Donum Estate’s ode to three women sculptors

Louise Bourgeois’s captivating Crouching  Spider 2003 , Yayoi Kuasama’s Pumpkin 2014, and Amer Ghada’s calligraphic charisma in The Words I love the Most 2012. The Donum Estate Winery in California celebrates the practice of 3 stellar  women...

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The Metaverse of beauty retail

The Indian beauty industry has been thriving for the past few years and has witnessed enormous innovations. Countless homegrown brands have been created, and numerous international beauty brands have made their way to India, given...

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What Lula’s thin win in Brazil tells the world: To take on the Right, the Left should always move towards the Centre

Brazil joined the “pink tide” in Latin America as Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva staged a political comeback that will be the stuff of breathless storytelling. Narrowly squeezing past Jair Bolsonaro, who was the ‘Trump-lite’...

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Tom, Dick … or Larry? British politics, they say, needs feline intervention

Doughty Larry. They call him the ‘boss’ at 10 Downing Street, the British PM’s official residence. Prowling the corridors of (transient) power for 11 years now, he’s ‘chief mouser to the cabinet office’. Some cattily...

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Ego is a tool we master, or one that masters us

By Thomas Easley From the moment we’re born, whether our birth arrives in Africa, China, Mexico, the Caribbean, Europe, America, whether we’re born black or white, rich or poor, tall or short, capable of wisdom...

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The hidden side of working in the food business

As with other industries, working in the hospitality industry comes with its own set of challenges and rewards. While patrons often see the glamour and glitz side of it, they often don’t realize the hours...

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Validation: A price worth paying?

Here is a scene that is perhaps familiar to many readers. You have probably seen it sometime in reel life if not in real life. . Someone works really hard to put a project together...

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Morbi bridge tragedy: Will there be accountability for negligence this time?

At least 134 people have been reported dead in the bridge collapse in Morbi, Gujarat. When the century-old suspension bridge broke apart yesterday evening, it was loaded well beyond capacity. The Chhath Puja crowds along...

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Bharat Jodo Yatra: An intra-party matter that has now become a public affair

In politics, who should lead a particular political outfit, what should be their political agenda, what should be their policies regarding the various economic, social and international issues – is entirely their internal matter. Likewise,...

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The whole thing is this ke bhaiyya…Sabse Bada Dollariya

India’s foreign exchange reserves have fallen to a two-year low of $528 billion, a $100 billion decline from the time Russia invaded Ukraine. Further decline is on the cards with the US Federal Reserve set...

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Quota question: Affirmative action has become an overused political tool, with no debates. Contrast this with US

Today the US Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on whether race can be used as a determining factor in college admissions. The challenger group says this ends up disadvantaging Asians and whites,...

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How the aviation ecosystem will take flight with C-295s: The Vadodara project should help private sector manufacturers think, plan and deliver big

Yesterday the Prime Minister of India laid the foundation stone for the Tata consortium’s C-295 manufacturing facility in Vadodara. This is momentous. It is the first large-scale project given directly to the private sector and...

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Education 4.0: Importance of fourth Industrial Revolution Technologies

In its recent Educational 4.0 Report, the World Economic Forum explores how technology can improve student’s access to education and address learning gaps. A synthesis of the findings of the report highlights four priority intervention...

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Will Sunak be the diaspora’s poster child or the brown boy who failed?

It is understandable that there has been a wave of excitement throughout India and its diaspora over the appointment of Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister of Britain, and that too at the age of 42....

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Why the Global Hunger Index is statistical garbage

India has little hunger but substantial child malnutrition. That simple truth is obfuscated by the Global Hunger Index (GHI), prepared by European NGOs, showing India falling from 101st to 107th of 123 countries in 2022,...

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Why are we living with masks

Relationships remind me of Halloween, or vice versa. They can be scary, can be fun, can be daunting, take effort and in general involve social masquerading. In real life, very similar to Halloween, we all...

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COP27: India can’t be expected to pay for climate sins of the West

The 27th Conference of Parties — COP27 — is once again the subject of enormous expectations. Will countries meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt be able to go beyond talk? Climate disasters are reaching unprecedented...

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Micro themes within the Fintech sector that will witness investor interest

India’s Fintech sector is the cynosure of the global Fintech market with its exponential growth and innovative solutions. The JAM trinity and the UPI infrastructure has enabled it to offer consumer-centric, reliable, cost-effective, faster and...

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Covid 19 and its impact on sovereign debt

The Covid-19 pandemic caused worldwide disruptive effect on economies and communities. Globally around one billion individuals lost their livelihoods in organised and unorganised sectors. Most of the informal workforce does not have access to proper...

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Shifting paradigms: Coding skills at the school level will set the course for India’s tech surge

The global economy is being shaped by some of the largest technology companies in the world. From e-commerce and communications, to finance, mobility, and healthcare, the technology sector is defining the entire human experience and...

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From outsourcing to ‘reverse colonisation’

Outsourcing does not make too many headlines these days. Certainly nowhere near the hysteria that overran America back in noughts (2000s) when the media — there wasn’t much social media then — was awash with...

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Wise Men Or Just Vice Chancellors?

A theatre of the absurd is now being enacted in Kerala. And as is the case with plays that belong to this genre, there is no way escaping the conclusion that the play follows a...

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Muskian Twitter may create problems for Musk: His free speech ‘absolutism’ will come up against government laws & his business interests

So, it has happened. When Elon Musk memed his way into the Twitter HQ in San Francisco with a literal sink, and a caption saying “Let that sink in!”, the on-off, $44 billion acquisition saga...

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Tuning in to self-reflection for peace sake

By Daisaku Ikeda As the Ukrainian crisis escalates with dark clouds looming over the world, the UN High Level Forum on the Culture of Peace was held on September 6 in New York. Building the...

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How is India’s New Education Policy going to reshape the traditional study curriculum?

The Ministry of education float this republic day showed VR and Metaverse. This in itself shows how dynamic things are set to become and adds to the growing need for a fresh outlook in India’s...

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Pregnancy and childbirth – its risks and joy are the two faces of the same coin

Pregnancy is a time when a woman’s body undergoes some dramatic changes. During the whole period of pregnancy and after childbirth, the female body goes through several physical and emotional changes. Most of these are...

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Preparing for wars of tomorrow: Ukraine conflict has made clear that new technologies are in the driving seat, new war doctrines follow

As the conflict in Ukraine enters its ninth month, the parties to the conflict have only hardened their respective positions. After attacks on strategic infrastructure like the Nord Stream pipeline and the Kerch bridge there...

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How is ejection fraction linked with cardiac arrest?

India accounts for one-fifth of the total deaths occurring from stroke, cardiac arrest, and heart attacks, especially in younger adults. As per American Heart Journal, there is a 13% increase in sudden cardiac arrest (SCA)...

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Calming Putin down: US, China should act in concert even if they are rivals. Europe should talk less & India should talk more

That Russia is hawking its story about a Ukrainian ‘dirty bomb’ – India got the call on Wednesday – is being interpreted by the West as a Moscow disinformation exercise aimed at fabricating an excuse...

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Where in the world is Rishi Sunak from?

By Narayani Ganesh The following question is often part of introductory conversations: ‘… and where are you from?’ The answer, in pre-globalisation times could be: ‘I am from India/Iceland/Japan …’ and so on. Cultural, religious,...

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Don’t expect Rishi Sunak to return the kohinoor

Among the many delightful memes in my inbox relating to Rishi Sunak becoming the Prime Minister of Britain is one showing James Bond (Daniel Craig) ordering his favorite drink: “Ek Martini. Milakar nahi. Hilakar,” he...

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Here comes autumn

Stunning warm shades of yellow and orange, Colorful leaves falling all around; Cool-weather and vibrant festivals Accentuate the melodies of my heart. She harvests harmony with the fall of our past discords Here comes autumn,...

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Embedded finance – A sustainable business model

Indian financial services have witnessed impressive growth in the last few years owing to increasing internet penetration, regulatory and policy support from the government, giving rise to Embedded Finance. Embedded finance is the seamless integration...

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Shaping the stepping stone of a vibrant and self-reliant young India

The progress of a nation is qualitatively proportional to the education of its citizens. Education enables acquisition of knowledge, skills and tools to make a desirable living. But, more importantly, it shapes individuals holistically, and...

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Do men and women masturbate after marriage?

It is a fact, and it is recognised after several surveys and studies that, ‘most married men and women masturbate’. According to an elaborate survey conducted by the University of Chicago on ‘Sex in America’...

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Sunak soars

Rishi Sunak was declared the leader of the Conservative Party of the UK during the Diwali celebrations. It could perhaps be unimaginable that an Indian origin man of 42 could become the top political leader...

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Powering sustainable fashion and driving efficiencies with technology

Sustainable fashion is not merely about recycle and reuse but about using technology to  increase manufacturing efficiency and cutting down manufacturing wastage  Sustainable fashion is under threat. The accelerated adoption of fast-fashion and the rise...

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How to repurpose existing spaces by beautifying them and giving them a multipurpose usage

The perfect occasion to give your home a makeover is now with the festival season just around the corner. Not merely by tidying it, but by adding that little extra to make it an altogether...

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How HRMS can help companies upgrade their PCMM level?

Like any other business model, the PCMM (People Capability Maturity Model) helps an organisation to find the important issues related to the employees who work for the organisation. Primarily focussed on the human assets of...

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Kharge takes charge: Uphill task for him and Congress

Mallikarjun Kharge has taken over the baton from Congress’s longest serving party president Sonia Gandhi with the party at its lowest ebb. Congress is in office on its own strength in just two states and...

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Urinary problems in women: Traveler’s dilemma to use public toilets

I am a 28-year-old lady. An avid solo traveler and adventure sport lover. I often go for mountain hiking, marathons, river camps and trips. I drink a lot of water while on my adventure trips....

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Behind 10 Browning Street: Sunak was deemed ok by English upper classes who control London’s financial centre

A Britain no longer great, a kingdom hardly united, has chosen a child of the empire to restore economic and political stability, even if not glory, in the 75th year of the jewel being plucked...

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The last day of my life

A random thought touched me like a gust of fresh air, if I die tomorrow, Suddenly the good side of me will dominate everyone’s mind and I will be fondly remembered when I am gone....

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How AR/VR technologies are redefining the retail industry

Customers have become more comfortable with online shopping in the present expedited digital journey. The pandemic outbreak played a crucial role in enabling the online shopping trend, making the industry evolve at an unprecedented rate....

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Is it safe to invest in startups during the high risk of recession

A recent survey shows that there is a 52% likelihood that the United States will experience a recession in the next 12 months. In the first quarter of 2022, the US GDP shrank by 1.6%...

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Virtual influencers set to change the future of influencer marketing

The landscape of marketing is immensely creative and constantly evolving. We are entering a phase where human and business transactions are increasingly happening in a virtual space, thanks to technological development and predicted shifts in...

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How does new age customer experience management look like in the Indian banking sector

69% of customers who intend to quit their bank state that it was due to lacking service rather than poor products. The banking landscape has changed significantly over the last decade. Digitalization has boosted the...

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6 reasons why the future of Corporates will demand a new future of HR

The future of corporates is the future of work. Businesses and enterprises were working on predicting what would be the future of work, however, Covid and the Pandemic have accelerated the pace of the future....

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At new age workspaces, you don’t quiet quit

Do you often do only the bare minimum at your workplace and feel reluctant to take on additional work because it may not be compatible with your work profile or responsibilities? Are you not being...

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The forbidden worshippers of Kali – Part one

With Kali Pujo in full swing, the concluding chapter of this year’s festive season is upon us in Bengal. Soon it will be Bhaiphonta, or Bhaidooj – as it is called in other parts of...

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Diaspora and India cheers Rishi Sunak but his elevation speaks volumes about the Conservative Party setting a brilliant example

Rishi Sunak’s election as the Prime Minister of the UK by his Conservative Party is a big moment for the Indian diaspora. That his achievement has struck a deep chord in India too is because...

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Can every single day be a day of rejoicing?

By Swami Chidananda Deepavali is the day in the year when there is light everywhere. There are reunions and celebrations, and people forget for a moment their problems and difficulties. They rejoice! The question arises:...

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MSMEs: The growth engine of India

India has a large 7.9 million registered Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) base. The MSME Industry segment contributes 33% of the Country’s GDP and generates over 120 million jobs across industries and regions in...

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Lesson for/from Kohli: Happy Diwali, fearless-wali

As a fifty-plus year-old Indian male who has watched a lot of cricket, if I try and quantify the emotions that I have felt during the process, I must admit that it has been a...

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Global Hunger Index: A far-fetched report

After the release of the Global Hunger Index, the opponents of both – the Modi government and the Bharatiya Janata Party have, as usual, started spreading propaganda based on insufficient information. The congregation, that has...

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Ties that bind: Festivals, shopping and our sense of self – Diwali has always been about enjoying material pleasures, now all festivals have followed suit

For as long as one can remember, Diwali has been synonymous with shopping. Of course, in the older days, the actual quantum was quite low. While one always wore a new set of clothes on...

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Deepavali and Narakasur’s last wish

By Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar The message of Deepavali is very simple – to bid farewell to all the hurt, anger, frustration, and bitterness from the past, and with the arrival of the festival...

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Culture and retention: How to make your company’s culture thrive

There are plenty of inspirational stories around successful organisations creating a cohesive company culture that thrives. However, with the majority of employees feeling that their organisations don’t promote strong company culture, it becomes imperative to...

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Why retail liabilities can be a good bet for banks currently?

Inflation, depressed consumer sentiments, low product offtake and rising policy rates have come together to create a situation conducive for banks to develop their retail liabilities portfolio Retail liability products are where the banks pay...

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Current scenario in the Road Freight Industry and the methods of determining prices

The freight prices are quite erratic in the current road freight marketplace, which is dominated by brokers and other regional operators. The current market is extremely vulnerable to factors like truck demand and supply, seasonal...

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Why the celebrity-paparazzi relationship is so fraught

“Serves you right. Hope you fall. . . hope you double and fall!” That was Jaya Bachchan, Rajya Sabha MP from the Samajwadi Party who has served four terms in Parliament, ticking off an over-enthusiastic...

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Kharge won’t cut it, so why not a shadow cabinet to revive opposition?

Eighty-year-old Gandhi family loyalist Mallikarjun Kharge has been elected Congress president. As the ‘unofficial official’ candidate, blessed by the high command, his win comes as no surprise. ‘Outsider’ Shashi Tharoor put up a lively challenge,...

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Light up your own life

We light up our homes, light up the lives of those we love and surround ourselves with, and our focus is on making sure everyone’s hearts are happy. We buy them goodies, arrange the holidays,...

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Decoding Xi’s big speech: The key takeaways for India and the world

The week-long 20th Party Congress that concluded in Beijing on October 22 was a watershed event in many respects. As Xi Jinping starts his third term in China’s most powerful post as general secretary of...

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Belonging, and my beating heart

An exclusive excerpt from Pulitzer-winning Siddhartha Mukherjee’s latest book… The heart, of all organs in the body, epitomizes belonging. We use the word “belong” to signify attachment, or love — and the heart has been...

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The mystery behind the 1991 earthquake in Uttarkashi

Scientists in India recently hailed American space agency NASA’s efforts to detect and crash a big asteroid “Dymorphos” that was moving towards the earth at a speed of 14,000 miles per hour. “Dymorphos”, as big as a...

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Postcards to the self

“I can’t die because I am yet to see many of the places on my bucket list,” wrote Viji V in her diary, when she was going through the worst phase of her life. A...

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The frail maths of hunger: Global Hunger Index’s data crunching has numerous problems. But GoI’s own data is far from perfect

Hunger is an emotive word. Most of us reading this are fortunate to have enough, or even more than enough, to eat. We find the idea that other people live in hunger deeply unsettling. Hence,...

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Prising it open: CCI’s landmark order against Google

India’s competition regulator CCI on Thursday passed an order levying a provisional penalty of Rs 1,337.7 crore on Google for abusing the dominant position of its Android mobile phone operating system. CCI also asked Google...

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Sweet nothings: A cracking idea for healthy Diwali

To a petition pleading for lifting Delhi-NCR’s firecracker ban, an SC bench responded: “Spend your money on sweets … Let people breathe clean air.” Very pithy, and very Diwali tradition friendly. But just as crackers...

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How the chips may fall for the world: Semiconductors & the coming US-China confrontation

As India takes baby steps into chip manufacturing, the history of this technology is a useful guide. A chip, also called a semiconductor or integrated circuit, is a piece of silicon with tiny transistors carved...

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Lighting lamps to celebrate Bandi Chhor Diwas

By Stuti Malhotra Deepavali is celebrated as Bandi Chhor Diwas among the Sikhs all over the world. ‘Bandi’ means ‘prisoner’, ‘chhor’ – ‘release’. On this day, the Sikh guru, Guru Hargobind, was released by Jahangir...

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What does the rise of the gig economy mean for the current generation?

A graduate student who drives for a cab aggregator in his spare time, a stay-at-home parent who makes extra money with a part-time job, and a high school student who picks offbeat jobs on food...

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Three things to light up your investments this Diwali

Over the past year, equity markets have remained volatile both in India and globally. Due to quantitative tightening and rate increases to combat persistent inflation, global central banks appear to be controlling the market once...

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Shuvaprasanna’s Golden Flute at Gallerie Nvya

Gallerie Nvya embraces the festival season with Shuvaprasanna’s Golden Flute at Triveni Kala Sangam. Tripat Kalra has been following Shuvaprasanna for nearly two decades and has created a show that has multiple reflections in the...

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Grate Britain and divided kingdom

India is awash with schadenfreude — vicarious pleasure at someone’s misfortune — at the developments in Britain.  There is a certainly delicious irony in recalling Winston Churchill’s forecast that “Power (in a free India) will...

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Seeking permanent bliss or illusory happiness?

By Shri Shri Anandamurti Although we are the progeny of Param Purush, the human mind can move in two directions – towards the finite or towards the infinite; towards permanent bliss or towards illusory happiness....

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Making India aatmanirbhar in defence technologies

Today technology has become the nucleus around which the next phase of growth is happening. In what is being hailed as ‘techade of India’, new age technologies such as AI, ML and data analytics are...

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Affordable housing for all

Housing for all is not just a milestone; it is also an everlasting journey. – Housing Finance: the foundation of hope! Housing for all does not limit to only a permanent home.  In my opinion...

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Why is upskilling of teachers as important as introducing tech advancements into the education system

The convergence of technology and education was always a given. However, none of us imagined that it would be so rapid and all-encompassing simultaneously. The pandemic provided an unprecedented impetus for technologising education. This has...

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When woman can’t experience an orgasm

The inability to experience an orgasm is a common occurrence in women. As a sexologist I get to see this far more commonly than a decade ago in my practice. This is not because the...

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Election of Kharge as Congress chief: Will he meet Kesri’s fate ?

Election of Mallikarjun Kharge as Congress President by a comfortable margin — he polled 7897 votes against Shashi Tharoor’s 1072 — was on predictable lines.His election was hailed as he became the first non-Gandhi president...

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Booked for life: Become a member of the Litfest Gypsy Club

The caravans start rolling as the summer of our discontent turns glorious autumn. My tent is double booked, less for author authority than the TOI Litfest that Namita Devidayal and I curated for eight super-charged...

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Make someone smile this Deepavali

By JK Jain Deepavali – festival of joy, cheers and happiness is round the corner. It is a special day. Many of us celebrate Deepavali to mark the return to Ayodhya of Ram, along with...

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4 reasons why cobots are safe co-workers

Robots have been used for decades in various industrial settings, dating back to the 1950s. For the first five decades, the only robots were large, heavy machines. These robot solutions created productive workspaces, ensuring higher...

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Russia’s Game In Africa: A mini-Cold War is brewing on the continent, the West must look to Morocco

In a welcome development, the Morocco-Nigeria trans-African gas pipeline project is set to receive a total investment of $25 billion next year. This was revealed by the head of Nigeria’s state oil company. The mega...

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5G rollout in India set to add rocket fuel to supply chain logistics in India

Rapid advances in 5G technology is all set to add rocket fuel to power India’s economic growth by exponentially increasing its productivity and efficiencies. 5G technology will open-up a plethora of opportunities across a wide...

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Of ghosts, celebrations and spooky tales

Yesterday as I walked to the market nearby, I spotted witchy brooms and plastic, devilish scepters being sold. The sight of these objects reminded me that the time of the year has come when we...

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CEO Role is key in imbibing safety culture in Indian process industry

The Indian chemicals industry was at US$ 178 billion in 2019 and in all likelihood cross US$ 300billion by 2025 registering a CAGR of 9.3%. The demand for chemicals (domestic consumption and export market) is...

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Congress needs a functioning organisation. That must be Kharge’s goal

Mallikarjun Kharge was the unsurprising winner in the presidential election of the Congress party. Once he takes over, he will be the first president of the party outside the Nehru-Gandhi family in 24 years. Despite...

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Regulation to end unethical marketing practices of pharma hanging fire for 10 years

Here is a timeline tracing the various attempts to curb unethical marketing of pharmaceutical products: 1981– International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations’ (IFPMA), of which many MNCs in India are members, draws up the...

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Uncover the golden Buddha hidden within

By Sumit Paul The news about human sacrifice in Kerala has again raised the very valid question: Are we inherently violent and do we spontaneously succumb to sinister practices, just the way moths are drawn...

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Decoding the marigold more than a festive season accessory!

“Marigold” the name comes from Mother Mary as it symbolizes auspiciousness – “Mary’s gold”. The original name for marigold is Tagetes and it gets its name from the Etruscan God “Tages”- The God of Wisdom. ...

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World War 3: A status report

With Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, China’s increasingly threatening behavior towards Taiwan and India, and the devastating economic attack the US and its allies launched on China’s advanced chip manufacturing sector last week, the World...

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EC is duty-bound to protect the privacy of voters

The Election Commission has signed MoUs with over 1,000 companies in Gujarat to identify their employees who may have taken time off for voting but didn’t eventually cast a vote. Once the companies get the...

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Giving Gyan: Dear Bachi, my boyfriend ‘doesn’t listen’ to me

Dear Bachi, I have been in a relationship with my boyfriend for four years and we have decided to get married. However, there is something missing in our relationship. We hardly talk like we used...

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Bump, bump, bump: National highways are painfully potholed as only building them is a priority, maintenance is lax

This year’s southwest monsoon was bountiful. But if it delighted monsoon trackers, it was a source of misery for road travellers. Roads are India’s dominant mode of transport, measuring 6.3 million kilometres by March 31,...

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In Rama Tirtha’s woods of God-Realisation

By Pranav Khullar “I call my religion Vedantic humanism, that man himself is divine,” stated Swami Rama Tirtha, whose unique call of a practical Vedanta, as a means of becoming and being, transcended the traditional...

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Aligning carried interest with impact: Understanding the ‘how’ and what’s next

The coalition of philanthropists and investors has led to the advent of impact investing in the venture capital sector. The practice of impact investments seeks to create environmental and social benefits alongside financial returns, which...

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Protect your PIN: Improve personal and systemic vigilance, stop cybercrime from blotting India’s rapid digital transition

Phishing attacks are not a new phenomenon. But the rapid penetration of smartphones and online banking and payment systems without a matching leap in awareness of their risks, seems to have given the scamsters a...

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Safety first: DGCA must step up its actions against SpiceJet, ensure better oversight and maintenance

A SpiceJet flight operating the Goa-Hyderabad route on Thursday made an emergency landing at its destination following smoke in the aircraft. The airline has a troubled safety record which forced the aviation regulator DGCA in...

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Internet age needs better international policing: The Interpol general assembly in New Delhi should open new avenues for cross-border crime-fighting

The relentless global technological-manthan has spewed both amrit (ambrosia) and vish (poison). Crime is generally globally networked now. From drug trafficking and human trafficking to terrorism and child exploitation, it has no geographical boundaries. Fight...

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Memoirs of a gasbag: How do I interrupt thee? Let me count the ways …

Annie Ernaux’s Nobel win has verbal memoirists peeved. Imagine being paid to talk about your life, what we freely do on social media all the time. In a country where every man is a complete...

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Addiction and return of the prodigal son

By Narayani Ganesh Addicts are commonly dependent on chemical substances – like alcohol, tobacco products and psychotropic drugs – or even gambling, impulsive shopping, and stuffing one’s face with food, to ‘help’ them tide over...

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Benefits of leveraging AI-driven visual inspection in Manufacturing

Every manufacturing organization continues to work towards discovering innovative ways to remain cost-effective and improve production efficiency. Leveraging fourth Industrial Revolution technologies is today extremely crucial for business continuity and establishing a competitive edge while...

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What do race cars and the latest in healthcare technology have in common?

The modern F1 race cars are networked, connected and intelligent machines that have hundreds of sensors. These sensors deliver billions of data points, that are analysed, and help the cars outperform their competition – just...

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Gaps in medicine accessibility in rural India

Almost 65 percent of India’s population that resides in rural India has access to only 30 percent of the total available health infrastructure. In India, while affordability has received policy focus, in the form of...

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What benefits may conglomerates derive from working with hospitals to expand their business models?

Since the pandemic, disruptions have become an unavoidable aspect of our lives and working environment. Businesses across the globe have experienced considerable challenges due to the induced restriction, and the healthcare sector is no exception...

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Even a moderately successful Tharoor can change Cong forever

With Mallikarjun Kharge being unofficially referred to as the ‘official’ candidate for the Congress presidential poll, many say the result is a foregone conclusion. The other candidate, Shashi Tharoor, is seen to not carry the...

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Why it’s not ok for Kapil Dev and his audience to laugh at mental health issues

‘Palmolive ka jawaab nahin’. That tagline for a shaving cream became legendary in the gravelly voice of cricketing icon Kapil Dev. But now Kapil Dev is getting more “jawaab” than he anticipated from social media...

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Is it Control or Concern

I’ve always been a fiercely independent human being, but in a relationship which vibrates with the sum of two individuals, an “adjustment” is inevitable. It’s impossible for someone who has spent decades not being a...

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Judges are hardly snoozing on vacations: A senior lawyer responds to a commentary that questioned vacations for the higher judiciary

The well-intentioned column by Bibek Debroy and Aditya Sinha (‘Vacation pe Vacation’, TOI, October 1, https://bit.ly/3g0I2xX), while arguing against vacations for the higher judiciary, does not quite capture the true nature of duties discharged by...

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Karmyogi is the most true worshipper

By Vijay Hashia Does sitting in silence daily, doing jap and bhajan alone constitute worship? What, apart from religious acts, rituals, dancing, ecstatic speeches, veneration of persons and objects, sermons, music and song, postures and...

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Online income websites: How can you know which one is right for you?

To gain money, you will be exposed to a wide variety of online earning sites. It’s important to remember that not every website is for everyone. You may not have the necessary expertise to do...

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Are you inspired or motivated

Laddu Pinto was a young professional. He always had a vision of becoming a StartUp Unicorn. He was a man bubbling with ideas. Laddu had some severe challenges in his life. Well, it was nothing...

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The changing world of HR Tech: Trends to expect in 2023

Technology has unquestionably revolutionised the world in almost every aspect. Today, there is no industry that hasn’t integrated technology into its operations. The pandemic has further skyrocketed digitisation and technology adoption in all business functions....

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A to I of winning employer branding strategies in a post pandemic world

The pandemic has highlighted the need to consistently and critically invest in employer branding and build even stronger relationships with talent both inside and outside the company. It has also opened up new challenges and...

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Importance of financial literacy for teens

As a teenager, have you ever seen your parents discussing something related to money, and when you try to join the conversation, they either switch the topic or say something like “we are doing something...

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7 ways to tango with Taiwan: Foxconn-Vedanta chip project should be the start of a deep Delhi-Taipei engagement

The recent announcement by Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn to partner with Vedanta, invest Rs 1.54 lakh crore in Gujarat and establish a display fabrication and semiconductor manufacturing facility near Vadodara has created much excitement in...

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India’s ever-growing sustainable, plant-based food industry

In the Indian market, the consumer base for the plant-based food is increasingly millennials who want to incorporate more sustainable and suitable plant or healthy products in their everyday lives. As plant-based eating continues to...

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Unreliably A++: Oddities in NAAC assessment call for an urgent audit. Don’t mess with higher education

The Indian Institute of Science is once again the top Indian entry in this year’s THE World University Rankings. Likewise it has topped the Indian government’s NIRF ranking. But a very different story has played...

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Enhancing customer engagement through consumer centricity

Customer centricity demands empathy for consumers. Brands have realized that customer centricity is equally, or in fact, more rewarding than customer acquisition. While customer acquisition builds brand attention, customer retention builds loyal and valued customers...

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Tryst with destiny- A green route

It’s a moment of tryst with destiny today, when Mother Earth turns back, after bidding farewell to production and usage of fossil fuels, towards sun to meet its energy needs. Hydrogen, being abundantly available, is...

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Success will come from the industry’s dutiful alignment with our National Healthcare priorities

Innovation gets triggered differently in different sectors. Global vs. national or private vs. public priorities uniquely trigger healthcare innovations. Yet, there are known commonalities and mutual interests in different sectors, which when aligned through policies...

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Don’t let glaucoma steal your sight

Deven (47) was like any other dad who had to drive his kids to school every morning before going to his office. A few years ago, Deven had been able to gauge traffic better by...

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Why multicultural education is crucial in our diverse world

In an ever-changing world, it is imperative to equip students with continued experiences to be citizens of a global future. These experiences come from an education model that includes diverse narratives, qualities, and viewpoints, which...

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The psychology of design: Principles for designers

As a designer, one should learn multiple skills like writing, marketing and others to align their work and create a visual communication channel. While the other skills are not as fundamental to a designer’s role,...

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How to deal with painful intercourse

“Every time my partner and I have sex, I experience a lot of pain. How do we deal with this problem?” A complaint such as this is seen far more commonly now a days as...

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Strengthening India’s Blood Transfusion System requires a journey from awareness of voluntary blood donation to supportive policy action

In a first-of-its-kind initiative, India successfully created a world record by encouraging more than 2.5 lakh people to donate blood as part of the fortnight-long ‘Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav,’ which began on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...

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A guide to Crypto: Student edition

Just 2 years ago, in March 2020, when Supreme Court set aside the RBI ban on cryptocurrency trading, cryptocurrencies were an exotic and obscure asset class unknown to a big majority of Indians. Just 2...

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Four stellar works to see at Frieze London

Jhaveri Contemporary and Experimenter Gallery have a repertoire of contemporary art works that present rhythms and resonance and modulations of observation and contemplation in the works of 4 stellar artists at Frieze London .While Jhaveri’s...

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A tribute to Indian-American centenarian Om Julka

My Indian-American centenarian friend and army veteran Lt Col Om Julka from Cleveland Ohio passed away peacefully on September 29 at his Palm Beach Gardens residence in Florida. He had turned 104  on August 30....

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Approval

We all were in the same room. It was the first time I was seeing his mom in real. The ambience of the room was such that it would be the last thing I could...

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Urinary urgency in middle of sexual act: How to deal with it?

I am a 48-year-old healthy woman. For last few months, I am facing a very embarrassing situation during intercourse with my husband. In the middle of the act, I need to rush to the washroom...

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Gold rush: The seductive lure of the precious yellow metal can make fools of us all

Poor Midas, the mythical Greek king who had, literally, the golden touch. The boon granted to him, that whatever he held would turn into the precious metal, all too soon proved to be a bane...

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Unlike knowledge, wisdom is life-nourishing

By Pratiksha Apurv Over the years, authors and philosophers have tried to define wisdom and differentiate it from knowledge imparted by schools and colleges. Michael Witzel and Gavin Flood’s research on Vedas and Upanishad in...

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Alternative Investment Funds are driving the new age of real estate investing

Astonishingly, Indians still invest in low-yield FDs, gold, and low-rental-yielding residential properties in today’s digital world. The returns are paltry in such investment instruments.  Real estate is an industry that remains opaque and illiquid. While...

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Trucking community: An integral part of the growth and efficiency of e-commerce

With the festive season around the corner, e-commerce giants and the logistics sector are gearing up for higher demands. After the pandemic years, this festive season will be critical for e-commerce platforms and retailers, to...

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Russia-Ukraine could structurally push countries to de-dollarize their investments and find other avenues

Side Effects of Prolonged War = A safer tomorrow  When the Russia and Ukraine war started, my initial thoughts were that it wouldn’t last more than few weeks. After all Russia, with its sheer military...

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Giving Gyan: Dear Bachi, my husband loves me but I love my female friend

Dear Bachi, I am 29-year-old married woman. It’s been four years since we’ve been married. All was fine for the first three years until a new woman joined our firm. At first we were just...

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‘How to up your nutrition game with plant based protein healthy options’

Food choices across the globe are changing. For decades, animal foods were given importance for their protein, which led many people to believe that vegetarians were protein deficient, and this belief still exists in some...

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Smart elevator solutions can be of great help in green building challenges

The concept of green building has always been associated with environment and sustainability-related features such as green walls and solar panels, but it is way more than that. Green building is one of the latest...

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Metaverse, data, and storage

The metaverse – an alternate reality of possibly meeting your friend, who is continents apart, at a ten-minute notice, and walking hand in hand to a café, sharing trivial details of your life while sipping...

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The memory of MK Gandhi

The question of Gandhi’s relevance and legacy − social, economic, political, in the sense of their correct import, was taken up for serious discussion by some of his most faithful followers as early as March...

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Atul Dodiya’s Shutters At Frieze Masters, London

Avant – garde artist Atul Dodiya’s five shutters at Frieze Masters London  are images shaped from images, hand crafted from surprising collocations of pictorial and textual data drawn from diverse sources, surfaces annotated with a...

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Declining propensity to read books in higher education

The World Culture Score index has shown in the past that India holds pride in being the nation with the highest 10.42 hours spent per person per week followed by Thailand, China, Philippines, Egypt etc....

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Allow the flickering of the candle

Endings and beginnings are always difficult till we choose to walk through them. The ends are beginnings of the beginning and the beginnings are the ends of the end. Both have the situation where we...

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Uddhavrao has reaped the fruits of his karma

The coalition government of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the genuine Shiv Sena has completed 100 days of governance in Maharashtra. Over the last 100 days people of Maharashtra have witnessed the efficiency with which...

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Sexual and mental health remain tight-lipped conversations

The ’emotional’ relationship of a couple and their ‘sexual’ relationship are inter-dependent and often strongly influence each other. Thus, a healthy sexual relationship enriches the bond between a couple and may improve their quality of...

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Getting it right, in five ways: Commerce and industry minister says growth will receive a big boost from new logistics policy

The Modi government is taking landmark steps to fulfil the dream of making India a prosperous, developed country in 25 years. The target to totally transform the country with rapid, equitable growth is achievable, and...

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Slow is good: India’s fast adoption of digital payments allows RBI to carefully pace transition to digital rupee

RBI last week issued a concept note on the central bank digital currency (CBDC) and added that a pilot project will soon be launched for specific use cases. There’s been a notable change in the...

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No labour, no deal: Even in a thin version of UK FTA, India must not compromise on the migration issue

UK home secretary Suella Braverman was speaking for and to the ‘nativist’ faction of British politics when she essentially said that an India-UK FTA can’t happen if it means more Indians in Britain. Right-wing populist...

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How do emerging tech platforms help in the end-to-end supply chain ecosystem?

Amidst increasing globalization, increased product complexity, and heightened customer demands, forward-thinking companies are taking up advanced technologies to transform their supply chain from a pure operations hub into the epicenter of business innovation. With the...

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Life after an IPO: Unpacking the compliance obligations of a public company

For Karan, it was an unusually busy week at work, forcing him to skip a key weekend game in the local golf league. So when he finally made it to the course on the next...

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The mystery of why US, home to world’s biggest tech cos, can’t solve visa backlog

Thank the good Lord I am not a student waiting for a visa to go slog at an American university. With an absurd wait time of 430 days if you are a student applying from...

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Starry hangover: Dadasaheb Phalke awards should look beyond actors

Of all the honours bestowed in Indian cinema, the Dadasaheb Phalke award is the jewel in the crown. Since 1969 when it was instituted by the Union ministry for information and broadcasting, the award has...

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Ignore doomsters. Let’s celebrate the 8-billion milestone

UN World Population Prospects 2022 predicts that on November 15, global population will cross 8 billion, and during 2023, India’s population will overtake China’s. This has induced hang-wringing by environmentalists and some members of the...

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Dealing with family karma

I’m the 18 th direct descendant of Guru Nanak Saheb. Every time someone reminds me of it, I feel this tremendous sense of positive pride, responsibility and deep connection with what comes with it. It’s...

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National Logistics Policy will transform India’s infra landscape

The much awaited National Logistics Policy (NLP), unveiled by Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 17, 2022, reflects the government’s positive intent to address the industry’s key challenges. The policy aims to promote seamless...

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A family heirloom

Kannan Iyer (Kannan Swamy) and his son run a showroom of watches and clocks at Kothamangalam town in Ernakulam. They have been carrying forward the legacy of 76 years in the business and they attribute...

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Advaita beyond the border

The mention of a temple in Kashmir normally evokes images of a serene and profoundly peaceful place in a lush green valley in the backdrop of blue mountains and corkscrewing clouds. The recent history of...

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Make machines in India: Why economists arguing against policy emphasis on manufacturing are completely wrong

The policy encouragement today to manufacturing is being decried by some experts on the ground that we should encourage the service sector. This is in many ways an extension of our fantasy when liberalisation was...

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‘National version of TRS will use the lack of strong opposition and grow … Congress has failed’

The Telangana Rashtra Samithi was recently renamed as Bharat Rashtra Samithi. Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao’s close confidant and vice-chairman of Telangana state planning board, Boianapalli Vinod Kumar, spoke to U Sudhakar Reddy, defending the...

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Instead of fearing death, improve your karmas

By Hasmukh Adhia Two frequently asked questions regarding spirituality are: ‘Who is a jiva, individual soul?’ and ‘What happens to us when we die?’ Vedanta gives most plausible answers to both. Jiva, the individual soul,...

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Five technology-enabled trends for modernizing people management in service industries

Learnings from the Pandemic The impact of the pandemic on business varied heavily by sector and the nature of customer engagement. Yet, there is no denying that the first signs of recovery were shown by...

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Identifying Kounis Syndrome among adults

Kounis Disease, also called Kounis Syndrome, is a rare but serious acute coronary syndrome that occurs when the coronary arteries are either damaged or narrowed by a blood clot. It can lead to acute coronary...

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Roadmap to India’s new battery safety standards to revolutionize EV sector

In pursuit of meeting the target of installing 450 GW of renewable energy by 2030, India has put a renewed focus on clean mobility through enhanced penetration of the electric vehicles. In line with this,...

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India boards a Vande Bharat to transformative mobility

Two headlines grabbed the country’s eyeballs in the last few days. One was India becoming the 5 th largest economy and the other was the launch of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Vande Bharat express by the Hon’ble...

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An idea for peace in Ukraine: US-led West should accept Russian occupation of some parts of the country, across a ceasefire line

Now into its eighth month, the war in Ukraine is acquiring dangerous proportions as talk of a nuclear option is being irresponsibly bandied about. Much has been written around the world on the factors that...

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Redtape Inc: An enduring legacy of the British continues to put a brake on our progress

Bunny was filling in an online application form for a piped gas connection that a government agency in Gurgaon is providing. The application was in my name, so under ‘Title’, which gave three choices –...

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Finding Shiv in the flowering cuckoo

Sudhamahi Regunathan The quest for God is age old. And elusive. Gorakshanath, in his Siddha Siddhanta Paddati, a 12-13th century text, offers a method to actually find the Supreme. He tells us, in detail, about...

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Women, digital transformation and the evolution of work

The way people work has fundamentally changed, especially following the Covid-19 pandemic. Artificial Intelligence (AI), digitalisation and Machine Learning (ML) are eliminating several jobs involving routine tasks through automation. However, research by the International Monetary...

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The current scenario and future outlook of the global FMCG sector

The FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) or Consumer Packed Goods (CPG) industry represents one of the largest industries worldwide. As per a study, the FMCG industry is well positioned to register a growth of $310....

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In US, another campus killing of prof by a student

An awful tragedy has unfolded at the University of Arizona, where a former student has allegedly shot and killed his professor on Tuesday. Murad Dervish, 45, was arrested by police hours after he shot hydrology...

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Politics must change: EC proposal on freebies unlikely to work. But the culture of giveaways is reaching dangerous levels

The Election Commission has sounded out political parties on introducing a standardised format in election manifestos to detail the fiscal implications of poll promises. These formats will be bundled into the model code of conduct,...

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‘G’ huzoor: Nothing so new, ji, about the latest telephony 😊

The launch of 5G hijacked the headlines because it is expected to improve the whole spectrum of our lives as speedily. It’s a Big deal. Really? The ‘G’ has been around forever. At the top...

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Matter may after all be only in the mind

By Deepak Ranade The famous Higgs boson, discovered in 2012 at CERN, helped explain what gave matter its mass. The elusive ‘God’ particle paradoxically endeavoured to render ‘God’ redundant as suggested by Lawrence Krauss, a...

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The dharmic duty of doubt

It is appropriate that the grand avenue of Rajpath leading to the swanky new Central Vista complex which will accommodate both the remodelled Houses of Parliament, has been renamed Kartavya Path. Kartavya means ‘Duty’, and...

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Urinary problems in women: Nocturnal Enuresis

My 13-year-old daughter passes urine in bed while sleeping. She has no issues in holding urine in day time. This has been happening since she was a child. Now it is becoming a problem as...

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Who’s deserving, who’s not: EWS income threshold covers households even in the top 10%. Its land-holding threshold is just as liberal

As we await the Supreme Court verdict, reserved last week, on the validity of the 103rd Constitution amendment providing 10% quota to economically weaker sections, it can hardly be disputed that being poor is a...

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The female dividend: Levelling of male/female IMR is long-awaited good news. But state-wise data shows weak spots

It has taken too long but female infant mortality rate has drawn level with male IMR, helping India escape the ignominy of being the only large country with this statistic. Higher female IMR was a...

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Waging peace: India spoke to Ukraine. Alongside US, EU and China it must work to end the war

Ukraine’s victory in the southern Kherson region comes after military gains in the country’s east. Over the last weekend, Ukrainian forces recaptured Lyman – a strategic rail hub that will be a staging post for...

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What India needs from West is good for West: Invest in emissions technology, genuinely mediate in Ukraine and open up immigration to US

There are three things India needs from the West at this juncture. One, massive, urgent carbon dioxide removal (CDR) from the atmosphere, creating net negative emissions to avert climate disaster that ravages the world equally...

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Saving grace: Operation Cheetah could inspire a similar initiative to revive another indigenous species from extinction

Can a cheetah change its spots? That’s the question surrounding Operation Cheetah, a project by which eight of the felines, the fastest land animals in the world, have been relocated from their native habitat in...

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Financial planning for millennials and Gen Z to feel empowered – The Importance of goal setting

As the economic landscape evolves with digitalization, youth are becoming more aware of financial matters and prioritizing them. Planning your finances is imperative to achieving the lifestyle you desire and the youth knows that. Millennials...

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Induction of Prachanda helicopter into the Indian Armed Forces: Significantly upgrades our capability for high-altitude operations

While since the Kargil conflict, the Indian security community had been pressing the need for advanced light combat helicopter, the need for such an aircraft was acutely felt during the sudden attack by the Chinese...

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Which dreams mean money is coming to you?

We all dream. But as soon as we wake up, most of our dreams disappear. Yet, there are times we remember some dreams vividly. We are left perplexed, what does my dream mean? There are...

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A photo that I wish Mohandas K Gandhi had kept on his desk

I normally use 2nd October as an excuse to write about environmental/macroeconomic issues by applauding Gandhiji (who had recognized them well before Greta et al started screaming about them) but this year my Gandhi Jayanti...

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Mansions and romances: Durga pujo ads are full of those pujo experiences that I have been denied

Why was my Durga pujo never as fun as I see in advertisements? Why have I never been part of an unambiguously happy joint family living in a lovely old mansion with their own beautiful...

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The dharmic duty of doubt

By Jug Suraiya It is appropriate that the grand avenue of Rajpath leading to the swanky new Central Vista complex which will accommodate both the remodelled Houses of Parliament, has been renamed Kartavya Path. Kartavya...

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Startups are re-imagining fish & seafood supply chain in India

Startups in the Fish & sea food sector are building practices that will improve harvesting, transportation, storage, process and delivery to build an infrastructure that will provide faster interstate reach of products, improve cost efficiency,...

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How will the new logistics policy help Indian logistics to be competitive in terms of global standards?

The logistics sector has huge potential from a development viewpoint as it is crucial in every segment whether it is pharmaceutical, agriculture, transportation, e-commerce, medical, or manufacturing. It is the backbone of the Indian economy...

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Healthy finances are at the heart of a bright future

When did you last review your financial situation? Perhaps when a payment notification popped up or you had to claim an expense or to analyse your annual budget? Did you think about getting your finances...

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Rise of gender fluid fragrances

Scent, in its purest form, is no longer a gendered proposition. In the traditional fragrance industry, scent of a flower or any sweet, citrusy ingredients was distinctively termed as feminine while notes of leather, tobacco,...

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Save now buy later – A shift towards sustainable spending

We have officially entered the festive season in India with massive sales announced by all major retailers. And we are all familiar with the feeling of having bought unnecessary things in a mega sale and...

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How long will this association co-exist merely on ‘borrowing and lending’?

Inheriting ancestral property does not necessarily mean that the person takes its due care. There is always a possibility that he misuses it and contributes for the decline of a legacy created by his patriarch....

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Mahanam can create a Vrindavan within us

By BK Patra Mana is Vrindavan, the Mahatirth, the eternal playground of Radha and Krishn. The jiva is the lover and birth after birth, it seeks union with the beloved Divine. The cycle of births...

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How to reduce pet care expenses amid rising cost of living

The price of things around us is going up day by day, be it fuel or food. According to a report, the cost of living rises in India as companies pass on higher prices. Similarly,...

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UK: Are unelected bodies like IMF crossing the line?

From the 1970s to the mid-1980s, before it became clear to yet another generation that the ‘final crisis of capitalism’ was nowhere on the scene, it was habitual for Left-inclined intellectuals and activists to spiritedly...

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Padyatra is fine but harness the power of Mahatma’s music

Your Bharat Jodo (unify India) padyatra has started well. India is a badly divided nation that needs healing. Yet that wound cannot be healed without clearly understanding the cause and remedy. You believe the hard...

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Are you a chronic procrastinator

Why on earth do we procrastinate? We procrastinate about doing the big jobs, the small jobs, our daily routines, our preparations, tackling our relationship issues and even to clear tiny bits of clutter in our...

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5 key engineering inputs for building a cold chain warehouse

The food processing industry in India is growing at a rapid rate. From being valued at INR 19.50 trillion in 2020, it is expected to reach INR 34.86 trillion by 2025, growing at a CAGR...

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Perfect investment portfolio for GenZs

‘The Perfect Investment Portfolio for GenZs’ – Before I get to the first part of this title, let me explain the second part – why this write-up is more meant for GenZs and not a...

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Customs & traditions in armed forces are not mere frills; don’t trivialise them

A  report in a national daily indicates that the Army is looking to shed its colonial past with respect to uniforms, ceremonies, names of regiments and buildings and other such aspects dating back to pre-independence...

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