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Post-shooting, Trump will get a ratings bump. Question is whether he will squander it by doubling down on the Iran war, misreading public mood again Only one thing is guaranteed, after the attempted shooting of Trump at Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The attempts to exploit this event for partisan gain, will succeed. Such…

Along with the Women’s Reservation Bill, the Delimitation Bill was also rejected in the Lok Sabha because Congress and other opposition parties opposed it. The rejection of this bill constituted an assault on the very fundamental principles of democracy. The delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies had become absolutely essential. Many constituencies currently comprise more than…

Thankfully, the gunman couldn’t get to Trump. Worryingly, political violence is getting to America From Republican Abraham Lincoln (1865) to Democrat John F Kennedy (1963), four US presidents have been assassinated while in office. But a 2007 Congressional Research Service report documented that, actually, there had been direct assaults on 10 of the 42 persons…

Great gurus don’t say, “Believe only what I say, follow only me!” The most evolved spiritual teacher in the world is one that says—“Don’t believe what I say, God has given you intelligence, you experiment, experience & validate, and then decide.” This philosophy was reiterated by my teacher – Master Choa Kok Sui, founder of World Pranic Healing School & School…

Peptides are short-chain amino acids that control various biologic activities in living organisms. For athletes, they are the new testosterone. For overweight people, they are the new diet. For injured people, they are a black box. Here are a few observations. The most popular peptides are the GLP-1 versions initially used for weight loss, and…

Of Mermaids, prickly pirates oil rich islands beyond the sea’s cloud of walls, Aqua men and the Poseidon! Apart from the sea myth,  there happens to be a dedicated dictum of “Common Heritage of mankind” along with the contemporary conceptualization of FONOPS, that is, Freedom of navigation which seemingly are the textual maritime law concern…

Plastic waste is the most visible and damaging component of this crisis of waste management Uttarakhand is faced with in general and Dehradun in particular, for the reasons that in today’s world you can have a less plastic world but not a plastic-less world. The ban on thin film and SUP through mere legislation is neither feasible nor  practically applicable unless it…

China has once again released a list of Chinese names for places in Arunachal Pradesh, which it refers to as Zangnan (South Tibet), as part of its territorial claims. The latest batch reportedly covers around 23 locations. This is not an isolated move; such renaming exercises have been ongoing since 2006, when China began asserting…

The Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) plays a pivotal role in the pursuit of climate change objectives, regardless of their current status or effectiveness. The collective commitment and efforts of all participating countries, as reflected in their individual NDCs, are essential in addressing the challenges posed by climate change. It is a widely accepted notion that…

8am: After 20-odd years of yoga, I’ve started lifting weights. This whole personal trainer business baffles me. I invite someone home, offer him tea, and then pay him to torture me.‘Come on, give me 60 Russian twists,’ he says, handing me a 4 kg weight. ‘Is there a neutral name for this?’ I ask, ‘You…