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Life often teaches its most important lessons quietly. Recently, I found myself corrected not by another person but by my own reflection. The mind is quick to justify, to explain, to respond. Yet life gently reminds us that wisdom does not always lie in speaking; often, it lies in restraint.Life, in its essence, is a…

TOI chats with Dr. Prateek Sharma, President of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Chair of the AI Institute in USA. Here are the top 5 Q&A. 1) What is “AI in healthcare,” and how can it help people in rural India? We should consider AI as a tool or software that can find…

Kolkatans are generous by instinct. Not in dramatic chest thumping ways. In quiet, almost unconscious ones. The kind that shows up in how they grow plants, not how they guard them. Most Kolkata homes have gardens. Real ones. Not lonely money plants kept alive for Vastu and family reputation. Hibiscus bushes with strong opinions. Aparajita…

2025 has brought you many gifts and many lessons, too. There were moments you did not want, yet they happened, and somewhere all those events have brought you strength, wisdom, and depth. Everything is evolutionary, that is how we should look at life. Acknowledge instead of resisting or pushing things under the carpet. Recognize what…

People often protest when life gets too hard – when they can’t afford basic things like food. This has happened in many countries: Iran, Nepal, Tunisia, old Russia, and even France a long time ago Why are people in Iran angry? The leaders there usually say, “It’s foreigners causing trouble.” They blamed outsiders for protests…

India’s workhorse fails twice in a row. Are Isro’s expanding missions overstretching its resources? India’s PSLV rocket has been one of ISRO’s most trusted machines. For many years, it launched satellites successfully and earned a reputation for being dependable. That is why it is worrying that PSLV has now failed two times in a row….

Jaya Row The New Year brings fresh possibilities, new experiences, and more ways to enjoy life. But more importantly, it is a time to turn inward. To evolve, renew, and transform. It is a time to cherish joyful memories, while letting go of the occasional painful ones. To identify and work on our own flaws,…

This is a bird’s eye view of the shortfalls in medical sector regulation in India. A spurt of deaths and injuries from contaminated drugs, from Ayushman fraud, from patients being subjected to gratuitous treatment, underlines how agencies tasked to regulate healthcare are in shambles. The private sector in particular is running lawless – while accounting…

India is still reporting world-beating economic growth but no longer getting any love for it. Flows of foreign money into India have dried up, suggesting outsiders believe that the reported GDP growth rate of over 8% masks underlying weaknesses. Read full story on TOI+ Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Disclaimer Views expressed above are the author’s…

Iran, Nepal, Tunisia, or tsarist Russia, people take to the streets when they’re beggared for daily needs  Why is Iran on the boil? Its regime has a stock answer – foreign meddling. It blamed the foreign hand for protests that followed Mahsa Amini’s killing in 2022, and the riots after a gasoline price hike in…