Swiss Sense

Some people think that if we tax rich people a lot, the government will suddenly have enough money to fix every problem. But this idea doesn’t always work — and Switzerland is a great example...

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Parting with books

While cleaning my bookshelf and sorting out the titles now destined to reach a library, I came across several books I had referred to during the time I wrote my first book. They accompanied me...

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Seeking the divine beloved beyond whom there is no beyond

“The gnostic is not veiled from God by the coming or going of things,” said Egyptian Sufi master Hazrat Ibn ʿAṭā Allāh al-Iskandarī (1259-1310), the third murshid (spiritual guide) of the Shadhili Sufi order. In his...

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70 years on, why do Sindhis still need to prove they belong?

In Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and several other parts of the country, Sindhis have been gathering in anger and solidarity, sharing videos, holding rallies, and flooding social media with messages of unity. The target of their...

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2 bears, 1 garlic clove and a grandma’s unbeatable longevity formula

Nani’s longevity secrets were simple. She once told me that after she crossed 70, she ate a raw garlic clove every morning. She claimed it was great for the immune system and asked if I...

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Studio India

Have you ever noticed that so many new gadgets look almost the same? Black, shiny, flat… like someone copy-pasted your smartphone onto every machine in the house. Microwave? Looks like a phone. Water purifier? Also...

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Labour of love

We now have proof that our babudom is renowned for its devotion to work “I love work,” wrote Jerome K Jerome in his Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow. “Come to my study and I’ll...

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Children suicides… when will teachers own up for this?

The viral CCTV footages of ongoing suicides by school children have been some of the most difficult live captures to watch of late. School children just casually jumping from the parapet walls in corridors. It...

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The inner battle between mind and intellect

By Jaya Row The Gita is not just a scripture of bygone ages; it is a scientific manual that helps manage the most sophisticated equipment known to humankind – the inner personality. It enables you...

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COPs and robbers

Pollution-solution? We haven’t the foggiest What’s that Zohrabai Ambalewali golden-oldie? AQI-aan mila ke,/Stubble jala ke,/Chaley nahin jana? Looks like Mumbai and Dilli are playing catch-up, catch-up. FOMO Mumbai is determined to match Dilli’s air quality...

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Zodiacal mix-up

Whatever you think your birth sign is, you’ve got it wrong by 2,000 years Sceptics have long regarded predicting the future, and defining an individual’s personality using the signs of the zodiac as mumbo-jumbo.  Now...

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Brotherhood of life: Have animals no rights?

By Sadhu TL Vaswani We speak much of our civilisation. We speak, again and again of the achievements of science. We speak of the wonderful things done, according to some, in the past two centuries....

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Car & Sarkar

Govt must upgrade auto safety norms more than it’s planning to do Finally, stricter norms are to be rolled out for automobile safety in the next phase of Bharat NCAP starting Oct 2027. Cars will...

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Homebound – A tale of friendship triumphant over hate, prejudice and the pandemic

Humanity has always possessed a remarkable ability to rise from crises that threatened its very existence. History, across eras and borders, has repeatedly confirmed this truth. Homebound, India’s entry to the Oscars this year, reinforces...

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To junk the junk, India must redefine what ‘food’ really is

Over the past decade, India has seen an explosion in the availability of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) such as biscuits, chips, instant noodles, sweetened beverages, and confectionery. These have replaced traditional diets and become daily staples....

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Tejas tragedy has hard lessons but it should not clip aerospace ambitions

Back in 2016, this writer contributed an oped about Tejas under the headline ‘A Chance for Asia to Pull Out the Big Guns: India Showing the Way by Building a Fighter Jet and Taking on...

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When teachers turn bully: The trauma that we don’t speak about

If childhood is supposed to be a garden filled with colourful flowers, then let me tell you, I had a weed in mine. A towering, thorny, poison-ivy kind of weed that answered to the name...

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A Sad Day, But Tejas Still Matters

There was a very sad accident at the Dubai Air Show. An Indian fighter jet called Tejas crashed, and the pilot did not survive. Because this show is one of the biggest in the world,...

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Eat’s Your Life

New study on snacks highlights why govt action is critical. But no substitute for personal discipline Someone trying to lose weight, failing and feeling like a failure – this is among the commonest experiences of...

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Supreme take – Explained simply

The Supreme Court (SC) was asked some big questions by the President about what governors and the President can or cannot do. Here’s what the SC said, in kid-friendly language: Governors can’t just sit on...

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Embrace the changing season: Your food guide to staying healthy from the inside out

As the seasons shift, so do our bodies. The changing temperature, humidity, and daylight hours can affect everything from our mood and energy levels to our overall health. But the good news is that the...

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TN, Bengal & BJP

Politics is very different in these two big states, but for next year’s polls, the party’s base strategy will be similar  Mahila vote finely targeted in Bihar, while caste remained the narrative, it’s interesting that...

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What if… Nassim Taleb built news product

In the previous post, I summarized Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s criticism of the news. In this blog, I imagine what it would take to address his legit concerns. If Taleb built a news product, he would...

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India-China: Himalayan banalnce of power

The clash of ambitions between India and China in the Himalayas is not a temporary friction—it is a structural geopolitical reality. Yet, despite Beijing’s massive investments in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), infrastructure, and military...

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Chatbot chamchagiri

A study reveals that AI sucks up to people more than people suck up to each other  When asked if he were a chamcha of Indira Gandhi, whom he openly and frequently championed, Khushwant Singh...

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The political Yes-Man in your pocket: How AI quietly trains your ideology

(Part 3 of The Sycophancy Machine series) Open your phone, scroll for five minutes, and you’ll meet the most loyal political advisor you’ve ever had. Not a party leader, not a commentator, an algorithm. A...

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Smoking Gun

All studies show vehicle emissions are strongly tied to mileage, not age. When will law take note? Nowhere in the democratic world, barring India, are owners forced to scrap old vehicles. Berlin or London, you...

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Politics & religions divide us; fundamental duties must be made legally binding to ensure preachers & teachers spread harmony not hatred

1) Harmony & peace: Only thru’ Governance, Academia, professional institutes, etc. can we ensure that each and every citizen learns and strives to imbibe the spirit of ‘Constitutional Fundamental Duties’; of ‘Karma-Yoga’, KY (as all...

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On the food trail

Indian Railways is planning to redo about 1,200 train stations, and one new idea is to let big, single-brand food companies open shops there. This could make stations feel a bit like airports, where you...

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Kalahasti – Where destiny, energy and faith converge

When I studied astrology, I began experimenting by drawing up life charts for my family members. Understanding how planetary energies, constellations and shadow planets influence our chakras, meridians and aura opened a completely new dimension...

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Asrani, Satish Shah, and the vanishing art of comedy in Hindi cinema

Fear of being overshadowed made many a lead actor avoid being cast alongside superstar comedians. They started integrating comic elements in their own tracks, hogging the punch lines The recent passing of Asrani and Satish...

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The art of winning big without a wave

Indian elections are narrated in familiar terms. Someone ‘wins’, someone ‘loses’, and the result is framed as a wave. We assume that decisive verdicts emerge from large swings in electoral mood or someone’s incredible charisma....

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Why do we love sorrowful songs?

By Surakshit Goswami The mind is skilled at holding on to sorrow, which is why most people are drawn to sad songs. Though songs are written about both joy and grief, the mind wants to...

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NDA, Say Cheers

How BJP-JDU can start changing Bihar’s economic trajectory. Plus, lift the ban on booze What does NDA’s massive win mean for Bihar’s future? One key takeaway from BJP-JDU’s seat haul is that it’s clear the...

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Maha neglect

Worrying levels of child malnutrition in Maharashtra has HC worried. What about govt? Bombay HC has upbraided state govt for taking public health – in this case child malnutrition – “extremely casually”. HC was responding...

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Fat-checking

New weapons of ‘mass’ destruction There was much buzz last week over weight-reducing drug Mounjaro becoming No. 1 pharma brand, outselling infection-reducing Augmentin. This not only knocks inches off its exultant users but now made...

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The concept of wake hygiene: Starting your day on a positive note

When we think about sleep hygiene, we often focus on the practices and habits that help us get a good night’s sleep. However, have you ever considered the importance of wake hygiene? The first 30...

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Plot Thickens

Emerging link of doctors from J&K to Delhi blast points to indoctrination of white collar professionals More than a day has passed since a car blew up outside Delhi’s Red Fort in the evening rush...

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India inc powers ahead on the road to net zero

India’s drive to reach its ambitious renewable energy targets – 500 GW non-fossil capacity by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2070 demands is witnessing broad-based participation from corporations. Leading companies as well as start-ups are...

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No Deterrent, All Detergent

A scary story of fake ghee and how some people fool everyone Imagine finding out that the ghee used in the famous Tirupati laddoos wasn’t real ghee at all — but made of chemicals! That’s...

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Limits of understanding and invention of God

By Aditya Mukherjee Wouldn’t we all do better by accepting that no human being will ever understand another?” This sentence from Graham Greene’s A Burnt-Out Case confronts one of the most enduring truths about human...

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Little or no stipend for docs – NMC’s empty threats ignored

Private medical colleges not paying stipend to MBBS interns is not new. A quick look at news reports on the subject over the years shows that this is an issue medical students have been complaining...

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Teams win only when plans meet follow-through

Planning is where every successful project begins — and the Gantt chart remains one of the most powerful ways to bring order to complexity. It helps teams see the big picture and keep projects on...

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Elevating India’s tomorrow: Uttarakhand’s strategic contribution to global power

Uttarakhand completes twenty-five years of statehood, and stands at a defining point in India’s journey toward global prominence. November in Devbhoomi carries both symbolic and strategic resonance. These mountains are not merely a landscape; but...

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Mamdani: Win of global socialism’s new face has lessons for India

When Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City this week, it marked a political first: the most prominent democratic socialist to hold executive office in the US — and one with deep Indian...

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Great Groups, Not Great Men, Do Great Things

But not every ‘team’ fits the criteria It starts in the family, in our first playground, first school project. Our entire life is made up of navigating different groups’ dynamics. The same applies to the...

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The blue skies of the United States of America

I have been roaming the entirety of the United States of America over the past many months transversing cities, countryside, desserts, beaches, downtowns and have observed that only a few things capture the vastness and...

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Brain’s layers: Unpacking rage and a quantum future

By Shantanu Nagarkatti In theatre of the mind, where impulse clashes with intellect, a mid-20thcentury theory endures like a stubborn stage set: the Triune Brain. Coined by neuroscientist Paul D MacLean, the term ‘Triune Brain’...

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Dev Diwali: When the gods descend to Varanasi

Experience the celestial spectacle of Dev Diwali 2025 in Varanasi — when the Ganga glows with millions of diyas, the gods descend to Earth, and devotion meets light. Varanasi ghats illuminated with millions of diyas...

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Do parties really understand Bihar’s young?

Scramble to woo youngsters ignores the price they pay to escape the stigma of unemployment As Bihar votes today on 141 constituencies, all eyes are on smaller parties like Chirag Paswan’s LJP(RV), Manjhi’s HAMS, Kushwaha’s...

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The ultimate physics of everything

By K M Gupta The essence of everything is space. It is the foundation and cause of all things; existence itself is merely a tenant at the will of space. Space is both the first...

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What the doctor ordered

Doctors and nurses from India are loved all over the world. In fact, more Indian health workers work abroad than from any other country. Between 2020 and 2021, about **75,000 Indian doctors** and **1.2 lakh...

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Maiden Over

Some aunty national friends review Sunday’s win Kamala was ecstatic – for once she had sat up late with her friends to watch a cricket match – and had her tryst with destiny at midnight....

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The Bihar Vote

Post-caste survey powerplay & minor shifts in margins will likely decide the election The calibrated manner in which Bihar’s political parties are carrying out their poll bandobast is a peek into how elections in large...

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#58: From glucose to ketones and beyond – The body’s five fuels explained

We all know that our food provides the fuel our bodies need to function. Although most of us are familiar with glucose and fat as the fuel sources, there are three other fuel sources! And...

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Trump, Xi have pressed pause but great-power rivalry is here to stay

After long conversations between their commerce, trade and treasury representatives over the last year, US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping finally met in Busan, South Korea, to chart the trajectory for a...

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Salaam New York! How Mamdani is helping close the culture gap

Whether Zohran Mamdani becomes the next mayor of New York City or not, his candidacy has been an unexpected crash course in South Asian Studies 101 for mainstream America. His mother, Mira Nair, has explored...

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Dadu to the Donald, the rules we take for granted

My dadu, my father’s father, was bipolar: he had long periods of deep depression, when he would barely move or talk, followed by short highs when he had the irrepressible energy of a five-year-old. In...

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