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For me, who was an active political worker of Congress under K Kamaraj for over a decade during my student days, the current debate on Special Intensive Revision is uninformed. EC’s SIR now, was in my days as a political worker, a normal electoral activity of party cadre. Read full story on TOI+ Facebook Twitter…

The headlines today are terrifying. They scream: “AI will replace 300 million jobs.” “The robots are coming for the white-collar worker.”  If you feel a knot in your stomach every time you read about the new versions of AI, like Google’s Gemini or OpenAI’s GPT models, you are not alone. It feels like a massive,…

Indian aviation seems to be on a ventilator, after suffering a multi-organ failure. The collapse of IndiGo’s schedule integrity over the past few dayshas led to thousands of flights being cancelled and delayed, and left lakhs of passengers stranded at airports across the airline’s wide network. Read full story on TOI+ Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email…

Celebrating the first anniversary of people’s rule As the Mahayuti government has completed a year in power, a detailed review of its journey during this period is not an easy task. The progress made by the Mahayuti government in one year is astonishing. Experiencing the speed of a jet plane has surely stunned those accustomed…

After attending a friend’s wedding in Jaipur recently, we decided to explore the city. Jaipur, India’s first planned city, was founded in 1727 by the Kachwaha Rajput ruler Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, who shifted his capital from Amber. Known worldwide as the “Pink City,” Jaipur is distinguished by its terracotta-coloured buildings, majestic palaces, and…

In the race of life, we have learned to measure almost everything — intelligence, emotions, social skills, resilience, creativity, and even morality. Yet, amid this obsession with quantification, one essential aspect of existence continues to defy metrics: happiness. The happiness quotient (HQ), if such a measure truly existed, would perhaps be the most authentic reflection…

In medicine, one of our core responsibilities is to assess your risk for disease, so we can take steps to prevent it. Measuring your blood pressure, checking blood glucose, and asking about smoking are familiar examples. We know that high blood pressure, high blood glucose and smoking significantly increase your risk of disease and death….