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The current era is witnessing a relatively more violent world. One of the ramifications of violence is aggression. In fact, aggression seems extraordinarily prevalent in society today with marked changes in speech, acts and deeds, social interactions, relationships and public discourse. It is visibly present in adults and is also witnessed in children. Parents, teachers,…

Kulbir Kaur In Mahabharat, Yudhishthir refused to enter heaven without his dog. When Indra tried to convince Yudhishthir to ascend alone, he replied that abandoning a loyal companion, a stray dog, whose only concern is Yudhishthir’s protection, would be a great sin. The dog eventually revealed himself to be Dharm, the path of righteousness. Why…

A recent newspaper report based on the ‘writing competition’ conducted for classes 8 to 11 in Dehradun to inspire students in creative writing revealed sad and shocking trends in existing learning priorities; wherein most could not spell simple and common Hindi terms like: Dehradun, Uttarakhand, Sarkar, Upay, Shehar, Apradh, Akhbar, Nivedan, etc.   Few even could not spell their names correctly…

The Iranian-Israeli-American truce doesn’t apply to Lebanon. First Israel, then US, have both made this clear. Massive Israeli attacks on Lebanese soil are very much continuing. Wednesday, for example, saw multiple strikes, resulting in over 250 fatalities. Read full story on TOI+  Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Disclaimer Views expressed above are the author’s own. END…

For decades, climate advocates, researchers and other stakeholders have struggled with one challenge: how to make people care about a problem that seems likely to affect someone else in 2050? It turns out that the answer is now emerging – and not from an advertising idea or a new study, but from a war. When…

“I just cannot get this AI tool to give me what I am asking for. It does not seem to understand my ask in the first place.” This is a familiar-sounding tantrum we hear often at home and at the workplace. In college faculty desks, the discussions have shifted from “no holiday for Holi this…

Mamata Banerjee takes brief rests, eats light, and takes her medicines per schedule. Recently, during a pause, after back-to-back election rallies, her team was planning for a roadshow in Berhampore, a crucial assembly seat, with a significant Muslim population. Crucial also because Congress heavyweight Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is contesting from here. Read full story on…

Unlike me, Bunny has always been a neat person, in all senses of the term. She not only has neat habits, such as tidiness, and keeping things in proper order and shipshape, but is also neat in the idiomatic meaning of being smart, and elegant, and efficient. Being a prime example of unneatness, I’m forever…

The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 27, may come to be seen as a turning point in the legal history of India’s cantonments. While the Bill has a much wider canvas proposing decriminalisation across dozens of central statutes, its implications for the Cantonments Act, 2006 are…

It’s a ceasefire where combatant parties aren’t ceasing to fire – and it may get worse. Hormuz is more shut than open. Whether the US-Iran meet in Islamabad will happen is not certain. Nonetheless, Pakistan’s role as a go-between will remain a fact. Washington and Tehran talked through Islamabad, and gave it credit. Any rational…