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Amit Kumar Amit Kumar was trained as a Mechanical Engineer with specialization in thermal engineering from the University of Roorkee (now Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee) where he was awarded the University Gold Medal. Post his graduation, he decided to pursue a career in renewable energy, a novelty in the early eighties. He had retired…

Planets in Astrology are modules of the subconscious. One must not mistake them as influencers of subconscious dispositions, pulling the strings from somewhere far and away in space. Neither should you harbour the impression that the inner modules direct our behaviours while the outer ones determine our unchangeable destiny. Think of them as mutual extensions…

Award winning artist Saba Hasan is one of those multidisciplinary artists who is constantly wound up in the web of her own artistic odysseys. From catching the shades of light with her camera at Deer Park in Delhi to chasing abstract tenors at Manhattan in NY, to watching fishermen selling fresh catch during sunsets at…

By The XIV Dalai Lama Throughout my life, i have held deep respect for all major religious traditions. Among them, Christianity occupies a special place – not because it is similar to Buddhism in doctrine, but because of radiant love that shines through the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. When i read gospels or…

A new US law, Epstein Files Transparency Act, got a 427-1 vote in the House of Representatives last month. And as justice department began releasing thousands of photos, police reports and other material on Friday, what it’s really underlined is how and why Trump administration has been losing its grasp on power. Read full story…

For years, local and foreign fugitives have stalled extradition requests to India in courts of countries like UK, Netherlands and Australia. Overcrowding, lack of medical facilities and other deficits in Indian prisons are cited in foreign courts, leading to extradition requests being denied. Read full story on TOI+ Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Disclaimer Views expressed…

Kolkata ko gussa kyun aata hai Stop blaming the city of joy for what happened at the Messi event. Kolkata, as we all know, has had two religions: communism and football. While communism may have no gods (ostensibly), football does, and who is a greater Zeus than Lionel Messi himself? And as we all know,…

The state’s local body polls show BJP getting politically stronger. That gives it a headstart in BMC poll campaign  The truly high-stakes BMC elections are scheduled for next month. Maharashtra local body polls, held after almost a decade, are significant in that context, as much as on their own. Right from the start of the…

Gruesome killing of an elephant herd, underlines how myopically & insensitively India is looking at animal corridors On Saturday, a high-speed passenger train struck a wild elephant herd in Sangjurai village, Assam, killing 7, including 4 calves and a pregnant female. This was the fourth such tragedy in the country this year alone. And it…

We live in an age where life moves faster than our ability to feel it. Every morning begins with a scroll, every evening ends with a checklist, and somewhere between the rush to earn, achieve, and update, we have lost touch with something quiet yet essential the art of simple living. For generations, happiness wasn’t…