On Our Best Friends

Raju and Rani are two Delhi street dogs who were hauled in during the clean-up drive before the G20 summit, so that the capital could be showcased free of canines. Raju: So what do you...

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More for Manoos?

Maratha agitation has its roots in Maharashtra’s economic structure. Quota is no answer Long-festering in Maharashtra, the issue of Maratha reservations is on the boil again. Yesterday, bus transport was suspended on many arterial routes...

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‘I would like to promote education for health where we create a social movement that looks at health through multiple dimensions’

The WHO’s South-East Asia Regional Office holds elections to its directorship today. One of the two candidates, Nepal’s Shambhu Prasad Acharya, who has 30 years of experience at the global health body, spoke with Rudroneel...

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Now, for a pre-poll iftar party

Ever since Edappadi K Palaniswami shut his doors on the BJP, his doorbell has been ringing non-stop. For the past few weeks, the living room of the AIADMK general secretary’s residence on Greenways Road in...

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Has Pawar Saheb really done anything for the farmers?

During a recent event held in Shirdi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi posed a direct question to senior leader Sharad Pawar – ‘what did Sharad Pawar, as agriculture minister, do for the benefit of the farmers?’...

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If I were Tendulkar: A few stray thoughts as Sachin’s statue is to be unveiled at the Wankhede on Nov 2

…I would have long stopped the project saying, “You have God-ified me, don’t deify me.” …I would have told my legion of fans, “I am no political leader. Your love and adulation have already lifted...

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How to stay sane in a WhatsApp group of 1,000 families

I’ve lived all my childhood and early adulthood in what we call ‘independent houses’; then I was in a complex of first eight and later 22 apartments. Despite my profession that has taken me to...

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When Sri Chand asked Guru Ram Das a question

By Stuti Malhotra Upon reaching the age of 40, Guru Ram Das, also called Bhai Jetha, assumed the position of the fourth Sikh Guru. Known for his humility, piety, and service to others, the Guru...

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Amar Nath Sehgal’s The Captive at Cape Town

Amar Nath Sehgal’s The Captive at Cape Town is a work that has a tremendous history. A fortnight ago , his son Aman Sehgal stood before his father’s work  and wrote in saying it was a moment of...

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‘India Out’ easier said than done, but Maldives poll is a wake-up call

On September 30, Dr Mohamed Muizzu won a convincing victory in the Maldives presidential elections, where the country’s close security relationship with India was an important issue. Although some are tempted to just label it...

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What’s good sex when sexes are unequal?

Between saying ‘yes’ and ‘no’, the complexities of consent The idea of consent has moved centrestage in the discourse around sexuality. But The Joy Of Consent: A Philosophy Of Good Sex by Manon Garcia brings...

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Lessons from Dhruva’s rejection and rare boons

By Gauranga Darshan Das The epic tale of Dhruva, son of King Uttanapada, in the Srimad Bhagavatam, contains a wealth of wisdom that comes handy even today. Picture five-year-old Dhruva, a child seeking solace through...

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The Maine Point: Polarised politics, which makes gun control impossible in the US, extracts deep social costs everywhere

The man who went on a shooting spree in an American city in the state of Maine should have raised red flags in even a moderately strict law and order dispensation – and done so...

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Tracks of history: Recollecting the streetcars named desire of the city that was Calcutta

My boyhood was spent against the discordant streetside music of trams. We lived on Chowringhee Road, the axial thoroughfare of Calcutta, and a major route on the tramways network. We were on the fifth floor...

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Seeking soul solutions to world woes

Authored by CL Gulati “Our world is plagued by a perfect storm on a number of fronts,” UN secretary-general António Guterres warned us in a speech at Davos early this year. He called for urgent...

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Understanding Hamas-Israel conflict: Lessons for India

Israel faced an unprecedented level of onslaught from Hamas on the 7th October 2023. The incident is compared with the 9/11 attacks in terms of destruction and causalities. The Hamas cadres killed men, women, and...

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Of exes & a fanged female

We’ve heard the saying of man bites dog. An incident certain the headlines to hog. But this affair is one of a bonnet with a bee Buzzing about a Rottweiler, Henry. Oh yes, in the...

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‘Master, How long will it take me to find Zen?’

Janina Gomes There is a wisdom story about a young, earnest Zen student who asked the Zen Master, “If I work very hard and diligently, how long will it take me to find Zen?” The...

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Movers are shakers

A low-key bilateral agreement last year between Egypt and Greece, with the latter being an OECD member, encapsulated a growing trend in migration. Greece allowed seasonal migration of Egyptian farm workers to offset a labour...

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The resilience of Vasundhara

During election campaigns, BJP veteran Vasundhara Raje keeps up a punishing schedule. When this columnist covered her campaign during the Rajasthan assembly polls of 2003 (which BJP won with 120 seats and Vasundhara became CM...

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The bengali grinch

Durga Pujo in the US is arguably the worst time of the year for me, the Bengali immigrant. First of all, there is the FOMO pressure of social media, of being bombarded by pictures of...

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Planely required

In a year, the airspace over Nagpur is among several cities where the Airports Authority of India plans to reduce by half enroute lateral separation – from 10 nautical miles to 5 nautical miles –...

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Listen more, leaders

A recurring pattern in the run-up to elections are sharp reactions from prospective candidates and their supporters when their political party ignores them in ticket distribution. The political drama ahead of the five forthcoming assembly...

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It takes a village: Rural demand growth continues to trail that of urban India. This acts as a drag on the economy

The July-September quarter wasn’t a memorable one for consumer goods companies. A TOI report said that data gathered by retail intelligence firm Bizcom showed that the sales pattern in five of six FMCG categories was...

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The Ravana effect: By portraying Rahul Gandhi as that mythological character, BJP may have done him a favour

Two heads are said to be better than one. By that token, ten heads might well be the mark of a genius. BJP doesn’t seem to have taken this cranial calculus into account when, in...

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Without spiritual aim no education is perfect

By Mahanambrata Brahmachari The tendency of the entire system of modern education has become materialistic. As a result, human life throughout the world faces an utter restlessness. Peace and tranquillity cannot be achieved in small...

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Israel-Hamas conflict: Why is this conflict a déjà vu for India?

The recent barbaric terrorist attack on Israel, appropriately dubbed Israel’s 9/11, where living children were burnt alive, and hundreds were killed in their beds. Innocent teens participating in a music festival were hunted and killed...

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Here is how India can afford to host 2036 Olympics

India will leave no stone unturned in its bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games, said Prime Minister Modi last week. “This is the age-old dream of 140 crore Indians, it is their aspiration,” he...

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PM don’t preach: Stand on Hamas attack shows change in India’s foreign policy

One of the best foreign policy decisions of the Narendra Modi government was to ration the global distribution of India’s huge reserves of piousness. While US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and...

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Same-sex verdict: Rage, rage against the dying of rights

It was around 11am on Tuesday. The judges had still not come. The room was jam-packed not just with people but hugs, tears, and anticipation. Suddenly, the shirestadars who pull judges’ chairs out for them...

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The shape of us: The right way to think about your weight

No one who wants to lose weight to ‘get in shape’ is going to pause and think that the World Obesity Federation has clarified ‘obese’ is a medical diagnosis, not a description of anyone’s appearance....

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Unseating futures: Cancelled MBBS admissions hide a bigger problem

There is plenty to be said about the National Medical Council cancelling MBBS admissions – 141 seats in private medical colleges in Maharashtra are the latest instance. More seats have been cancelled across states where...

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Serene path of Yog can calm the Chitta’s waves

By Anandmurti Gurumaa The profound aphorism ‘yogascittavrttinirodhah’, meaning cessation of all chitta vrittis is yog, attributed to Sage Patanjali, encapsulates the essence of yog and the path to samadhi. Chitta vrittis refer to the constant...

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A brief guide to weeding a tiger reserve in India

A shrub with small, beautiful flowers, Lantana camara is believed to have arrived in India in the 1800s as a colonial import from Latin America. Initially brought in by the British as an ornamental plant,...

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Meditate to go on a tour from senses to the soul

Sant Rajinder Singh Amid the concrete skylines of developed nations, we find little gardens and oases of greenery that serve as a sanctuary from the stress and strains of life. Similarly, unbeknownst to us, we...

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The Gaza Trap: Of course, Israel must exercise restraint. But beyond outrage, how are Arab govts helping?

Palestinian officials estimate the death toll of the explosion at the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza to be 500. Many of those killed or injured had sought shelter there to escape from Israeli shelling elsewhere....

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Marigolden bloom: Make this flower of ritual also a remembrance of the war dead

We carpeted departing Ganesha’s path with its golden petals. It’s among the 12 flowers now showering their benefaction on Durga puja pandals, and it’s offered on the sixth day of  Navratri. Its special place in...

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Israel-Hamas War: The current conflict is the result of not taking the Two-State Solution seriously. All stakeholders must get back to negotiations. Morocco can help

One of the obvious fallouts of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict is the impact on fledgling relations between Israel and Arab nations. Following the US-mediated 2020 Abraham Accords, Arab nations Bahrain, UAE, Sudan and Morocco normalised...

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Consulting AI-ways with bot advisors

So, another citadel has fallen! And this was not just any citadel built by a small-time king but that of one of those rare, self-proclaimed emperors whose writ large over governments and corporates alike. But...

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Untying the knot: Do same-sex couples have same constitutional rights as straight couples? Yes, should have been SC’s answer

Marriage equality didn’t get the Supreme Court’s nod. While the five judges disagreed on the details, they collectively refused to amend the Special Marriage Act to recognise same sex marriage. CJI only gave a set...

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Milords, shouldn’t women decide?

When SC rejected the plea for abortion by a pregnant woman who suffers from depression and is already a mother of two children, we were reminded again how in India the right to abort is...

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I have a dream…to help me cope with anything

By Sheriar Nooreyezdan The prevailing unstable and volatile world situation notwithstanding, the keen observer notes some major positive developments in the last few decades, one of them being the steady globalisation of the world. Many...

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Celebrating the divine feminine over nine nights

By Vijay Hashia Navaratri festival that spans nine nights resonates deeply with the essence of spirituality, cultural richness, and divine symbolism. The central theme of Navaratri revolves around the triumph of good over evil, a...

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Tanzania becomes India’s strategic partner: A significant move to actualise Asia-Africa Growth Corridor

India and Tanzania have elevated ties to the level of strategic partners during the four-day visit (8-11 October 2023) of Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan to India. The two countries also agreed on a five-year...

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Can Congress offensive on caste census pay off? History suggests otherwise

Rahul Gandhi’s war cry ‘Jiski jitni sankhya bhari, uski utni bhagidari” (Bigger the number in population, bigger the share in politics and economy) on the caste census issue has stirred up a hornets’ nest ahead...

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Adult friendships are so hard, yaar. Pinky swear!

On my second day at university in London, I sat alone at my desk, eating leftover orange peel. The astringent flavour with bits of stringy white fibre could have been a metaphor for my mental...

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How Covid-19 changed India’s education system

India’s new education policy focused on centralisation and digitisation to combat the loss of education during the pandemic. Did this really help the students? As schools across India shut during the Covid-19 pandemic, the country’s...

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Need of an individual ‘Climate-Identity’ to effectively tackle climate disruptions

The 1.5-degree problem is not going away; it is here to stay. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, the acceleration of climate disruptions is evident with each passing year. The urgency...

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What’s really dangerous about the Israel-Hamas war

We have been discussing the Israel Palestine issue as a historical process for nearly a hundred years, first as the Arab-Israeli conflict, then as the Israeli-Palestinian struggle, and now as the Israel-Hamas conflict. Despite numerous...

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Lies, levels, life: Cultivating your best being

by Swami Sukhabodhananda A mother was hurt and shocked to hear her son telling lies. So, she took the boy aside and told him about the perils of telling lies. “When you tell a lie,...

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Cultivating inclusivity through effective internal communication

Fostering a sense of belonging. Have you ever wondered why some individuals in an organization seem to be on the periphery? The reasons can vary – from excelling in their roles to struggling with performance,...

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BREAKING THE SPIRITUAL CEILING

September has been the most eventful for the DMK government this year, politically and ideologically. Celebrated as the Dravidian month by the DMK, it saw the announcement that three women have completed the government’s training...

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The Telangana topsy-turvy

Has KCR gone from being his party’s primary draw to being a liability? Has Congress closed in on BRS or even inched ahead? Will BJP put up a strong enough fight to make this a...

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Eggalitarian society

Only the hard boiled can be freed from the vegetarian yolk Tomorrow, October 13 is World Egg Day. It’s when we ‘impure’ louts can bravely scramble the smug superiority of the ‘Pure Veg’. They may think...

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Strategic legacies, competing narratives and national security discourse in India

Within the sanctified portals of the National Defence College (NDC) in New Delhi, Kautilya, India’s legendry strategic thinker, is all-pervading. He has the main lecture hall to himself and remains a popular research entity for...

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Balancing Exercise, Rest and Recreation – Vihar

Exercise, rest, and recreation (Vihar), are as important as eating habit (Aahar). Aahar and Vihar complement each other for ensuring the physical fitness and mental agility. In recent times, we see a ‘paradox of choices’...

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Baffling Situations, Bizarre Solutions

Every meticulous household is meticulous in more or less the same way, every unscrupulous one is unique. Well, I do not intend to trivialize Tolstoy’s opening remarks to his classic Anna Karenina in any way....

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‘10% growth can push TN to a trillion-dollar economy by 2030’

State Planning Commission vice-chairman J Jeyaranjan, known for his critical views of the Union government’s economic policies, in an interview with A Ragu Raman, talks about a road map for 10% economic growth in TN,...

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Gita unfolds the true essence of sanatan dharma

Sanatan Dharma is in the news. According to the Bhagwad Gita, the pre-eminent, holy text of Sanatan Dharma, that which elevates us, helps us reach the goal of life, attain true knowledge and liberation is...

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Navigating technological evolution: From 3G to 5G-ready business systems

The realm of technology undergoes gradual transformations rather than sudden shifts. Whether it’s the advent of innovations like ChatGPT or the introduction of the latest iPhone equipped with a USB-C port, these pivotal developments have...

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When dream turns nightmare

For Rajesh G*, a 34-year-old from Kanyakumari, the offer of a job as a food delivery partner in Armenia with a monthly income of ?45,000 came as a relief. Finally, he thought, he could settle...

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Their unselfish gene: The agony and irony of de-extinction. The ivory too…

Rupa Sengupta Imagine there’s non-human heaven. And you’re an extinct creature living happily ever after in it. Are you happy knowing scientists have sequenced RNA extracted from a Tasmanian tiger specimen – a ‘first’ with...

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The hue and cry over sanatan dharma

Narayani Ganesh The Sanskrit word ‘sanatan’ means eternal, everlasting, unshakeable, ancient. And the word ‘dharma’ refers to a code of proper conduct conforming to one’s duty and nature. Sanatan dharma is not linked directly to...

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As elections approach, parties reactivate their fake news departments

Last Friday, a photograph landed in my WhatsApp window. It showed BJP Tamil Nadu president K Annamalai and a few others sitting with Udhayanidhi on plush chairs in a dim-lit room. Udhaya wore a black...

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Uddhav Thackeray, please refresh the memories of your tenure

Uddhav Thackeray and his son Aaditya systematically betrayed the Bharatiya Janata Party to bag power in the state. And today, this father-son duo has suddenly got into an action mode and are vehemently vociferating. In...

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Blow to brand Israel, and to peace accords

Israel has a strong brand. A state-of-the-art country created by pioneers out of the desert. A Jewish homeland where the wretched and the persecuted of the earth have found safe haven. A people determined not...

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How did Hamas outfox world’s ‘Best’ Spies?

Historically, October 7 morning will be recorded as a “failure” in every aspect. The Israeli concept – that Palestinian groups would not mount a war they could not win – (again) collapsed. The heavy prices...

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Century…and now Paris

India’s historic 107 medals at the Asian Games reflect great improvements in the country’s sporting fundamentals. There were Olympic worthy performances in javelin, wrestling, badminton, hockey, long jump What could Parul Chaudhary do? She had...

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AIADMK-BJP break-up: Is it a strategy or is it for real, final?

In April 2019, just days before the Lok Sabha elections and about two years after J Jayalalithaa’s demise, Edappadi K Palaniswami had justified the AIADMK’s decision to align with the BJP in Tamil Nadu. “After...

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The old Middle East

Devastating attacks on Israel will not be without painful consequences for many other countries The gradual thawing of Israel’s relations with its Arab neighbours had raised hopes of building a “a new Middle East”, where...

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Gita can take you from mediocrity to perfection

By Jaya Row Do you want to become more successful? Will one more degree help you attain it? When Mark Zuckerberg asked Steve Jobs what he should do to achieve success, he was advised to...

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As you sow, so shall you reap

Our refusal as a country to learn from history is common knowledge, but it appears the Israelis are no better off. They’ve been caught, literally with their pants down, for the second time during the...

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Trusting Yourself!

From Doubt to Self-Assured! Trust is a delicate dance that we engage in throughout our lives. We trust others, we trust the world around us, but one of the most profound and yet challenging forms...

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Nuances of monetary policy review – October 2023

A lot of discussions are centered around the RBI keeping the interest rate intact for the fourth time in succession in its monetary policy review on October 6, 2023. But reading beyond the interest rate...

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Are disabled soldiers being punished?

Punished for doing their duty, Punished for keeping their country before self, Punished for coming back alive? Or else why would they be made to beg for their rightful benefits? Their disability benefits should have...

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Bihar caste survey, a political ploy – A disservice to efforts at unity

Introduction The Bihar government in June, 2022 had decided to conduct a caste survey on its own after the Union government had informed the Lok Sabha that as a matter of policy it had decided...

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Cricket should not overshadow achievements in other sports

Given that we are at the start of another World Cup, we expect the excitement to peak in the coming weeks. Social media, office water coolers, public transport, parks, and any other gathering will have...

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Calling the Constitution colonial isn’t an attempt to belittle it, or its framers

A majority of Indian and global views on the Constitution of India have glossed over the fact that it is a colonial document. This was not always the case. Somnath Lahiri, the only card-carrying member...

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‘Sikkim tells us to be very careful before allowing any new hydropower project in the Himalayas’

Glaciology and hydrology expert, IIT Indore associate professor Mohd Farooq Azam tells Vishwa Mohan that uncertain weather events driven by climate change played a role in Sikkim, hydel projects must be reviewed for risk exposure...

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Bahadur Shah Zafar To Dom Perignon

The ancient and beautiful art of calligraphy is going through an interesting revival As the song Mere Dholna Sun played in the background and the raag gained a higher tempo, the participants of the workshop...

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Historic Chariot Gets A Golden Makeover

Lucknow-based conservator Iliyas Ahmed is bringing the chariot built during the reign of Maharaja Swathi Thirunal back to life Darkened patina has spread over the surface in random patterns. The tassels have faded. The carved...

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Supercops Who Shoot First & Ask Questions Later

The glamorized version in our movies shows them travelling in mufti in unmarked SUVs, a Beretta or Glock tucked into their waistbands, and accosting dangerous criminals on the cusp of unimaginable crimes — are Kerala...

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Green leaf is nature’s tiny, wise sage

By: Vir Singh What, in your view, is the most wonderful creation on planet Earth? For me, there exists nothing on Earth more enigmatic, influential, or astonishing than the green leaf. It is, without a...

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60 young printmakers at Triveni Kala Sangam

Step into one of my favourite galleries in Delhi Shridharani and the Raza Foundation’s curation of 60 young printmakers is a legacy of unveiling India’s youngest printmakers who by almost any standard are great talents...

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India Middle East Europe Economic Corridor: More power to Spykman’s Rimland

The initiation of the India- Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), revisited the old classical geopolitical theories in the search for their rationality in contemporary world geopolitics. Is this the return to Mackinder’s Heartland or there...

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Cyanotoxins: An algal evidences for forensic investigation

The majority of the biomass in these aquatic ecosystems is composed of algae and other aquatic plants, which are the main producers in all water bodies (such as streams, lakes, estuaries, and oceans). Aquatic ecologists...

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Mess-y education: Segregating students by food creates a terrible learning environment. IIT-B must do better

IIT Bombay was established in 1958. This year it placed among the top 150 universities in the QS World University Ranking. That’s the kind of headline that will do its students a world of good,...

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Sita’s sacred defiance on Dasharath’s shraadh

By Savita Jha During this Pitru Paksh, when many of us are paying homage to our ancestors, here goes a littleknown anecdote from the Anand Ramayan, Tirth Yatra Kanda. This is a story of Sita’s...

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Flaming question: EVs catching fire highlights safety issues

In a generally glum environment for automobile companies since the pandemic broke out, there’s been one source of cheer. Electric vehicles have taken root. Just consider the numbers. In 2019, the year before the pandemic,...

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Nanded horror: Hospital deaths in Maharashtra are mainly thanks to medicine shortage

Between September 30 and October 3, Nanded government medical college and hospital in Maharashtra reported 35 deaths – 24 of those were in a single day. A month ago, 18 deaths in 24 hours were...

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From pothole to potwhole: On highway or low way the crater has come to stay

Nitin Gadkari has promised to make our 1.46 lakh km of highways pothole-free by year end. The entrenched trenches themselves will yawn wider in boredom at yet another attempt to annihilate them. Remember? The otherwise...

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When Nobel Prize illumines subatomic mysteries

By Deepak Ranade   As we started exploring, studying and observing the incredible universe that we dwell in, our search and focus became more and more reductionist. Scientific endeavour became largely subservient to our ability...

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From pothole to potwhole

On highway or low way the crater has come to stay Nitin Gadkari has promised to make our 1.46 lakh km of  highways pothole-free by year end. The entrenched trenches themselves will yawn wider in...

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The ominous entrance tests

More than a hundred aspirants of NEET-UG are reported have committed suicide between 2014 and 2023 in Kota, the coaching hub of India. Such heart rending incidents are commonplace today. Factors such as cut-throat competition,...

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On paper, caste-free at pyre, cast out

In a rural dalit household that has just lost a loved one, grief is not the first response. Instead, it is trying to figure out how to take their dead to a burial ground without...

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This doesn’t count: India’s fast-growing economy must generate more social mobility for caste to lose its political appeal

Bihar’s government yesterday called for a meeting of all political parties to discuss the findings of the state caste survey. Political parties have for long been at the forefront of asking for caste enumeration as...

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Ukraine Blues?: Kyiv could be grappling with war fatigue on both sides of the Atlantic. It should look at diplomatic options

Even as EU foreign ministers met in Ukraine on Monday – the first in a non-member country – to show solidarity with Kyiv, there are ominous signs for Zelenskyy’s government. The omission of aid for...

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Cakes and ail: It’s not the size of what’s on the plate that counts, it’s how it gets cut that matters

A cake is often used to describe the size of a country’s economy, and India has a very large cake indeed, a fact tom-tommed by commentators who proclaim that the country is billed as the...

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Your body is catalyst for inner change

Authored by James Anderson The body presents a dilemma for humanity. Most people don’t know what to do with it. Plainly, it is something we identify with. The only reality is form and Matter. Even...

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10 Blockbuster Life Lessons from Shahrukh Khan

“Mere dushman samajh rahe the main… ab kabhi laut ke na aaonga… Ek ghoom nami ka samunder hai, usi mein ja ke doob jaonga! Abhi baki meri kahani hai… saari duniya ko jo sunani hai…...

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Gehlot’s twin troubles

Congress is trying to repeat the Karnataka formula in Rajasthan, but the game here is somewhat different In the upcoming assembly elections, the last round before Lok Sabha polls 2024, BJP and Congress will have...

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A chance meeting deciphers life’s chatter code

Homayun Taba Airports are interesting places. You meet people in transit and for a short time, who share with you details of their lives. You exchange mobile numbers hoping to get in touch and often...

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AHIMSA (अहिंसा)

“Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong.” – Mahatma Gandhi Ahimsa – abstention from violence to achieve an outcome – is an ancient philosophy. But Gandhi revolutionized Ahimsa from a personal practice, into a unique...

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Opposition’s alliance will ebb before ‘Mangalashtak’?

Lok Sabha elections are still 6 to 7 months away and probably before that only this so-called ‘Alliance’ formed with much fanfare by some of the parties against the Bharatiya Janata Party will ebb. Congress...

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Not So Fast, Ottawa: India must make clear that it can’t be business as usual as long as Canada panders to violent Khalistanis

Jaishankar is spot on saying what is happening in Canada cannot be normalised and the intimidation, threats and violence against Indian diplomats need to be called out. No country, including Western democracies, would tolerate vandalism...

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Translator’s tale: There’s many a slip twixt heart and head

When babies start talking their malapropisms are family lore. ‘He calls umbrella Laila!’ we tell glassy-eyed guests, who will think of mackerels if they are Malayali, having registered only the ‘aila’. Words travel in mysterious...

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Gandhi’s chappals: Soles for soul-searching

By Anup Taneja The recent declaration at the G20 summit in New Delhi, which unequivocally condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, highlights that ahimsa, the core of Gandhian Idealism, has assumed even greater...

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Intellect at twilight: Why we need to speak more to seniors

When my mother turned 80 recently, a citizens’ forum in Thiruvananthapuram organised a felicitation for her. Having retired as a Hindi professor of three decades, she is not known for her oratory skills, but her...

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