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Memo to Musk

You got plenty to worry about Musk has left the DOGE building. It’s hard to say who’s happier – …

Getting judged 

Trump’s logic for tariffs was always shifty. Just how shifty became clear in a court case US gov…

Getting judged

Sometimes grown-ups do things for one reason, but later say it was for another. That’s kind of w…

What you post…

A long time ago, a guy named Ravi Srinivasan had only 16 followers on Twitter (called X now). He…

Phoney business

It might be spam, hoax, or fraud, but we’re always at our phones’ beck and call If you’re readin…

What’s Up with Trump and Putin?

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has a lot to say about world leaders. He often speaks very st…

Cruelty on two legs

Death of 16 racehorses in Jabalpur and Hyderabad shows the appalling state of animal care in Ind…

Live life fully. Seize the day

By Homayun Taba An interrupter can suddenly change the course of one’s life. This happened when …

Yes means yes

Teenagers having consensual sex is basic human design. This must be decriminalised by GOI There …

Who moved my suitcase?

A Booker Prize winner’s lost luggage is a tale that will resonate with flyers around the world T…

Pahalgam, Washington

What a Terrible Attack in the US Says About Terrorism – and Why India Feels Ignored Something re…

Doing gupshup

Why foreign pipples cutting jokes about how we are telling like that only? No doubt one foreigne…

Persona non manga

Held in terror by Don Alphonso and Salim Langda Pray heed the plight of the Person Who Doesn’t L…

Golden rule

Times change but world’s trust in gold as a store of value doesn’t. Good reasons for that There’…

A botanical serial killer 

What Lady Hastings sowed, Powai Lake is reaping Powai Lake in central Mumbai has a migrant probl…

A surprising arrest

Why the arrest of Professor Khan is worrying Today, the Supreme Court—the highest court in India…

The cliff…the lion…the kick

Not everyone gets to dream like Melinda Gates If you sleep, you dream. With so many dreamers dre…

The overlooked miracle of life

By- Jug Suraiya All of us, even those who profess atheism, at one point or another have hoped fo…

5% rate, 0% sense

Trump’s tax on remittances hurts US and immigrants Trump wants non-citizens – H-1Bs and Green Ca…

Leaves little

In razing trees, what future are govts & people building? In the many heat islands we are en…

Counsel = Con Sale

Fake Lawyers Are Fooling the Courts – That’s a Big Problem Imagine someone pretending to be a la…

Leading  vs Leadering

Memo to top bosses: the two are very different. Don’t claim credit. Get the job done Every succe…

Beggar’s banker 

A cautionary tale about a destructive destitute and his mystifyingly generous benefactor  Once u…

Gulf Spring? Not Yet

Some rich countries in the Gulf, like Saudi Arabia and the UAE, are trying to change how their c…

Kashmir Calling

Three Ways to Help Kashmir Become Peaceful Again After a big military operation called Operation…

Rate of girth 

Space for customised sizing expands for women Anne McClain finally took a walk up there. She cou…

I have seen God

When the night is dark and the sky spews fire, Remember, there is one of us wearing combat attir…

Stand Down, ’Pindi

Pak generals should know that a far better-resourced India will respond to every escalation  The…

An image for ages

Perhaps there could not have been a more powerful image than this. Two young soldiers, Colonel S…

How to get what you want

By Swami Chinmayananda A question that often arises is: Are desires fulfilled by power of the mi…

Cheers mate

First details of India-UK FTA show plenty of upside for both. The trick was both making key conc…

Ignore the noise

India’s government should stay calm and thoughtful, even if there’s loud and angry talk coming f…

Ignore the noise

GOI’s deliberative approach should continue, never mind rhetoric from Pak or from some voices in…

Bad movie

Why Making Foreign Movies More Expensive Could Hurt Hollywood A long time ago, there was a super…

Drone up

A message from Ukraine war for India’s strategic & defence purchase plans In a world’s first…

Musknagar

SpaceX’s city in Texas has a message for urban regeneration in India: involve big business Musk …

Prostate health

Prostate health is a subject relevant to all men over the age of 45. My focus will be on a condi…

Some leave, some stay

In life, I’ve come to accept… perhaps a little reluctantly that I can’t hold back anything. Or a…

Ramdev’s world

He likely likes controversies ’coz it’s good for business Delhi HC said of Ramdev that he “is no…

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