The missing coin of joy
Once, the King summoned Birbal and asked him to explain the cause and reason behind happiness of people. The King said to Birbal, “Can you explain in a very easy manner the reason why people...
View ArticleIntralesional steroids and endoscopic dilation for anastomotic strictures...
Post-esophagectomy anastomotic strictures can be challenging to treat. Doctors often perform endoscopic dilation to expand the narrowed area, but it’s unclear if adding steroid injections to this...
View ArticleMore verification, more trust, better democracy
Explainer on the SC judgment in the EVM case: Court rejected the demand for counting 100% of VVPAT slips but ordered additional safeguards Yesterday, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court, comprising...
View ArticleLiving the high life
With its clubs, swimming pools, jogging tracks and more, condo gives substance to the idea of a ‘good life’. That it also breeds a sense of entitlement among affluent Indians is part of the package...
View ArticleCrucial to highlight the accomplishments and contributions of non-engineering...
In India, the debate around the employability of engineering students has been ongoing for years. However, it is now more crucial than ever to shift our focus beyond engineering and recognize the...
View ArticleIndispensability of Narendra Modi as future PM for India’s forward march
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s close ties with the CEOs of the big Tech Companies in the US are said to have helped boost the Country’s profile ahead of the National Elections of 2024, according...
View ArticleEducation must be a process of cultivating a sattvic, selfless mind, besides IQ
A powerful story in Mahabharat, of a Sannyasi, simple housewife and a butcher, illustrates that whatever may be our status, wealth, vocation – ‘Leader or Laborer’, no duty is ugly or impure, and it is...
View ArticlePills-1 Food: Green juicing
Based on my experience in various health groups, I’d like to share four key insights: 1. Ease of Adoption: Some health advice is easier said than done. For example, consuming green leafy vegetables...
View ArticleIt is a TOPATO
The daycare teacher asks, “What is this?” My son replies, “Tomato.” She says, “Good. What is this?” My son answers, “Topato.” She clarifies, “It is called Potato.” My son exclaims, “Aan?” with a...
View ArticlePrachi, we love you
Prachi Nigam, the remarkable UP Board Class 10 topper with an outstanding 98.50 percent, shared her feelings in an interview with a TV interview. As soon as the results were announced, and photographs...
View ArticleGrandparents, grandkids are coming?
The most blissful summer time! Never mind the scorching heat, the lil angels are coming for a visit! Here are some tips: Plan activities: Have a variety of activities planned to keep the grandkids...
View ArticleCongress’s proposed wealth redistribution appears to be a ruse
Congress has promised to carry out a socio-economic census in its electoral manifesto. This census, it states, will be conducted for all citizens across the country. In its manifesto, the Congress has...
View ArticleThere is no scarcity of anand, mind it
By Hansaji Yogendra In Indic philosophy, anand, bliss, is a specific attribute of Brahmn, the ultimate reality, as well as the highest state of existence for the individual self. In the Upanishads,...
View ArticleFit, fight, go straight: Best cheatsheet for your Kerala holiday
With the monsoon poised to lash Kerala, you may be dreaming of houseboats, backwaters, theyyam and kathakali. If headed for God’s own country, here are some tips, so you will eat the sadhya– feast –...
View ArticleSingle & weaker
BJP’s manifesto promises it. But joint theatre commands remain elusive China recently undertook another major military reorganisation by dissolving PLA’s Strategic Support Force (SSF) and replacing it...
View ArticleMissing in election
Environment risks are borne directly by people. Yet, it hasn’t emerged as a serious poll issue Uttarakhand has struggled to cope with frequent outbreaks of forest fires this year. Over the weekend,...
View Article‘Witty polymath & institution builder’
Finance Commission chairman fondly recalls his long association with Jagdish Bhagwati, who retires this academic year. Panagariya calls Bhagwati the most influential trade theorist of his generation...
View ArticleMP’s sound of silence
BJP hopes this shows voters’ faith in the party, Congress sees flickers of revival. It’s difficult to tell either way. But electors going quiet can be troubling for democracy Around 8% fewer voters...
View ArticleIndia’s mission 2047: Eradicating the Indian caste system for Viksit Bharat
I have just returned from a week-long visit to New Zealand and was pleasantly delighted to learn that 48.2% of the population does not identify with any religion (irreligion) or any sub-divisions that...
View ArticleLungi lovers, unite! We’ve nothing to lose but a cloth
Ahead of the twin elections in Odisha, chief minister Naveen Patnaik appeared in an Instagram reel wearing a lungi, holding up two cutouts of his party BJD’s election symbol conch and appealing to...
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