Know your partner’s erogenous zones for better sexual life

‘Love making’ involves a sensuous interplay of emotions, expressed physically through touches, kisses by two people in love… also referred as ‘chemistry’ in common parlance! When right emotions are evoked, bodies open up to ‘erogenous...

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UN-fit for a new world: As Turkey, Israel diplomacy shows, conflicts like Ukraine need new, flexible interventions

The conflict in Ukraine has metamorphosed into a multi-dimensional global crisis. The military battles, the breach of international law, the tragic displacement of millions, the raft of sanctions – all of this has been compounded...

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Helping Northeast: GoI does well to curtail AFSPA in 3 NE states. But Assam is the easy part. Real test is in Manipur, Nagaland

In a significant move for the Northeast, the Centre has decided to reduce the area under the draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the states of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland. The law, which...

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Reputation factor: Karnataka’s tech hub is a great Indian story. Increasing social disharmony won’t help it

One of the key factors in global business and commercial relationships is reputational gain or loss, magnified by network effects and feedback loops. India’s reputational pluses are its current and future growth, its educated talent,...

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‘Building the ability to learn how to learn’: Ahead of Pariksha Pe Charcha, Union school education secretary writes about repurposing exams

The word ‘assessment’ figures 65 times in the National Education Policy, 2020, while the word ‘examination’ figures only 11 times with respect to school education. That in itself is saying a great deal. It is...

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Costly combos: Supposedly cost-cutting package deals can give you more than what you bargained for 😊

Buying some instant coffee for me online, Bunny came across an economic anomaly. If she bought one packet of the product it would cost x rupees. If she bought 2 packets, the cost would be...

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Renew the spirit of life, make a fresh start

By Dada JP Vaswani There is an ancient proverb which tells us: ‘No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow.’ There is no country on earth, no race, community, or culture that...

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Decoupled? Bah! It is lose-lose trying to prise apart cuddlers in the park 😊

These hardy perennials of public gardens cannot be uprooted. Good. Romance shouldn’t become woe-mance. Take these tales from two cities. Mumbai’s Victoria Terminus is now Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. Kolkata’s as-unmissable Victoria Memorial retains its...

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Time doesn’t flow, it doesn’t stop, it just is

By Jasmine Sehgal The idea of time is not easy to grasp, its nature is a great mystery. All actions and events that happen are ordained to follow a linear order of time; they have...

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How digital tools can bolster interior design projects

A turnkey design and build project not only involves a lot of painstaking effort and time, it is an combination of a lot of back-end activities where-in one needs to justify that all stakeholders are...

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Can technology make you lose those extra pounds?

The Fitness industry is undergoing a revolution around the world. Research & Development have led to advancement in digitalization, which has a greater range of practical uses. Digitalization facilitates a more customized, accessible, and affordable...

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Geo tagging – right move to deepen digital financial Inclusion

Concerted policy efforts were shaping up, more importantly since 2010 to increase financial inclusion (FI) through planned expansion of banking network in hinterland. Beginning with physical expansion of banking network in hinterland based on the...

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Why millennials are experimenting with boutique and new-age brands

Markets all around the world have seen a rise in the number of upcoming boutique and new- age brands that have caught the attention of the millennial generation. This generation that grew up in the...

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Imran’s Self-Destruction: As Pak PM, Khan could have been a unifier and builder. He chose to be a divider and destroyer

He was once the best hope for peace in South Asia – best hope, perhaps, since India split into two and then three countries after the Partition. But 44 months of Imran Khan as Prime...

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Who’ll police cops?: Overhaul of India’s crime-fighting laws was overdue, but the new bill suffers from over-reach & ambiguous drafting

The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill authorising the collection, storage and analysis of biological samples, biometrics and physical measurements of convicts, arrested persons and those in preventive detention is let down by bad drafting. The Identification...

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A fitting Coda: Oscars highlighted the truth that OTT platforms are natural homes for cinematic creativity

With CODA winning this year’s Best Picture Oscar, the Hollywood establishment’s battle to keep small screen films out of the big screen league was decisively lost. The closest runner-up was also from a streaming platform....

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The Paxlovid question for a Covid-struck world: Pandemic showed how crucial cheap generic medicines are. But can Big Pharma be made to agree?

The recent “compromise” between the US, EU, India and South Africa at the World Trade Organisation around the intellectual property waiver for Covid vaccines is good but not enough. It omits therapies and diagnostics for...

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Come full Circle: Requiem for a public sector enterprise that in its heyday was all things to all people

Once upon a history an ancient civilisation was usurped by foreigners. The people launched a movement, led by a paladin of non-violence whose only weapons were self-sacrifice and a spinning wheel. His followers called him...

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Let there be peace in the ultimate reality too

By GS Tripathi There is a mantra in the Rig Ved to invoke peace. It says: ‘Let there be peace on the land. Let there be peace in the sky. Let there be peace on...

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Implementing SIEM solutions strengthens the Cybersecurity posture at organisations

Data as the new currency in today’s digital economy needs to be safeguarded from cyber-criminals to ensure day-to-day smooth business operations.  However, the IT infrastructure in organisations, across all edges, whether data centre, networks, cloud...

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The healthy 7 is also the happy 7

A good number of people when asked what their aim in life is, will say “I want to be happy”. The pursuit of happiness leads us through different paths; religion, meditation, yoga, social work, helping...

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Why China is cagey on Russia: Facing economic threats of its own, Beijing is less likely to back Moscow’s war in Ukraine

For all the focus on how Russia’s economy is in trouble, isolated and battered by Western sanctions for its war on Ukraine, its most important ally, China faces serious tremors as well. No other major...

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Fixing the service: Recruiting more IAS officers is necessary, as is a real merit system and trimming of government

Data presented by a parliamentary standing committee show that vacancies in the IAS, earlier only thought to be at the central government level, are affecting state governments too. GoI had mooted an amendment to service...

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Labouring away: Bharat Bandh is a luxury that India’s vulnerable unorganised sector workers can ill-afford

The two-day Bharat Bandh called by a joint platform of central trade unions got off to a very uneven start across states yesterday. The agenda of the protesting unions include both staple fare such as...

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‘So-called secular parties damaged Congress’: And within the party, if a person is denied a ticket, nowadays they simply cross over

After its drubbing in the recently concluded assembly elections, will Congress revive, will its internal squabbling finally end, and what are the other challenges ahead? Swati Mathur spoke about these issues with Leader of Opposition...

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Crying baby: He wasn’t there when I finally returned to the movies, but others made up for his absence

Now that Covid is skulking in the shadows recharging its batteries or whatever viruses do when they are pooped, we went to the movies. All the people who should be banned from the hall were...

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Atmashakti over atmanirbharta: Learn right lessons from Russia sanctions. Attempting self-reliance in technology is self-defeating

Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for information that confirms one’s preconceptions. This bias is visible in the Indian debates on technology following the West’s stringent export controls restricting the Russian state’s access to...

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The bull’s pillar: FIIs are no longer the dominant influence. Household savings in equities are the new deal

The financial year, which will draw to a close this week, represents an inflection point for the Indian equity market. So far in 2021-22, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have been net sellers of equity. The...

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Bengal’s burden: Birbhum killings once again highlight lack of normal economic opportunities in the state

The horrific killings in Birbhum, Bengal, that saw a TMC deputy pradhan and eight people – including women and children – being burnt to death in a suspected revenge attack, not only highlight the vicious...

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Taking the BIMSTEC route to prosperity: The grouping’s moment has arrived as Saarc fades on the sub-regional front

The unique regional grouping linking five countries of South Asia (India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka) and two countries of Southeast Asia (Thailand and Myanmar) holds its long-awaited fifth summit in Colombo on March...

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Running short of sugar: News of shortages in Russia brings to mind both bearded and non-bearded writers of the land

Russians are fighting for sugar but it is not a war because Kremlin’s semantic sweetener will declare it to be a mere “special grocery operation”. Western sanctions are meant to make one man cut a...

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Restful sleep and Vishnu as Ananthasayana

By Narayani Ganesh A friend would phone me at the stroke of midnight and wish me on my birthday, but I would have no recollection of our zero-hour exchange when I woke up. She would...

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Design thinking and customer experience

Customer experience is vital for modern marketing. Companies have been trying to improve the customer experience and design thinking enable them to preempt the customers’ demands and wants so as to provide the innovative solutions...

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Why Biharis don’t make a prosperous community

The US President Joe Biden recently named Bihar-born, Indian-American public health expert, Dr Ashish Jha, as White House Covid Response Coordinator. Almost concurrently, a lawmaker in a neighbouring state condemned Biharis as ‘ek Bihari, sau...

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The gut-wrenching Kashmiri Pandit story needed to be told — and seen

For some strange reason, it is not considered cool in English-speaking Indian intellectual circles to talk about Hindu suffering from the past. However, the same intellectuals believe speaking up on minority-related issues is evolved and...

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Kuch na kaho… Why India should not toe Biden line

“Mind it!’’ Cowboy Biden has warned India. Don’t do too much dosti with Russia. Join the rest of the word and be a part of the united front. Stop being dheela (“shaky”) and take a...

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Is your superiority complex inferiority driven

Reverse snobbery is the most common kind of snobbery. I often meet people who have an air about them of how “simple” they are. I say “air”, because it’s almost like they feel they have...

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Biden brings out old Cold War playbook but fails to draw Xi in

An unsaid maxim of US grand strategy has been to prevent the Eurasian continent from becoming a monolith that could rival US global power. From the very outset of the Cold War, and despite the...

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What we’re getting wrong about the 10-minute delivery model

It took us less than a decade from preserving restaurant menus in our living room drawers to touching a few buttons on the phone to get the most elaborate meal delivered at home. That’s the...

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Russia-Ukraine conflict could torpedo climate agenda: Another arms race will divert resources from poverty, pandemic and environment crisis

In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently called on the US to increase its domestic oil and gas production to cut-off imports from Russia. While new oil and gas wells...

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Seek help to tune yourself to higher vibrations

By Sant Rajinder Singh If we are to succeed in any new endeavour, we require the guidance of an expert in the field who has achieved mastery of the subject. Such mastery requires many years...

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UP elections 2022: Do results indicate the end of caste politics in India?

Caste-based politics has remained at the centre stage of the Indian political landscape for nearly four decades now. The concoction of caste and politics seemed inseparable, and the politicization of caste has generally occurred throughout...

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5 ways how HR technology is proving to be a key differentiator in the success of small businesses

Thousands of small businesses get registered in India every month, but very few of them survive beyond a few months or years. There are many things that businesses need to do to succeed such as...

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12 ways to reduce and control e-waste for 2022

Technology has advanced so quickly in recent decades that it’s difficult to picture a world without smartphones, GPS maps, laptops, and other digital equipment. At the same time, the rapidly increasing volume of used electronics...

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As formal education treads back to normalcy, India must aggressively pursue widening access to quality learning

India has the second largest education system in the world, a system that received a rude shock from the pandemic, and that is yet to recover from it as wave upon wave of Covid-19 has...

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Bitter medicine: The fine print on your health insurance policy might not be so fine for you

It’s said, there are lies, damn lies, and statistics. Similarly, is there sharp practice,  sharper practice, and health insurance? The question was brought home to me when I recently had to undergo a minor, but...

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Concept of creation and evolution of unit mind

By Shri Shri Anandamurti Development of the organism is a phenomenon of the progressive manifestation of dormant consciousness. The first and primary streak of awakened consciousness finds its way through the crudest portion of the...

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Venturing online: Top content strategies that can drive learners to your online learning academy

With 700 million internet users, India has one of the strongest market potentials for digital education. Even though the growth of online education was inevitable, the Covid-19 pandemic has helped accelerate the pace of digital...

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Five points that women need to follow while pursuing their entrepreneurial journey

I have always found it rather oxy’moronish’ that in a country where the most powerful trio of gods are goddesses – Laxmi (Money), Saraswati (Knowledge), Shakti (Power) women continue to be suppressed, oppressed and at...

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Women & wealth: 5 alternative investment options to consider

Women must be able to acquire a degree of financial equality and independence in today’s environment. Long-term financial stability must be considered in addition to high-powered employment and being an indispensable member of a the...

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Buyers’ power: India depends on Russian arms. But Russia depends on Indian arms purchases. That gives Delhi leverage

Russia’s (pre-sanctions) $1.4 trillion economy is lopsided. It relies hugely on exports of two products, oil and arms. The trade relationship with India revolves mainly around arms as we source our crude needs primarily from...

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Pehle AAP: Kejriwal’s party governs Delhi & Punjab. So, no excuses this time on pollution control

Delhi’s dubious reputation as the world’s most polluted capital and 12 cities in the larger NCR that spans UP, Haryana and Rajasthan figuring among the 25 most polluted cities is a public health crisis demanding...

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Why Russia got its military plan wrong in Ukraine: A month into the invasion, Moscow’s shoddy strategy is clear both generally & in specifics

General Valery Gerasimov, the current chief of Russian General Staff, had gained fame for his theories on “hybrid wars” and spearheaded the present Russian army doctrine against Nato. His strategy includes direct action by highly...

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Woes of the itsy-bitsies: When you’re a mere minuscularity no one cares to get it right

‘Itsy-bitsy, teenie-weenie, polka dot’ on the demography. Parsis are like the bikini of that old catchy ditty. We may have punched our way out of anonymity, but we certainly aren’t spared ignorance when it comes...

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Overcome boredom and invite newness

By Swami Sukhabodhananda ‘Why do I find life boring? Why am I sick of my friends, I know them all too well?’ Boredom is a movement of thought, just like fear and anger are. Thought...

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For whom the bells toll? Young dead soldiers

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ticks up to the one-month mark, the fog of war is made even more impenetrable by the clouds of propaganda over the ground situation. Almost every thing that one gets...

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Why Wang Yi’s ruse must not work in Delhi: Relationships, trade don’t exist in silos. Border violations are incompatible with bilateral bonhomie

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi is expected to visit New Delhi shortly. This is being seen by some as an overture by the Chinese to rebuild fences with India. Some opinion writers have stated that...

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Jyoti of learning: A Dehradun school for girls has an important lesson to teach us all

Last week Bunny and I went back to school and learnt an important lesson. The school is the all-girl Him Jyoti free boarding school in Dehradun, founded in 2005 by the then governor of Uttarakhand,...

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Indic climate ethics can address energy poverty

By Pankaj Jain ‘Energy Poverty’ is a stark reality for around 1.3 billion people globally. And the age-old Indic climate ethics can provide solutions and practices to mitigate many climate issues we face today. Indic...

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Writing ke side effects

Anne Frank had remarked: “I can shake off everything as I write… my sorrows disappear… my courage is reborn.” Writing as an avocation is cathartic, refreshing and soothing. But behind every wonder you try to...

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Hyperlocal digital marketing – Paving the way for global marketing success

The emergence of the mobile phone as a powerful tool has also made the nearby search option its most used feature. From finding chemists to clothes and restaurants to real estate, individuals are using technology...

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Food for mental wellbeing

Ever since we were little, we have heard that food directly affects our physical health. Very few of us know that it affects our mental health as well. A healthy diet will help us to...

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Why is there a need to scale up the online healthcare education system in India

The recent past has considerably brought the constraints of the Indian healthcare system into light and has exposed the massive challenges being faced by the Indian Healthcare system such as acute shortage of healthcare workers,...

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English & Indian: Promoting a global language doesn’t harm development of local languages

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday expressed disapproval of English as a medium of instruction while inaugurating the South Asia Institute of Peace and Reconciliation in Haridwar. He was articulating a widely held view...

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36 lakh questions: Why has CBSE taken months to evaluate OMR sheets? It worsens board exam stress

It’s that most stressful time of the year for CBSE students of Classes 10 and 12, with practical exams already underway and Term 2 theory exams to begin in a month. On the upside, with...

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Shoring up the Northeast frontier: How rebranding the discourse on connectivity is imperative to meet the China challenge

Recent Chinese moves – such as renaming districts in Arunachal Pradesh or the viral video of the PLA unfurling the Chinese flag in Galwan as a New Year’s greeting – tell us 2022 will be...

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Ex is the new BFF: I’ll be there for you, is the new divorce duet. Just not the way Kanye sings it 😊

While we’ve been worrying over gale mein khich-khich being Covid or not, and whether love handles are easier to hide than thunder thighs, separated couples have been slowly inching closer and almost holding hands. We...

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A conscious planet, its time has come

By Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev People often ask me, “Sadhguru, why are you spending your time initiating ecological projects?” The implication is clear: Gurus should stick to yog and leave ecology to environmentalists. Why should a...

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Scam wham thank you ma’am

This scam hinged on ten beers and a bottle of gin ordered on the phone from our regular wine shop. Being long-standing customers, we had an arrangement that bills would be settled monthly. One month,...

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The unexploited insurance market of rural India

India, with a population over 140 crore, is in its nascent stage when it comes to the insurance sector. Its market accounts for 1.5% of the world’s total insurance premiums despite its population. Coverage provided...

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What will India’s new data protection regime look like?

Recent reports have stated that the Indian government might potentially replace the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill with a new legislation. The PDP Bill first introduced in 2019 has faced its fair share of challenges....

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Developing an AI-ready business era is the need of the hour

Human beings increasingly desire to live in a world of perfection, which has become attainable thanks to advancements in technology. We have now reached the point of complete automation, thanks to the most recent technical...

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Breaching the digital frontier for Indian healthcare

Digital is the future in all sectors of the economy and society and healthcare is no exception. Digital delivery will become integral to healthcare provision, and something that people have embraced after being driven indoors...

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How the start-up ecosystem elevated India’s rank on the Global Innovation Index

The recent Global Innovation Index rankings marked a milestone for India as the country propelled to the 46th position. India’s rising trajectory hasn’t slowed since 2015 when India stood at the 81st rank. Startups are...

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Wars within

Some of the best films from this edition of IFFK are on actual conflict zones as well as on the equally vital struggle to make good cinema ‘Too much smoking, too many swear words, too...

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Unveiling Karnataka: State election is 14 months away, but HC hijab ruling will definitely be a campaign issue

Karnataka has seen charges and counter-charges by leaders of both BJP and Congress ever since the hijab controversy erupted. Different political players, especially at the local level, allowed the controversy to reach alarming proportions because...

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Helping Lanka: But Colombo’s economic woes won’t be resolved easily, nor will knotty issues of the past

It’s good that India has agreed to provide a $1-billion line of credit for Sri Lanka in the midst of the latter’s economic crisis. This is on top of the $500-million line of credit for...

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Working & Secure: There’s a strong correlation between safe public spaces and women in jobs

Women as a constituency provide a decisive edge in electoral contests. It’s led to welfare policies and poll promises tailored to address their specific needs and subsequent analyses of the impact of these. Welfare, however,...

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Can BJP deliver what Goa voters want? The re-elected party’s big challenge is to use the mandate to trim debt and revive mining

Goa just witnessed one of the most tempestuous elections in recent times and proving everyone who predicted a fractured verdict wrong, BJP got a decisive mandate to be in office for the third term. Contesting...

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Yoohoo, darling?: I just called to say I love you, stop hiding behind the kettle

I have no problem with people who live in a ten-bedroom house and do not answer their mobile phone. If they have gone swimming downstairs can appreciate the phone is not with them. And if...

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Performing effortless action is true yog

By KV Raghupathi The word ‘yog’ is understood in several ways. One meaning predominantly attributed to it is ‘action’. Yog is an action. It is described in the Bhagwad Gita as ‘Karmeshu kausalam yog’. Action...

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Beware allies who come bearing false hope: From Siraj ud-Daulah to Zelenskyy, they would have done better had they been guided by fear

JRR Tolkien wrote in his epic fantasy novel The Children of Hurin, “False hopes are more dangerous than fears.” And indeed, history is replete with examples of rulers having made strategic miscalculations based on false...

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Musk vs Putin: To end Ukraine war, the Tesla tycoon has challenged the Russian strongman to single combat

Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, the driving force behind the battery-powered Tesla, and pioneer of space tourism, isn’t known for pulling his punches when he gets into verbal wrangles, as he did...

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Fill your life with colours of goodness

By Jaya Row  Holi is a festival of colours, love and spring. It marks the triumph of good over evil. On this day, Hiranyakashyapu, king of demons, planned to kill his own son, Prahlad, because...

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Russia or US: India pursues its strategic interests

Since the Ukraine -Russia conflict, a number of analysts have pushed for shifting India’s foreign policy in favour of the US and distancing from Russia. Their arguments vary from principles of morality to India’s need...

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Quality government schools, the biggest welfare agenda?

It is widely known that private schools (PSs) are mushrooming all over the country. The enrolment in private schools may be about 60 percent in India whereas as per a  survey in 2019, it was...

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Generic versus branded medicines

A few days back we celebrated the 04th Janaushadhi Diwas – to spread awareness about the quality generic medicines available at a lesser price as compared to the stamped medicines. Undoubtedly, India has a plethora...

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Loan against property: Enhance your earnings by leveraging your increased property value”!

Most of us are meticulous business planners. However, there are times when you want to scale up  business without having to disturb your savings.  At this point in time, borrowing money from friends and family...

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How the new age boarding system has transcended traditional boarding education contributing to better and holistic child development

The last couple of decades have seen a radical shift in the perspective of educators while creating curriculum and school processes and protocols. From an erstwhile teacher centric top bottom approach, we have evolved to...

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Professor of practice and adjunct faculty

Reports are buzzing around about the thinking to relax the eligibility qualifications for professors/associate professors in higher education institutions and term such supernumerary appointments as professor of practice/associate professor of practice. The logic behind this...

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Hijab muddle: The Karnataka HC judgment is a mixed bag

The Karnataka High Court has ruled that Hijab is not an essential religious requirement to Islam, and has upheld a state government order on uniform in educational institutions. While the issue remains tricky and one...

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Unfolding of miscalculations in Ukraine

The visit to Kyiv by the prime misters of Poland, Czech Republic and Slovenia is a signal to USA and countries in western Europe that NATO cannot forever remain in the sidelines of the war. ...

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A beautiful world

Love, only love can bring true joy. And when love blossoms, it overflows from our hearts. Everywhere, in our surroundings, our human siblings, our children in the animal and bird kingdom enable us to bond...

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Greater autonomy for development of microfinance

The basic principles of micro finance that distinguishes it from the general credit delivery is its small amounts of loan, lack of physical collateral but emphasis on social collateral or peer monitoring and focus on...

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Jai Shri Ram

There goes the king in his cavalcade. He is in his favourite place on earth—Gujarat—even though Gujarat played no part in his victory this time. But victory has to be brought home to mama. A...

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Six trends that will shape payments in India in 2022

India has been taking long strides in digital payments, evident when the country registered 25.5 billion real-time transactions in 2020. Today, the digital payments industry in India is valued at $300 billion, and is expected...

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Support demand: Shrinking consumer durable output and rising inflation call for fiscal action

Two data points released this week provide insightful information on the economic challenges India faces. Retail inflation, measured by Consumer Price Index (CPI), was 6.07% in February. For the second straight month it was higher...

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Karnataka HC takes right decision on hijab: It underlines why Muslim women should embrace both schooling and school uniforms

In dismissing petitions filed by Muslim students seeking permission to wear a hijab inside the classroom, the Karnataka high court has rightly ruled that the wearing of hijab by Muslim women does not form part...

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Differently Hindu: Hinduism is far too expansive to be accommodated in a one-size-fit-all Hindutva

BJP’s landslide win in UP – spearheaded by Yogi Adityanath who’s made history by becoming, after 70 years, the first chief minister of the state to be re-elected after a full term of office –...

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Let’s make our Holi holy and every day a Holi

By Radhanath Swami Holi is a much-awaited festival of the year. We long for the day when we can play with colours. We smear our friends and loved ones with a myriad of colours. They...

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Pros & Cons of accepting web-tracking cookies

Cookies are trackers that are placed on a user’s computer by a website or application. These trackers collect data that is used to provide the user with a more accurate and relevant internet experience. There...

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Key important tech skills that can shape your future

Today’s world is moving with constant changes in different sectors, including business and technology. According to the changing trend, you need to update your skills regardless of your profession. You need to adapt to the...

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Gimme bomb’s shelter: When Putin comes to shove, you can bash your nuke and eat it too

Should we learn to stop worrying and, like Dr Strangelove, love the Bomb? Definitely maybe. Think. In 1994, Ukrainians chose flower power, renouncing nukes in a post-Soviet security arrangement. Today, they’re being bombed while being...

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Birthdays are special days, worth celebrating

By Pulkit Sharma During childhood, most of us used to look forward to celebrating our birthdays. Those elegant decorations, sumptuous feasts, voices filled with mirth and music, and little surprises packed in vibrant gift wraps...

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Biological laboratories in Ukraine: UNSC’s insouciant approach

While on the 11 th March the UNSC discussed an important issue of biological labs in Ukraine on the insistence of Russia, the matter was given a very casual approach missing an opportunity to have...

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From charitable giving to social justice: Reimagining the role of philanthropy in India

India’s social sector is witnessing unprecedented growth as well as disruption. The robust civil society in India continues to work tirelessly towards accomplishing transformational change in socioeconomic structures to bring prosperity for all; where the...

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Sustainable finance vs. traditional credit is the need of the hour for India’s rising workforce

Finance is never fun. It’s a means to an end for most. And if you’re a gig & contract worker with a hand-to-mouth income, then it is even more of a necessary evil. But it...

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Grand Old Party & its grand illusions: Five party myths explain why Congress is dying as a political force, as a symbol and as a concept

Decisions taken at the Congress Working Committee meeting on Sunday may offer a ray of hope to some, but not to this writer. It may be foolish to write an obituary of a political party...

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Bad language: The wrong use of words can lead to wrong ways of thinking and acting

Both mainstream and social media are full of bad language. Bad language not as in indelicate four-letter words which oughtn’t to be used in polite company, but bad language as in the wrong use of...

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What Einstein can teach theists and atheists

By Sumit Paul Was Albert Einstein an atheist or a believer? Neither. The theoretical physicist never called himself an atheist, something the likes of Richard Dawkins and Daniel Dennett will have you believe. Einstein was an...

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Dear Opposition, 2024 may be a done deal; it’s better to focus on 2029

If assembly elections 2022 are a mid-term referendum on Narendra Modi’s leadership, the Prime Minister is the clear winner. With a triumph in the key state of Uttar Pradesh, and beating back anti-incumbency in three...

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Set yourself free of status

The human spirit is unbreakable, relentless and free. Our experiences, conditioning and programming are all factors that test its resilience and at so many points in the roller coaster journey of our lives we feel...

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Open letter to ‘bad boy’ Putin from his desi fan club

Aaderneey Putinji Sir, Privet! Zdrahst-Vooy! A-lyo! From your friends and admirers in India. Aap ka toh jawab nahi, sirji! Dikha diya, duniya ko! We are chanting Hindi-Russi bhai bhai, and hoping the Chinese won’t mind...

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Why Indian eateries shouldn’t chicken out of Kiev or Stroganoff

It was part of “aspirational” continental food in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata from the 1950s till well into the 1990s. It continues to be part of big fat shaadi menus — even when dished out...

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Long-term use of pain killers can damage your kidneys

The rampant use of over-the-counter painkillers (analgesics) by everyone today is worrying. Not many people realise it but their long-term use can lead to a condition called analgesic neuropathy which can cause serious damage to...

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Health equity and access: The only way to reduce health outcome disparities in India

“Health equity” means every person has equal opportunity to remain healthy and no one is disadvantaged by their income, social position, location, or other circumstances to get the best healthcare available. The absence of high...

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Digitalisation drives food industry’s post-pandemic recovery

F&B has proven resilient despite many global crises. It’s no surprise, therefore, that the industry is often called recession-proof. Despite the debilitating impact of the pandemic, digitalization has underpinned the food sector’s gradual recovery. In light...

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Lotus in Northeast: BJP deserves credit for wins, it also has lots to do

BJP’s UP performance hogged headlines. But equally impressive was the party’s showing in Manipur. Not only did BJP return to governing the state, this time it achieved a majority on its own. BJP is in...

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Story of blood, guts and deft hands: The gory history of surgery & surgeons

Surgery is an active invasion of a body, to cure it. But what was once a gory and chancy affair is remarkably easy and safe today, and has improved billions of lives. Hardly anyone in...

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Can he show AAPlication of political mind? Kejriwal’s challenges match his advantages in going national. He needs patience

With Punjab under his belt, Arvind Kejriwal will now have a place at the opposition high table. Congress will no longer be able to deny him that. Unlike AAP, other major non-Congress parties govern in...

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Is it easier to be unhappy than to be happy?

By Marguerite Theophil  A young friend, young as eight years old, recently asked, “Is it easier to be unhappy than to be happy?” When adults ask such questions, chances are they already have an opinion...

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Night blindness is not only a problem in the night

While night blindness or nyctalopia is a condition that sounds like a vision problem in the night, the truth is that it can impact eyesight even during the day. In fact, even in the daytime,...

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Diets that don’t work for women

Men have more muscle, Women have more fat – Says Gray’s Anatomy Whether we want to accept it or not, biologically men and women are very different. One of the important differences is in the...

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Congress in free fall: And SP’s loss tells regional parties what doesn’t work against BJP

The 2022 state elections have thrown superlative results. BJP retains the four states it previously held and makes history in UP, by having its CM re-elected after serving a full term, which had not happened...

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Question for winners: Polls can be won via charisma, identity politics & welfarism. But can this be sustained minus job creation?

The first point to note after March 10’s verdicts is the sublime messaging of Indian democracy. Incumbent BJP beat history in UP and Uttarakhand and won. In Manipur and Goa, supposedly tough-to-win small states for...

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How the silent BJP voter won in UP – These 3 factors: Quiet polarisation, a new voting block of beneficiaries & PM’s undiluted appeal

There is a popular saying that success comes through lanes and backyards, not from the front door. That explains BJP’s remarkable success in UP. During the election campaign, we observed two trends. One, many people,...

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It was as much Ram as it was ration: Hindu emotion vote is key in BJP’s big UP win

The political history of UP has turned a new corner. The BJP government is the first incumbent to be returned to power since 1989, and it has done so with a handsome near two-thirds majority....

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Happy teams are more creative and productive

By TK Mishra The Covid-19 pandemic has made it abundantly clear that happiness is so essential to our ability to thrive as humans. Happiness is the building block of our being and for businesses that...

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Introspecting factors that propel Indians for UG education abroad

Hue and cry for the safe return of Indian students studying in Ukraine brought the issue of a large number of tender age students going abroad for education into the spotlight. The exodus of Indian...

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To avoid a cold turkey: If Moscow’s ok with Kyiv joining EU & Kyiv’s ok with not ever joining Nato, talks may yield results

As Russia-Ukraine diplomats meet today in Turkey, anyone hoping for a peaceful solution must understand the complicated history, which will point to possible resolutions of the crisis. President Vladimir Putin insists Ukraine’s potential membership of...

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To catch a tippler: Amendments won’t solve the administrative and judicial mess Bihar’s prohibition has created

Nitish Kumar’s ill-advised 2016 Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act is predictably creating trouble for the administration. Thousands have been arrested for drinking and then jailed. Police records indicate 3.8 lakh cases and 4 lakh arrests...

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Sumy success: With Operation Ganga winding down, India must now take a clear position on Ukraine crisis

In an extremely delicate operation, the last big group of about 700 Indian students was finally evacuated from the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy. Establishing a humanitarian corridor for the extraction had proved to be...

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‘Devas will enforce the awards anywhere we can’: The company’s counsel and adviser insist it will continue global legal action against GOI

Devas Multimedia is fighting an intense legal battle against Isro’s commercial arm Antrix Corporation and the Indian government in several international courts over its cancelled satellite deal. The company’s lead counsel and member of the...

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From queues to Q-Comm: Jhatpat jaldi-haldi or fasta-pasta fatafat 😊

Has time also become a four-letter word, screwing the grocery delivery business? Looks like it, seeing how every player is trying to outdo the latest quickie of its rivals. Eat your heart out, pizza. You...

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The philosophical postscript to the Mahabharat

By Jug Suraiya The Indian government’s stand on the Ukrainian conflict, advocating a cessation of hostilities without taking sides on the issue, called to mind a discussion I had with someone years ago about the...

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Evolving payment tech paves way ahead in 2022 and beyond

Look around in the digital payments space and you’ll see every player – be it industry newcomers, PayTechs, and even BigTechs – coming up with innovative solutions that holistically cater to individual and business customers...

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Defence independence: India has to reduce Russian imports, but dependency on the West no solution either

While speaking to the UK Parliament’s foreign affairs committee, British foreign secretary Liz Truss said that India’s stance on the Russian invasion of Ukraine is the result of New Delhi’s dependence on Moscow, and that...

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Busyness of politics: Many of our MPs and MLAs are too active doing all sorts of things to sit in their erected seats

Not a few of our elected representatives in the state assemblies and in Parliament seem to be putting into practice the libertarian axiom that that government is best which governs least. Indeed some of our...

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Going beyond the limitations of gender

By Anjali Hazarika Nobel laureate Ada Yonath, who won the Nobel for chemistry in 2009, was once interviewed by a journalist about the many challenges she had encountered in her career and how she overcame...

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Femme fatale: Beyond pretty and pink, the alpha female consumer and delivering the right value

Remember the ad jingle of a popular washing powder in the 90s! This jingle has got to be one of those captivating tunes which would have us humming it as soon as the brand name...

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Women in sales: Beyond diversity

The sales function is transforming as we speak. New-age sales teams must develop skills to stay ahead of this curve. Some of the skills that will really turn the tide include: Ability to build strong...

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Managing public expenditure needs a digital boost

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her budget speech 2022, mentioned some significant reforms towards government procurement that have happened over the past few months. These are welcome developments in a landscape marked by State’s weak...

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The importance of putting care back into healthcare: role of empathy

Even though healthcare has always been about human connections and social wellness, the quest of delivering care to maximum people has made it a wee bit mechanical. It has impacted doctors and patients alike. Let...

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Women entrepreneurs of past, present and future

If statistics are anything to go by, India has secured a spot as the third-largest startup ecosystem globally. Even as we churn out unicorns, let us take a moment to reflect on the contribution of...

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Women yielding the new crop of entrepreneurship

Women entrepreneurship has come into its own in the 21st century. Women are now progressively spearheading high-value enterprises all over the world. Their own vision about career paths has enhanced considerably.  In terms of academics,...

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Mentoring independent directors can improve corporate governance

Independent Directors (IDs) have massive responsibility to safeguard the interest of stakeholders of companies, more importantly the listed companies. The very purpose of inducting IDs is to provide professionally competent people with no direct connect...

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Imran Khan denounces Western pressure to condemn Russia: Assessing motives

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s recent approach towards Ukraine-Russia conflict indicates that Pakistan would like to shake off its position as the US ally and would like to pursue ‘an independent foreign policy’. Not only...

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Winning is easier: Five incoming governments face big challenges, from debt to jobs. Politics as usual won’t do

The five-state assembly elections that began on February 10 are finally getting over. The parties or coalitions that win don’t have much time to savour their success. Desperation over the present economic scenario was writ...

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Keep up the tempo: Till the world is safe from Covid, child and booster vaccination mustn’t flag

Hopes have brightened of children between 12 and 14 becoming eligible for vaccines. The subject expert committee of the drugs regulatory authority CDSCO has recommended emergency use authorisation for Covovax for 12 to 17 year-olds....

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Russia’s frozen dollar reserves raise a question: Bigger incentive for some nations to find alternative to dollar-dominated global exchanges

The US/Europe-led freezing of Bank of Russia’s foreign exchange reserves strikes at the heart of a global economic system. Bretton Woods institutions (World Bank, IMF) and, first a gold standard, and then US dollar as...

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Tempting rishtas: Choices will send you into a tizzy, but chose wisely at your swayamvar

From now on men can be divided into two types: the Putins and the Zelenskyys. The first are either horse-riding without a shirt or buttoned up in suits. They sit so far away from you...

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I am not only the body, emotions and the mind

By Karan Singh Most teachers and writers on yog begin their instructions regarding the spiritual path with the exhortation that we must realise that we are not the body, the mind or the emotions but...

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This March 8, raise a toast to the women who survived a pandemic

Soon it’s going to be ‘that’ date. Yes, March 8 is almost upon us. International Women’s Day this year is likely to assume special significance, given how irrevocably our lives have changed since the deadly...

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What a close shave in UP tells us about BJP’s prospects

I have covered many election rallies but never come as close to death as at a rally of Akhilesh Yadav, head of the Samajwadi Party, in Ballia, eastern Uttar Pradesh, on March 1. Some of...

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Break the bias

The theme of International women’s day 2022 is “Break the Bias! As a regular reader you may have noticed that my columns aren’t generally in line with traditional thought processes, and I love to motivate...

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Why the two-generation theory of women needs a kick in the binary

It’s a mystery how, but several casting agents regularly make me acting offers I find extremely easy to refuse, such as heroine ki nani (does she have any other attributes? I asked. The agent decided,...

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In life, rummy or politics, the joker will serve you well

11am Preparations are rife for Women’s Day. There are events and discussions lined up. More than feeling like an empowered woman though, I have started feeling like Ganpati bappa, who is put on a dais,...

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UP will show how successful BJP has been in accommodating jati bhav within Hindutva

Elections are the lifeline of democracy, where we see various political assertions and ways of co-opting these assertions. The Uttar Pradesh assembly election is now set to enter the seventh phase, which will see sharp...

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Are cancer awareness, screening drives showing up new trends?

In India, cancer leaves a major burden on the lives of the people and society. The incidences of cancer have risen at an average annual rate of 1.1-2 per cent from 2010-2019,  with the five...

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Bitter pill, again: Ukraine-returned students face the Indian reality

Every medical student who has finally reached India from war-torn Ukraine has reason for relief, but these returnees’ anxieties have hardly ended. One big question is how they will continue their interrupted education, especially if...

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A thinking problem: Serious message from 132 bottles of liquor

The Delhi high court recently delivered a verdict we must raise a toast to. The backstory is as Indian as IMFL. In 2020 Delhi’s excise department raided the residence of the petitioner and began prosecution...

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How the Cold War spawned a hot one: The root causes of Putin’s aggression

Ukraine and Russia: From Civilized Divorce to Uncivil Conflict by Paul D’Anieri is a 2019 book that helps understand why the 2022 war should surprise no one. Starting with Ukraine’s split from the Soviet Union...

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GoI will have to keep Buddha smiling: Why Moscow targeting Kyiv means New Delhi’s nuclear deterrence needs to be more robust

Russian invasion of Ukraine has hammered home the message for India on robust nuclear deterrence. Note, in this context, the ever-growing China-Pakistan military collusion, fast expanding from land to sea. Nuclear weapons are not meant...

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Reciprocity, the DNA of all relationships

By Sandeep Chakravorty Reciprocity is undertaking exchange for mutual benefit. It may seem like the most natural thing to do, but few realise that the wheels of society and more so diplomacy are driven by...

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Prisoner of gender: A new study shows just how socially deep-rooted some discriminations against women are

Only 22% men and 24% women say that there is a lot of discrimination against women in India today. This is quite a comforting number in a new Pew study of how Indians view gender...

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‘It is time for New Delhi to pick sides’: A Ukrainian editor argues India must not remain neutral as Russia’s war in her country continues

“For the first time in the history of Kharkiv rockets were hitting the residential areas. The city has never faced such a horrible attack in its recent history,” said the mayor of the city, Igor...

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Jumbo acrobat: As the world watches, a pachyderm performs a nimble tightrope walk

The large audience, comprising people from all over the world, watched the show with wonder and awe. High above the ground was a rope strung out between two poles. One of the poles bore the...

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Elective identity, religion and gender

By Narayani Ganesh Here’s a gender-bender that can confound anyone who is used to conventional classifications and identities. New York City legally recognises 31 different gender identities, said a media report in 2017, and this...

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10 steps to implement artificial intelligence effectively in your business

Artificial intelligence (AI) is taking the technology industry by storm. We see a surge in solutions embedded with virtual assistants and chatbots, with large enterprises integrating AI across the entire tech stack. A recent report...

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Getting the talent game right – to power your SaaS organization’s vision

With the pandemic driving aggressive digital adoption across the board, there has been an explosion in the SaaS market. According to a report by Chiratae Ventures and Zinnov, the revenue generated by India’s SaaS industry...

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Reclaim your life

Let’s say we live 75 years of life. Most of the time we feel that life is an unending journey of days filled with mundane routine chores during the week followed by two days of...

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Will east decide UP winner? Last two phases key because indications are BJP, SP may both need Purvanchal

In the UP poll marathon, Purvanchal (eastern UP) is the last lap. The election has so far been a riveting contest, swinging between the two main players, SP and BJP. The last two phases –...

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Don’t abstain: Even cold calculations of national interest indicate that India’s position on Russia should change

The war in Ukraine is getting uglier. Civilian targets are getting hit and civilian deaths will likely mount. Vladimir Putin, denied a quick victory, will almost certainly not pull back now. He’s already, with jaw-dropping...

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Sebi 2.0: Madhabi Buch takes charge of market regulator when it needs to adapt to big changes

Madhabi Puri Buch yesterday took charge as the ninth chairperson of the capital market regulator Sebi after it got statutory status. What makes her unique is her rich financial market experience. So far, Sebi has...

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Is DRDO to blame for India’s acute import dependence? No, defence R&D is a complex process, perfunctory evaluations do it grave injustice

In India, the Russia-Ukraine conflict has put our excessive dependence on defence imports in the spotlight, and set off a blame game for this dependence. Since the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is the...

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Celebrittle lives: Fame was doing fine till it got blinded by the flash bulbs

Madhuri Dixit has made a comeback, only to disappear. In The Fame Game, our Dhak-dhak Girl turns into Gone Girl. As superstar Anamika Anand she warns her me-too daughter, ‘Fame is not glamorous. It’s dangerous.’...

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Know Shiv as creator of the manifest universe

By Pranav Khullar The poetic-lyrical hymns of the Thevaram, part of the Thirumurai compendium of hymns in Tamil, place Shiv at the heart of all spiritual seeking, as well as the bestower of all boons...

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Gilt-edged Bond: Thanks to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, Agent 007 can come back with a vengeance

The tall, svelte, Afro-styled brunette in a flawlessly tailored business suit walked into the headquarters of MI6 with the lithe grace of a stalking panther. “The name’s Bond – Jemima Bond,” she said to the...

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A new way of looking at the forty days of Lent

By Janina Gomes                 Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, which is characterised by repentance, fasting, almsgiving and reflection, culminating in the celebration of Easter. The Lenten 40-day period represents Christ’s time of temptation in...

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ABC of economic recovery

Finally, what I was dreading, did happen. One of the economists termed India’s third quarterly GDP growth as `W’ shaped. No, I am not worried about the state of country’s economy, my understanding of such...

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Tragedy of war: Death of Indian student in Ukraine will test India’s neutral position on the Russian invasion

The tragic death of Indian student Naveen Shekharappa G in Ukraine’s Kharkiv has sharply brought home the extreme dangers confronting Indian citizens in that country. Naveen, hailing from Haveri in Karnataka, was a fourth-year student...

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Analysing Ukraine crisis – Part – 1

In the recent past, in July 2021, Russian President Vladimir Putin had written an article, in which he is reported to have emphasised the close historical and Civilisational Relations between the Russians and the Ukrainians....

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Artificial intelligence enabled advertising

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the nature of advertising. AI is transforming the advertising industry from ad creation and testing to audience targeting to ad buying. The context of advertising is affected intensively and the...

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