Each week, as Thursday draws to a close and Friday approaches, I do a quick mental recap of topics that…
(Source: PTI) The hotel owner, the shopkeeper, the laundry owner, the roadside vendor... Hundreds of people watch in dismay as…
The Himalayan town of Joshimath is sinking. Its houses have been declared dangerous to live in and hitherto, 600 families…
Most Indians have no love lost for this belligerent neighbour of ours. We tend to mock and censure it and…
In August 1955, a group of scientists made a funding request for US$13,500 to host a summer workshop at Dartmouth…
After debarring Afghan women from parks and gyms, the Taliban has now imposed a ban on them attending universities and…
More than a month away from its release date, there are already demands to boycott 'Pathaan' -- a movie starring…
Before the Qatar World Cup began, FIFA launched a social campaign called “Football Unites the World”. FIFA acknowledged “the world…
At the end of November, the scourge of racism confronted Britain yet again. Lady Susan Hussey, a 'palace aide', also…
“Policymakers and planners think that open lands hardly contribute anything and can be used for some development pathway,” said Vivek…
Scientists have recently revived several large viruses that had been buried in the frozen Siberian ground (permafrost) for tens of…
The European Space Agency made history last week with the announcement of the first “parastronaut”, 41-year-old UK citizen John McFall.…
As fragmentation of forests, commercial plantations and uncertain weather conditions threaten the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve on the Western Ghats highlands…
Veteran TV journalist Ravish Kumar has resigned from his job at NDTV India. He did this after spending more than…
(Source: PTI) "I will stand and fight again, against what is wrong and for what is right," said Bilkis Bano,…
The north Indian union territory of Chandigarh, in its electric vehicle policy released on September 20 this year, aims to…
There’s a piece of gardening lore in my hometown which has been passed down for generations: never plant your tomatoes…
Today, November 25, is marked as the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women by the United Nations. Violence…
The Shraddha murder case has sent shockwaves through the nation. Its brutality can be termed as novel or expected, both…
In the past few days, two news reports caught my attention. One of them said that women in Afghanistan have…
As the world’s glaciers melt rapidly, almost without exception, the global response to this existential threat is worryingly lethargic. This…
(Source: AP) The climate change generation is saying officials are talking too much, listening too little and acting even less.…
The developing world wants financing from the developed world to be the main item on the agenda at this year’s…
The world is much less stable than it was 12 months ago at COP26, but the adversities are unlikely to…
Every year, as the seasons start to change, pandals appear all over Kolkata. Many organising committees for the Durga Puja,…
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