Interest rate cut looks imminent in October Monetary Policy Review
All macroeconomic indicators show that a repo rate cut is in the offing in the upcoming monetary policy review on October 7-9, 2024. With the identification of new external members of the Monetary...
View ArticleStainless steel kitchen or a regular modular kitchen in wood? Which should...
The kitchen is often called the heart of the home, especially in India, where food plays a central role in our culture. Whether you’re whipping up a quick meal or preparing an elaborate feast, your...
View ArticleEmpathy vs Xenophobia: Warring children of Oxytocin
From the oxytocin perspective, human world gets divided into “us-and-them” that scientists refer to as in-group and out-group model. This model gets extended to deal with everything that we interact...
View ArticleAction might speak louder than intention
Here are three incidents from Laddu Pinto’s life. Incidence 1 “Laddu Pinto lived in a seven-story apartment. He had a new next-door neighbor, who was a kind-looking old lady. She lived alone and did...
View ArticleSwachh Bharat: People-powered mission
Any social mission must be imbibed by the citizens proactive participation for its success. The Swachh Bharat Mission, launched on October 2, 2014, is one such mission of recent times that has inspired...
View ArticleNo exemption
The Problem with Marital Rape Laws The Indian government recently sent a message to the Supreme Court saying they don’t want to change the law about something called “marital rape.” Right now, in...
View ArticleNo exemption
GOI’s marital rape affidavit is problematic Given BNSS retained the marital rape exemption that decriminalises spousal rape when it updated the Indian Penal Code, GOI’s affidavit to Supreme Court...
View ArticleDon’t make things worse
US Needs to Stop Israel from Hitting Iran’s Oil Recently, Iran launched missiles at Israel, and it’s likely that Israel will strike back. While the US has said Israel shouldn’t attack Iran’s nuclear...
View ArticleDon’t fan this flame
US must stop Israel from targeting Iranian oil With Iran’s missile attack on Israel this week, there’s little doubt Tel Aviv will retaliate. While US has ruled out Israel striking Iran’s nuclear...
View ArticleThe secret sauce of Israel’s economy
Battle-testing weapons on the Palestinians Despite the scale of horror it has inflicted in Gaza, why is the geopolitical outrage against Israel insignificant compared to what any other country would...
View ArticleMore Work ≠ Better Work
There is a debate raging in this country over work. On the one hand, we have industry icons urging young Indians to work 70 hours a week. On the other, the death of an overworked...
View ArticleIt’s more than just about Tirupati laddoos
The Tirupati “contaminated laddoo” controversy, now lobbed into the lap of the Supreme Court, is in danger of diverting attention from the real issues Hindus face, in attempting to claim their...
View ArticleZamindars to billionaires, the urge to splurge
After a week of virtual immersion in the Ambani festivities, an indignant friend asked me: ‘This wedding, why would anyone do something like that?’, ‘Such extravagance — won’t people in your country...
View ArticleWill Haryana, J&K polls break bipolar pattern?
With polling for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, and Haryana over, the key question on counting day, besides who will form the govt of course, will be whether it is going to be...
View Article60 years ago, Shinkansen blazed a trail. India should be a bullet train...
Sixty years ago, on October 1, 1964, the Shinkansen set off from Tokyo to Osaka, marking a new era of rail travel. It’s hard to believe that when the project was proposed, there were protests...
View ArticleDurga Arrives, Smeared in Shame
I could have written Durga arrives smeared in blood. But blood doesn’t flow forever. I could have written Durga arrives wearing sandals. But then sandals run the risk of being torn. I could have even...
View ArticleFrom divine maladies to modern-day triumph: India’s grand odyssey in...
Tuberculosis (TB), once enshrined in the annals of ancient Indian mysticism, has evolved into one of the most profound public health battles of the modern era. India’s relentless confrontation with...
View ArticleCricket and the House of Gwalior
Today, Gwalior’s Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium, named after the late Maratha Maharaja of Gwalior and prominent Indian statesman Madhavrao Scindia (Madhavrao III), will host an...
View ArticleQuestion the Conventions while Safeguarding the Wisdom
In the 16th century, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei used his telescope to observe that planets were round— a discovery that might seem commonplace today but sparked outrage and controversy at the...
View ArticleEurope’s AI crossroads balancing innovation, ethics, and economic growth in...
In the heart of Brussels, a quiet revolution is brewing as Europe stands at a critical juncture in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). The European Union, renowned for its commitment to human...
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