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We live in a world that celebrates being busy. People wear “multitasking” like a badge of honor, studying while texting, working while scrolling, and eating while watching something. Somewhere along the way, we started believing that doing many things at once makes us more efficient. But science and experience say the opposite. Multitasking doesn’t make…

In mid‑January, European governments confronted a development few could have foreseen even a year earlier: the United States openly pressuring a Nato ally over its own sovereign territory, wielding the threat of punitive trade measures to enforce compliance. At the center of this drama lies Greenland, the world’s largest island—a vast Arctic expanse whose strategic…

Acharya Lokesh When i think of Ram, i do not see a distant deity sitting on a throne in heaven. I see a human being who chose the harder path when the easier one was available. And in that choice lies the real secret of Ram. In today’s world, we are surrounded by choices –…

Elections for 29 municipal corporations were recently held in the state. Of these 29, the entire country’s attention was focused on the results of only one, the Mumbai Municipal Corporation. This was because the equation of Mumbai Municipal Corporation with the Thackeray family had become firmly established. The voters, in this election, shattered the ‘arrogance’…

Online encyclopedia Wikipedia completed 25 years last week. It has grown to include more than 65mn articles – written by nearly 250,000 global volunteers including over 10,500 in India. It was recently critiqued by some commentators in India for its “anti-Hindu bias”. Read full story on TOI+ Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Disclaimer Views expressed above…

Several months after a chilling scenario about possible Russian aggression in Europe became a bestseller, it may be time to update both cast and script. The book, by German international relations professor Carlo Masala, is titled If Russia Wins: A Scenario . Set in 2028, it imagines the audacious Russian military takeover of a small…

Feb 10 is when India’s biggest airline will face a new test, as new pilot duty rules kick in. DGCA better watch out In slapping IndiGo with a ₹22.2cr fine – the steepest ever for an Indian airline – for massive flight disruptions last month, DGCA has sent out the right message. Additionally, IndiGo has…

The new year began with longing for recent past. That’s not a good way to figure out how to negotiate the present   The new year is so young, and already the young are dissing it. ‘2026 is the new 2016’ is what they’re trending across social media. Celebrities have seized the fad. It’s images…

Means I will spam you. Call you? Forget it Ping! Ping! goes the phone. I glance at it lazily and it’s The Lad. Like a dutiful, doting mother, I pick it up to see what is so urgent. It’s an Instagram alert. The Lad has forwarded three reels in quick succession. Since I’m a typical…

Last month, during my visit to Bodhgaya, I happened to see a banner announcing the 2nd Padmasambhava Conference at Odisha, being held from January 11–16, 2026. Excited to attend a conference dedicated to my sat-guru, I immediately registered. On reaching the venue, I was astonished to see nearly 2,000 monks, lamas, khempos, rinpoches, Dharma practitioners,…