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Our attitudes to noise also reflect cultural differences. (Image by macrovector on Freepik)

Palash Krishna Mehrotra | The unlikely uses of a noisy mixer-grinder

It comes in handy when one wants to block the noise out, whether from ISKCON or from a tile cutter.

28 Oct 2023 11:51 PM

The Israeli army on the evening of October 27 carried out bombings of "unprecedented" intensity since the start of the war in the north of the Gaza Strip, particularly in Gaza City, according to images from AFP and the Hamas movement. (Photo by AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | How Israel’s war against Hamas is roiling politics in Britain

The conflict in Israel-Palestine has divided the world, not only through political allegiances and points of view, but morally, religiously.

28 Oct 2023 12:36 AM

Tiger's Nest or Taktsang Monastery in Bhutan. (AA File Image)

Claude Arpi | To integrate border areas, devise a new philosophy

All factors, including military, need to be taken into consideration to arrive at a holistic “philosophy”.

28 Oct 2023 12:33 AM

The chronic shortfall of officers in the CBI has considerably hampered the efficiency of the agency’s work. (AA Image)

Dilip Cherian | Fresh intake of officers in CBI, IB, RAW, NIA to tackle shortfall

Now officers with a minimum of five years of service are eligible for induction into R&AW, IB, NIA & CBI

27 Oct 2023 12:12 AM

The summit’s slew of panels included important themes such as human-centered health coverage, effective financing models for healthcare through public-private partnerships. (Image: Twitter)

Debotri Dhar | Possibilities and challenges of the global health agenda

The discussion of race in global health equity was perhaps among the hardest, along with discussions on partnerships involving academia.

27 Oct 2023 12:05 AM

The LGBTQ+ community, as a minority, is one among many others in seeking equality and non-discrimination. (PTI File Photo)

Anita Anand | Legalising of gay marriage: The key is mobilising of public support

By petitioning, LGBTQ+ groups are keeping the agenda of same-sex marriage and subsequent rights on the table and in view of the public.

26 Oct 2023 12:05 AM

A Palestinian stands outside the building destroyed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Rafah, Wednesday, Oct 25, 2023. (AP/PTI)

Patralekha Chatterjee | It’s time to ‘rehumanise’, to shun hate, cease ‘othering’

We urgently need rehumanising narratives to counter the dehumanising narratives swirling around inside the country and beyond.

26 Oct 2023 12:05 AM

Gay rights campaigners have shown themselves to be extremely effective globally and there is little doubt that they will win on this issue in the course of time. (Photo: Pixabay)

Aakar Patel | Same-sex marriage will eventually be legal… Why is India dragging its feet?

One reason is that the Supreme Court has been slow to determine whether the moves made by this government are constitutional

25 Oct 2023 12:00 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said engagingly the other day, it’s worst global manifestation must be in a place like the Gaza Strip. (PTI Photo)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Caste and colonialism: From India to Mideast

Israel’s employment situation might help to explain these unlikely Jews

25 Oct 2023 12:00 AM

Last week’s ruling is one of the stages of the process of moving towards the goal of the marriage rights of LGBT+ people. (PTI Image)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Legalising gay marriage: Societal shift takes time

In many ways, the LGBTQ+ community senses the conservatism inherent in Indian society, & they are not in a hurry to break the barriers.

23 Oct 2023 12:05 AM

An Israeli flag is placed next to a house destroyed by Hamas militants in Kibbutz Be'eri, Israel, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. The kibbutz was overrun by Hamas militants from the nearby Gaza Strip on Oct.7, when they killed and captured many Israelis. (AP/PTI)

Bhopinder Singh | Delhi May Need West Asia Policy Shift Amid Support for Israel

The recent attack by Hamas on Israel led to the unprecedented shedding of ostensible “neutrality” by New Delhi

23 Oct 2023 12:02 AM

I propose the concept of a Buffet Disapprover. It's a guy who follows people as they load their plates to the brim, casting disapproving looks alternately at their plates and their faces. (Image: Storyset by Freepik)

Krishna Shastri | On disrupting the worlds of film, business & hospitality

So here are three copyright-free ideas that my readers belonging to the movie industry, the hospitality sector, or just any business.

22 Oct 2023 12:11 AM

Manish Tewari | It’s high time to rethink our strategy in Maldives

Dr Mohamed Muizzu’s anti-Indiaism has created a rather unnecessary geopolitical situation and presents a clear challenge to Indian influence

22 Oct 2023 12:05 AM

The laidback lifestyle that encourages these geniuses to chill out with other geniuses and not bother about the rest of the world. (AA Image)

Shobhaa De | Confessions of an Amrika returned Bharatiya Naari

I loved my time with the original Silicon Valley geniuses casually dressed in the Bay Area uniform of tees, shorts and flip-flops.

21 Oct 2023 12:05 AM

Gentrification is happening today all over the cities of Britain. (AFP Representational Image)

Farrukh Dhondy | How the British love their ‘lists’: The richest, the best and worst…

Urban Evolution: From Neglect to Prosperity in City Neighborhoods

20 Oct 2023 11:54 PM

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | 61 years after 1962, be alert for fresh Chinese mischief

India’s much-maligned law enforcement agencies are rendering yeoman’s service to the nation on the China front.

20 Oct 2023 12:10 AM

The IFS currently constitutes only 22.5 per cent of the ministry of external affairs (MEA) workforce.. (PTI File Image)

Dilip Cherian | Two decades on, India plans to strengthen diplomatic corps

This view was endorsed earlier by the parliamentary standing committee on external affairs.

19 Oct 2023 12:10 AM

There are health benefits of clean air from enhanced use of renewable electricity rather. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | India’s energy transition: Who will lead the way?

By 2050, you might prefer the metro, a bus or pedal push to work.

19 Oct 2023 12:07 AM

Successive Indian governments have evacuated Indian nationals at varied times from war-torn regions, as during the First Gulf War in the 1990s and Operation Rahat in Yemen in 2015, and Ukraine last year. (File Image: DC)

Patralekha Chatterjee | As migrants in war zones return, do more to help

This is not the first time Indians have been trapped in a war zone. Nor is this the first rescue flight

18 Oct 2023 12:00 AM

Iconic agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan, known as the “father” of our Green Revolution wasn’t awarded the Bharat Ratna, though perhaps no other living Indian merited it more. (File Image: PTI)

Amitabha Bhattacharya | Rethinking the Padma and Bharat Ratna Awards

No wonder that in recent years, some dedicated grassroots workers, far removed from the limelight, are getting noticed and honoured