urban legend of ‘Red rooms’ facilitating live streaming of brutal murders or...

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Hijab row: Liberals are picking the wrong battle to settle scores with the BJP

A few years ago liberals were falling over themselves to defend modernity in the face of misogyny. They cheered as women mounted an audacious attempt to literally scale one of the last standing citadels of...

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Facebook to Metaworse: Metaverse may not be Zuckerberg’s salvation if privacy violation is built into its business model

Over the past week Meta Platforms, which owns and operates Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has taken a big market hit. Its shares dropped 25%, wiping off at least $240 billion off its market capitalisation. As...

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Economy suffers: As GoI’s position in SC on Hindustan Zinc shows, agency actions often extract great costs

India’s low-trust environment and ill-equipped investigation mechanism, both of which straitjacket economic policymaking, was the focus of attention on Monday in the Supreme Court. GoI plans to move a review petition of an apex court...

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21-Day Injustice: Haryana’s grant of long furlough to Ram Rahim utterly improper. And what does it say about politics?

Haryana CM ML Khattar has denied politics influenced his government’s grant of a 21-day furlough to Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, just as Punjab elections are set to begin. Keeping that aside...

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RBI’s dilemma: Let prices rise or interest rates? But in tomorrow’s monetary policy, central bank should prioritise fighting inflation

RBI’s monetary policy decision is due tomorrow. It comes in the backdrop of government plans to borrow Rs 15 lakh crore in 2022-23, to finance a higher-than-anticipated fiscal deficit of 6.4% of GDP. This complicates...

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Museum pieces: Technological progress has made many things obsolete – but, sadly, not everything

The other day while rummaging through a disused storage space I came across several dusty, black plastic boxes. It took me a moment to realise that they were tapes for a VCR – a Video...

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How Manthara and Akampana changed Ram’s life

By Sudhamahi Regunathan The story of the Ramayan can be said to have evolved because of the craftiness of two people: Manthara and Akampana. Manthara, as we all know, was the hunchback maid of Kaikeyi....

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End nativism: Haryana’s, & other states’, job quotas for locals violate fundamental rights. Courts must say so

This week the Supreme Court is expected to begin hearing a case that will test the constitutionality of Haryana’s new law that reserves 75% of private sector jobs for locals, subject to a monthly salary...

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End nativism: Haryana’s, & other states’, job quotas for locals violate fundamental rights. Courts must say so

This week the Supreme Court is expected to begin hearing a case that will test the constitutionality of Haryana’s new law that reserves 75% of private sector jobs for locals, subject to a monthly salary...

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Votes and Mines: Goa’s next government must revive the crucial mining sector, keeping environment in mind

With 9 of 40 seats in Goa, going to polls on February 14, dependent on mining revenues, the resumption of mining is a key political issue. BJP MLAs are incumbents in 7 of these constituencies...

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Despite courts, the plot is against daughters: Too few women inherit land in India. States are reluctant to implement laws

Shipra Deo and Robert Mitchell Recently, the Supreme Court of India expanded one more time the scope of a daughter’s rights to inherit land. The court ruled that if a male Hindu dies intestate (without...

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My true honey: Saraswati Pujo is Valentine’s Day for many Bengalis, I am not one of them

Saraswati Pujo is called the Valentine’s Day of the Bengalis. While I cannot comment on the lived experience of others, and I understand that those who lived in apartment blocks with Saraswati Pujos of their...

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Dharma: From Kurukshetra to the Trojan War

By Jug Suraiya The concept of dharma, commonly associated with Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, has been variously interpreted as moral law, or duty, or the unifying principle of the cosmic equilibrium. Dharma finds its most...

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What exactly is love?

In the month of love, I’m 30 and wondering what love is. Ufff… Ishq? Mohabbat? Pyaar? No, love is understanding, right? Just! I mean, is it really this simple to understand love? To one or...

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Congress’s Channi bet: Party showed sense sticking to the Dalit leader but challenges it faces are formidable

Punjab, where Charanjit Singh Channi will now be incumbent Congress’s CM candidate, will host the most fascinating of contests of the five states going to polls. Congress will battle it out with Bhagwant Mann-led AAP,...

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Should Hijab be allowed in Karnataka’s classrooms? No. Respect secular institutions

Following protests over some pre-university colleges disallowing students from wearing the hijab and saffron shawls to class, the Karnataka government has dug in its heels, saying it has powers under Section 133 (2) of the...

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Should Hijab be allowed in Karnataka’s classrooms? Yes. Don’t deny girls education

The spate of college hijab bans and student protests erupting across northern Karnataka has triggered widespread debate. Supporters of the ban argue that institutions have uniforms which should be adhered to. Given that the girls...

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Company unlimited: Some mega MNCs are economically bigger than most geographic regions called nations

Is Big Business becoming bigger than the Big State, as embodied in the concept of a nation? It might appear so, according to recent developments. Last month Apple Inc, the multinational company dealing in all...

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Being alive to the present is enlightenment

By Thomas Easley  Enlightenment, it’s simple, really. We have attention, and focus of attention. Most of the time our focus of attention is on the chatter and imagery, passing through our minds from remembrance of...

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Is total knee replacement right for me?

A majority of patients who are told they need a knee replacement actually don’t. What can a patient do to determine if they truly do need a knee replacement? In this interview, Dr. Stone discusses...

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Why B2B e-commerce will redefine business growth in the ‘New Normal’?

The events of 2020 accelerated the adoption of B2B e-commerce to unprecedented levels. With businesses and supply chains locked off at various points, the importance of digital-enabled sales interactions increased exponentially. As we tentatively move...

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Why centralized teacher recruitment is mooted in higher education?

The Orissa High Court has recently passed a judgment to uphold the Orissa University Amendment Act 2020 that entitles the Orissa State Public Service Commission to carry out centralized recruitment of teachers in state Universities...

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How FM could privatise one percent at a time

The Budget has been widely praised for avoiding populist freebies before the coming state elections and focusing instead on a big investment thrust to accelerate economic growth and lift all boats. The black spot is...

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Budget reactions show there are two views of India’s future

There is by now an established template of reactions to the Union Budget which is drearily familiar to Indians. The government side is generous in the use of expressions such as ‘bold’, ‘pro-growth’ and ‘pro-people’...

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Why the public wooing of Musk is a welcome change

Elon Musk, the world’s richest person and CEO of Tesla Motors, doesn’t shy away from expressing his opinions on Twitter. Some of his tweets have even got him into trouble in the past, including stiff...

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Ukraine crisis: For both the root of the problem and the solution, look to history

For the past few weeks, the focus of the international strategic community has been concentrated on a European crisis involving the US-led West and Russia with military deployments around Ukraine fuelling fears of a devastating...

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Does happiness make you feel guilty

Most of us are brought up to live within confines and expectations of what society, family and peer pressure dictate to us. Some of us feel important and defined by where we stay, the car...

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Don’t be cryptic: GoI should quickly decide on legality of crypto assets

Four days after the Budget, messaging on virtual digital assets, including crypto assets, remains mixed. FM brought VDAs into the tax net. Then came subsequent statements from both the political executive and the bureaucracy that...

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China’s many characters & how it managed them: One nation, one language, Beijing-style

China has the oldest written language in the world, complex, ideographic and mystifying to others. Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution that Made China Modern by Jing Tsu is the story of how that subtlety...

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This lady is definitely not for turning: Even those bored with budgets had to admire FM’s refusal to use anti-business rhetoric

Budgets are important for newspaper editors and TV anchors. For the rest of us, it has increasingly become a time for yawning in a bored mood. Important matters, like the repeal of the disastrous retrospective...

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Moving towards a state of permanent Basant

By Anandmurti Gurumaa From autumn through harsh winter, the land goes barren, leaves fall and the grass goes lifeless. Wearing the veil of darkness, everything plunges into a deep slumber. Such is the view outside,...

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Five superfoods for a Cancer-fighting diet

Picture this – You have a bowl full of bright green steamed Broccoli and a Cheeseburger. What would you choose? The probability of people selecting the burger is much higher. But everyone knows that Broccoli...

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Hilly poll terrain: Uttarakhand is a battle between two parties that have both created problems for themselves

Most opinion polls are indicating a tight race in Uttarakhand. BJP and Congress are also similar here in that they both have hit self-goals. In 2002, 2007 and 2012, the vote share difference between the...

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It shouldn’t matter whether she is wife or not: Marital rape exception needs to go. So do the other policies that discriminate by marital status

Tara Krishnaswamy and Prannv Dhawan Society was never a claimant of equality in India, being riven along many fault lines. Gender is an enduring fault line, persisting across religion, region, caste and class. It is...

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Nakli Indians: A lot of us who claim we’re bona fide citizens of the Republic might be sneaky outsiders in disguise

On the same day that former Vice-President Hamid Ansari drew flak from critics for saying that in India the concept of ‘civic nationalism’ was giving way to a ‘cultural nationalism’ based on religion, a leading...

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Uncover the inner strength to overcome problems

Sant Rajinder Singh As we look at our lives, we find that we are constantly experiencing ups and downs. Some days, we are happy, while others bring us sorrow and pain. This feeling has only...

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Critique of Hamid Ansari – Part-2

Reaction from the Indian government Countering the narrative, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi has said, “We have seen reports on the issue. India is a robust and vibrant democracy. It does not require certification from others....

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Avocado faces extinction threat amid climate change

A team of scientists led by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) reported that 224 wild relatives of the world’s most important crops face extinction risk. Their research was published in the journal...

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A women’s manifesto that shouldn’t be left half-baked

With state elections coming up in Uttar Pradesh and Goa – my two home states – I’ve found myself more than a little interested in goings-on. There has been a spate of election posters lining...

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Make haste slowly: Digital rupee can have many implications for RBI. Best to take time over it, like other countries

Much interest has been generated by the Budget’s statement that RBI will issue digital rupees during 2022-23. It’s a reiteration of a 2017 suggestion by GoI’s high-level inter-ministerial committee that asked RBI to introduce its...

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Show me the money: GoI must consider SC’s suggestion on stopping criminal proceedings against fraudsters who pay up

The Supreme Court’s suggestion on halting criminal proceedings against economic fugitives willing to repay the money they owe to lenders and others they defrauded must be taken up for serious consideration by GoI. The two-judge...

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For India to have a bright crypto future: Founders of a digital asset startup argue Budget’s VDA proposal can be a game-changer

Ankitt Gaur & Anshul Dhir The Budget used the term “Virtual Digital Assets” (VDAs). VDAs are a superset for all digital assets being transacted on the blockchain, such as cryptos, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), or any...

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It’s now Megasus: Questions the opposition won’t bother to ask

Parliament is all set to rock and roil over the government’s hidden hoof in Pegasus, the spyware named after the winged horse of Greek mythology. The opposition isn’t going to rein in its righteous indignation....

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Consciousness is not located in the brain

By Deepak Ranade Consciousness is a universal attribute of all life forms, starting from the single-celled prokaryote to the far more complex human brain. The assumption that consciousness is produced by the brain is no...

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Cargo drones and the future of logistics in India

In September, 2021, a drone made a “Beyond Visual Line of Sight” (BVLOS) flight carrying a box of life-saving medicines and vaccines in the Vikarabad district of Telangana. This six-kilometer trip covered in about five...

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Pegasus … Pandora … Panama … There’s something wrong in the state of India

A $2 billion snooping deal to spy on any and everyone in India. Wow, Israel is our sure friend. And we have money to burn on it. What’s about the Modi government that makes it...

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Short, sharp & smart: FM’s big bet on growth is what India needed

Brevity and bravery defined FM Nirmala Sitharaman’s fourth Budget. In a short speech, she articulated three excellent strategies. First, GoI is taking a big bet on growth by massively pushing capital expenditure, and is ready...

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Nothing for middle class? Not quite true: Capex will spur opportunities. Sops in next Budget

Given elections in five states, including those in UP, the Budget seems to have been prepared on another planet. There are no pre-election lollies, not much pandering to the voter’s endless appetite for subsidies, and...

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Arjun’s wise choice that led us to the Gita

By Aruna Narlikar When all negotiation efforts had failed and war became certain, both the Kaurav and Pandav cousins decided to approach Krishn for assistance. Duryodhan, representing the Kaurav side, arrived first; Krishn was asleep...

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Is Priyanka Vadra interested only in Rae Bareli or reviving UP Cong ?

Weeks after the entire top brass of the BJP  had done their  intensive door-to-door campaign in Western UP, AICC General Secretary Piyanka Gandhi Vadra  embarked on her  door-to-door  in the NCR-Noida region, just ten days ahead...

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Delta variant & India bashing by Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News has published a long article titled ‘How Errors, Inaction Sent Deadly Covid Variant Around the World’ by Chris Kay & Dhwani Pandya on 29 December, 2021. In the article the authors argue that...

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