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Why we need AI that doesn’t just nod along As we close the year and this series on The Sycophancy Machine, one uncomfortable truth stands out. An AI that always agrees with us is not a helpful companion.It is a liability. Over the past few months, I have tried to explore how modern AI systems…

Delhi’s pollution crisis is no longer just an environmental issue. It is a textbook example of how not to govern complex urban problems—through fragmented thinking, selective enforcement, and reflexive, last-minute responses. While Delhi dominates the headlines, the uncomfortable truth is that city after city across India is heading in the same direction. What we are…

There is a Hindi idiom – chutki lena – that loosely translates as teasing, trolling, mocking or putting someone down. Social media today is full of people taking chutki over air pollution in Delhi. The recent tweet by Chinese Embassy spokesperson, offering a “step-by-step guide” on how Beijing tackled air pollution, falls into this category….

Fifa’s Football World Cup is no stranger to controversy. This time – US, Canada, Mexico are the hosts – Fifa stands accused of inflated ticket pricing. Ticket prices were jacked up significantly vis-à-vis those in the 2022 Qatar edition. Fans were outraged. Fifa was forced to introduce a new $60 ticket category. But many feel…

By Pulkit Sharma Most of us do realise that feeling stressed out is bad for our physical and mental health. With this awareness, we try to make sustained efforts to work through our stress. There are times when we are trying our best to stay calm, feel positive and deal with trials and tribulations of…

The solutions are not rocket science. But they require real governance India’s smog is so real, you don’t need a Lok Sabha debate to establish its existence – it’s even visible from space. So, it doesn’t matter that Thursday’s long-awaited LS debate on it never happened. What we need are solutions, so that Delhi, Mumbai,…

It’s one of the most difficult languages to learn and also the most fun to play with  Years ago Bunny and I were driving with our friends Robin and Annie to their holiday cottage in the tiny seaside village of Sea Palling. Look out for the sign for Hazeboro, said Robin, who was driving. Except,…

Constant remembrance of God’s name delivers us from the stresses and strife of ordinary life. The transformation is profound. When one is anchored in God’s love, one develops a compassionate heart and views all events with equanimity. Sufi saints have taught that the most natural and easy way to be anchored in God’s love is…

Every December, we look back at what this year meant to us. And one of the quietest shifts has been in how we see “care work”… the cooking, cleaning, caregiving, the small everyday labour that keeps homes and families going. Take “Sonam” (name changed), a mother in Ghaziabad. She tells me over chai, “I stopped…

Introduction Indian Railways during the British Rule Indian Railways is the lifeline of India carrying millions of passengers daily to and transporting goods across the country. It is the backbone of India’s economy and social integration for more than 170 years. The story of Indian Railways started in the mid-19th century during British rule. The first…