Himanshi Dhawan
Teachers are on duty, but classroom is left waiting
From counting strays and drug addicts to SIR and Census work, govt school educators have ever-longer to-do lists
How AI is lowering the bar for the bar
From concocting citations to misreading observations as judgements, AI’s hallucination problem has reached Indian courtrooms
Chitrakoot to Belgium: How a dark web trail exposed a decade of child sexual abuse
UP man not only abused 33 boys but uploaded videos which later circulated in 45 countries, exposing how child sexual abuse material travels across borders
In charts: Indians give a generous Rs 54,000cr a year, but religion bags lion’s share
Nearly 7 in 10 Indians donate — cash, food or time. Yet most of India’s Rs 54,000 crore giving economy flows to temples and direct appeals, not NGOs. What the data reveals about trust, faith and the country’s informal philanthropy system may surprise you
A child after death? Families cling to hope, and frozen sperm
Grieving parents and siblings are moving court to access frozen sperm of the loved ones they have lost, testing the limits of India’s ART and surrogacy laws
They cried rape, he claimed love, but no one listened to him
As Supreme Court flags the need for a Romeo–Juliet clause, three cases show how a law meant to protect children is upending young lives
Can G RAM G live up to what NREG made possible?
Twenty years after the launch of NREG, which reshaped rural wages, women’s work and village assets, the programme is being replaced by G RAM G. What changed, what broke, and will the new scheme deliver?
Mandirs go mobile as temple influencers reel in followers
Decoding rituals and busting myths with reels and hashtags, temple influencers are pulling followers back to darshan and the care of ancient sites
‘Anti-Hindu bias? Wikipedia content is led by its volunteers’
Wikipedia recently came under fire for having an anti-Hindu bias. Maryana Iskander, outgoing CEO of Wikimedia Foundation — that runs Wikipedia — talks about duelling with challenges of neutrality and content reliability
Why India’s wealthy are hiring house managers
From styling golf outfits to planning meals, the elite and even the not-so-elite are outsourcing daily life
The iconoclast who made India rethink itself, and the world
US President Donald Trump once seen as a geopolitical disruptor had become, in his second act, something closer to a force of nature. The Indian women’s cricket team clinched their maiden ODI World Cup. The stray dog brought people on to the streets and scam calls kept hundreds locked in virtual 'arrest'.
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Coast to hills, India is running out of clean air
Even as Delhi-NCR hogs the headlines, data shows the pollution crisis is widening, with new hotspots appearing from Goa to Guwahati
Keep your mouse moving. In the age of bossware, your job might depend on it
The pandemic was supposed to usher in a new era of work. Instead, it supercharged surveillance with everything from keystroke logs to AI-powered screen tracking
Glocks to Ecstasy, crime is now as easy as quick commerce
As the Red Fort blast trail puts Telegram under scanner, the platform’s promise of privacy is once again colliding with its dark underbelly
Rainmakers at work: Decoding the hope and hype of cloud seeding
Delhi’s failed trial may have burst a few bubbles, but experts say cloud seeding shows promise in tackling drought
EMI nation: Many Indians are shopping their way to debt
A new report shows that people spend over a third of their income on loan EMIs. From cosmetic makeovers to foreign holidays, easy credit is helping everyone live large, at least till the bill arrives.
Did basmati kill basmati?
High-yielding hybrids boosted profits and productivity, but they have also pushed traditional rice varieties to the brink of extinction. Now, some seed saviours are stepping in
"US must correct mistakes to strengthen India ties against China-Russia axis"
Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton speaks to TOI on Trump's strategic mistakes, foreign policy decisions and personal vendettas
Milord, AI is courting the legal system now
From transcribing witness statements to streamlining petitions, next-gen AI firms are helping tackle India’s case backlog
India’s big, fat dowry problem through the tale of two survivors
One had 22 surgeries, the other gave up after a draining court battle. Their stories show why the tradition continues even 64 years after dowry law