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Sunday will go down in history like May 6, 1954, when Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute-mile barrier, or July 13, 1985, when Sergey Bubka pole-vaulted over 6m. It’s one of those rare days when humans have shoved “impossible” so hard, it’s stumbled back. Sunday was the 2-hour-marathon barrier’s turn. Kenyan Sabastian Sawe finished the London…

Wars are discussed in terms of geopolitics, economic loss, and tragic human toll. What rarely enters public debate is another profound consequence of modern warfare – its massive contribution to environmental destruction and accelerated global carbon emissions. World is struggling to limit global warming to 1.5°C, and climate impact of military conflicts remains one of…

The second phase of Bengal election, on April 29, closer to Kolkata and its surrounding urban belt, is the harder test for BJP. Anger against Trinamool’s 15 years in office is no longer scattered, BJP has sharper organisation now, and its language of Hindu consolidation appears to have found firmer ground in Bengal. Read full…

Language remains one of the biggest barriers faced by many international students in India. English may be widely spoken, but it is not spoken by everyone. For a foreign student, learning a local language quickly enough to avoid problems — not only in school, but also in everyday life — can be difficult.  Many institutions market themselves…

Human communication extends far beyond spoken words. As psychologists, we often observe that what remains unspoken—our gestures, posture, facial expressions, and tone—can reveal more about our inner world than verbal communication ever could. Body language is not merely a social tool; it is a reflection of our mental and emotional state. Understanding this connection between…

Leadership over the years has become an ‘Industry’! Everybody is a Leader! Everyone is talking about it and writing about it. Indeed, it carries such a lofty and profound image that all power and privilege seekers wish to wear a veneer of Leadership. There is glory, grace, charisma, glamour, and history in leadership, and therefore…

The increasing use of digital technology in India’s economy has created new opportunities for economic development and capital investment. The transformation process has created new weaknesses through advanced financial scams and non-compliant accounting practices which fundamentally breaks down the governance systems. The existing forensic accounting methods which rely on human audits and post-event reviews fail…

An election like never before in Bengal. Never did the state see electoral roll revision to the extent it saw this time in the runup to the polls. Never did the country see polling in such high percentage terms (93.2%) as in the first phase of Bengal assembly elections on April 23. Never did the…

My city is simmering at 44 degrees, and I’m writing this from a room that feels perfectly comfortable. Not because it’s chilled to 20 degrees, but because a desert cooler is doing what this climate actually needs. Which makes me wonder. When did comfort start meaning overcorrection? There was a time when 32 or even…

By Meena Om Renunciation is required to be centred in the inner, true being, detached from all expectations, desires and aspirations, which can culminate in a feeling of separation. To experience oneness, consciousness needs to be expanded to the state in which it merges with the Supreme. Oneness propels an individual towards a feeling of…