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Medical aspirants will write NEET-UG again on June 21, as CBI investigates the leak of the NEET question paper, 42 hours before the May 3 exam, which was cancelled on May 12. This was, per media reports, the 89th public exam test paper leaked, or suspected to have been leaked in the last decade. For…

‘Austerity’ is the new MD: Mantri Darling. This now-WOW is not displacing earlier official Word Of Week like perennial vikas or pollbol ‘ poriborton ’. It has only extended them. In post-Hormuz world, progress can continue only through a change in wasteful ways, no? Here’s my contribution to patriotic conservation. I’m going to obey PM-ji’s…

At 82, Billie Jean King, yes, she of the 39 Grand Slam titles, has got herself a new one: College graduate. Why is this making headlines? Because it rudely interrupts retirement mythology, which in US remains coloured by the golf-grandchildren-Florida idea. Or escape, from cold, from work, from obligation. The Indian version features quiet demotion…

A shoutout to Nepal’s law minister. Her first decision, on assuming office on April 26, was to review their rape law that criminalises teen sexual relations. Her task force’s recommendation: include a close-in-age exemption, as is done across liberal societies. This, hopefully, will soon be legislated. There is little as harmful to growing minds and…

People today are living longer, healthier lives than before — and many older people are still active, curious, and full of energy. Take Billie Jean King, for example. At 82 years old, the tennis legend recently became a college graduate. That surprised many people because society often imagines older people as slowing down, retiring quietly,…

People over 60 are increasingly fitter, wealthier & full of zest for life. The trend will grow stronger  At 82, Billie Jean King, yes, she of the 39 Grand Slam titles, has got herself a new one: College graduate. Why is this making headlines? Because it rudely interrupts retirement mythology, which in US remains coloured…

How many words are nestled in ‘austerity’? ‘Austerity’ is the new MD: Mantri Darling. This now-WOW is not displacing earlier official Word Of Week like perennial vikas or poll-bol ‘poriborton’. It has only extended them. In post-Hormuz world, progress can continue only through a change in wasteful ways, no? Here’s my contribution to patriotic conservation….

Indian students have long made up one of the largest representations in international student cohorts at universities overseas. However, India is now emerging as a provider of online learning opportunities, enabling Indian students to stay in their home country and study both locally and remotely. A 170% increase in enrolment for online education between 2021-2022…

Irdai is right, insurers should put customers before shareholders. CEO incentives are a good place to start Insurance is a business, but it’s no ordinary business. It exists to provide financial stability to families when a breadwinner dies, and to shield monthly budgets from hospital bills, and cracked windshields. So, unlike hair salons and cafes,…

I do not remember the first drawing I made, but I remember the material. It was a brittle, unassuming piece of chalk. I come from a small village, Barrya near Raghogarh in Madhya Pradesh, where making art was more instinctive than learned. New sketchbooks or proper materials felt like a distant dream. What I had…