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Welcome back to another edition of My Take 5, your weekly round-up of top international news. In this edition we are covering the US-Iran search for a deal to end their war, the Russian drone attack in Romania, growing India-Cyprus strategic ties, Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections, and Morocco emerging as the top industrialised economy in…

Avijit Ghosh Avijit Ghosh is a associate editor with The Times of India. He is addicted to films, music, cricket and football—and not necessarily in that order. He is the author of Bandicoots in the Moonlight, Cinema Bhojpuri, 40 Retakes, and now, Up Campus, Down Campus, a novel set in 1980s JNU. He tweets from…

By Karan Singh The question of our relationship to the Divine has challenged all religions and philosophies. Markedly different views have been expressed in religious texts by philosophers. I have tried to express my own response to Adi Shankaracharya’s philosophy. Adi Shankaracharya is probably our greatest ever philosopher/scholar. Thanks to his commentaries, we can approach…

What makes membership of old British clubs so desirable? Answer lies in their evolutionary story. When deep pockets vie for membership of Gymkhana Club, the one that govt wants evicted from 27 acres of Lutyens’ Delhi, what exactly are they buying into? Rumour has it, the club’s membership entails a wait of 30-40 years. Someone…

“An appointment letter lays the foundation of a strong and sustainable economy while symbolizing the victory of a family’s sacrifices and struggles. Uttar Pradesh is witnessing a transformation through the government’s firm commitment towards the younger generation and its far-sighted policies.” Employment is not merely a source of income; it is also a matter of…

As thousands of English-educated South Indian men moved across India for secretarial jobs in the mid-20th century, they brought their families and food traditions with them. In unfamiliar cities, their wives adapted regional recipes using local ingredients, creating new culinary blends. As Telugu and Tamil families settled in cities like Calcutta and Mumbai, women improvised…

National Anxiety Agency scores A+ in chaos  I woke up, sweating profusely. Kamala was worried that it was a heart attack, or that global warming had finally made its presence felt. But it was just the same repeated nightmare, which has haunted me since childhood. The main story is identical every time. Only, with the…

Delhi’s latest building collapse is another reminder to revamp the revenue and administrative models of our cities A five-storey building collapsed in Delhi on Saturday, killing six people and leaving 10 injured. It wasn’t old, but poorly built. And the owner was adding another floor to it, for additional rent. It was, plainly, a house…

Delhi’s latest building collapse is another reminder to revamp the revenue and administrative models of our cities A five-storey building collapsed in Delhi on Saturday. Six people died and 10 were injured. The building was not very old. But it was badly built. On top of that, the owner was adding another floor to earn…

The Supreme Court recently made an important decision about adult sex workers. It said that adults who choose sex work on their own should not automatically be treated as victims who need to be “rescued.” The court pointed out that not all sex workers are in the same situation. Some people are forced into sex…