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May 4, 2026, 6:54 AM IST
We have always mistaken eloquence for intelligence. It is an easy mistake to make, for the assured use of written language has indicated that someone is in control of one’s thoughts and is able to…
May 4, 2026, 6:54 AM IST
May 4, 2026, 6:50 AM IST
What do you do when a 7-year-old breaks a world record? Meet Ishank Singh. He’s just 7, but he loves water so much that people call him a “water baby.” He started swimming when he…
May 4, 2026, 6:50 AM IST
May 4, 2026, 6:47 AM IST
Blockade of Hormuz is hurting world’s poor most. Collapse of a US budget airline is latest reminder Whether the war between Trump and Iran is over or just paused, it is still affecting everyday people….
May 4, 2026, 6:47 AM IST
May 4, 2026, 6:46 AM IST
The Buddha relics, on view in Ladakh now, are home in India exactly a year after they surfaced, set to go under the hammer, from a private collection. In 1898, William Claxton Peppé, a British…
May 4, 2026, 6:46 AM IST
May 4, 2026, 6:42 AM IST
American men are facing a crisis of masculinity, driven by uncertainty about what it means to be a man in an era where their traditional dominance is being called into question. It’s left them flailing…
May 4, 2026, 6:42 AM IST
May 4, 2026, 6:35 AM IST
West Asia has for decades held a special fascination for Indian films, particularly the crop from Maya Nagari, Bollywood. This has been turning concrete, with stars such as SRK and Mammootty buying palatial houses there,…
May 4, 2026, 6:35 AM IST
May 4, 2026, 6:33 AM IST
By Partha Sinha We have long been comfortable with tools. The hammer did not disturb us. The wheel did not provoke metaphysics. Even the computer, in its early obedient years, felt like a faster clerk….
May 4, 2026, 6:33 AM IST
May 2, 2026, 8:30 AM IST
There is a revealing asymmetry in the way Indians relate to their foods. Dishes inspire loyalty. Recipes inspire argument. Ingredients inspire, at best, preference. But the mango, the aam, inspires something that has no clean…
May 2, 2026, 8:30 AM IST
May 2, 2026, 8:21 AM IST
When I saw the video of the woman in Worli shouting at a minister, after a political rally trapped her in traffic, as she was trying to collect her child from school, I did not…
May 2, 2026, 8:21 AM IST
May 2, 2026, 8:08 AM IST
Commercial LPG price has been hiked before, in fact, during the Hormuz crisis. But yesterday’s increase captures the true extent of supply disruption. A 48% increase – from Rs 2,078.5 to Rs 3,071.5 – is…
May 2, 2026, 8:08 AM IST
May 2, 2026, 7:50 AM IST
Brandwallahs, and economists, know this well – we premiumise, and put greater value, on things other people want, and can’t have, simply because they can’t afford them. It’s in our very nature. And nothing serves…
May 2, 2026, 7:50 AM IST
May 2, 2026, 7:40 AM IST
Neurologist and seizure expert, Suzanne O’Sullivan , often sees patients who already have three, four, five preexisting diagnoses, which don’t yet have a cure. In a medical world racing pell-mell towards fancy new tests, she finds it…
May 2, 2026, 7:40 AM IST
April 28, 2026, 8:51 AM IST
The second phase of Bengal election, on April 29, closer to Kolkata and its surrounding urban belt, is the harder test for BJP. Anger against Trinamool’s 15 years in office is no longer scattered, BJP…
April 28, 2026, 8:51 AM IST
April 28, 2026, 8:46 AM IST
Wars are discussed in terms of geopolitics, economic loss, and tragic human toll. What rarely enters public debate is another profound consequence of modern warfare – its massive contribution to environmental destruction and accelerated global…
April 28, 2026, 8:46 AM IST
April 28, 2026, 8:37 AM IST
King Donald-I was a very worried man. His decisions for the day depended on which side of the bed he had got up from, but it was almost noon, his favourite Field Marshal was sweating…
April 28, 2026, 8:37 AM IST
April 28, 2026, 8:34 AM IST
By Swami Sukhabodhananda We know so much today…yet we are more confused than ever. We attend courses, read books, watch videos, collect endless information. Still, when life presents a small challenge, we feel disturbed. If…
April 28, 2026, 8:34 AM IST
April 27, 2026, 9:17 AM IST
Post-shooting, Trump will get a ratings bump. Question is whether he will squander it by doubling down on the Iran war, misreading public mood again Only one thing is guaranteed, after the attempted shooting of…
April 27, 2026, 9:17 AM IST
April 27, 2026, 9:12 AM IST
We should not view the state through a ‘Khalistan’ prism. This is a diaspora obsession, which does complicate India’s international relations, but has little to do with improving livelihoods locally The recent resurgence of debate…
April 27, 2026, 9:12 AM IST
April 27, 2026, 8:49 AM IST
Nari Shakti monnwalking in Mumbai The males of the species were seated on sofas, discussing the Hormuz Strait and IPL scores. The ladies were in a cluster, in another corner of the living room, chatting…
April 27, 2026, 8:49 AM IST
April 27, 2026, 8:44 AM IST
By Meena Om Renunciation is required to be centred in the inner, true being, detached from all expectations, desires and aspirations, which can culminate in a feeling of separation. To experience oneness, consciousness needs to…
April 27, 2026, 8:44 AM IST
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