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Do you still remember the first time you walked into a dental clinic as a child? The systematic routine of setup, the sharp sound of drills in the room next door, and the bustling sound each doctor makes with the tools in their hands might have made dental practice a fear to you. This is…

Benchmarks San Francisco’s pandemic recovery was painfully slow. Empty offices impacted retail, restaurants, public transit, and city taxes. Property crime and homelessness contributed to a “doom loop” narrative where negative trends seemingly pointed to a further downward spiral.  Those issues haven’t been fully resolved and perhaps will never be. But 2025 marked a turning point…

Last week, an AI summit devoted considerable attention to language. We also marked International Mother Language Day. And this week, with the surrender of a senior Maoist leader in central India, a long and violent chapter in the region’s history appeared to reach an informal closure. You may ask: what do large language models (LLMs)…

In every gathering of veterans, there exists a sacred space where memory and brotherhood quietly meet. Uniforms may be folded away, medals stored in velvet cases, but the soldier never truly leaves the man. Stories of service of grit, fear, courage, and loss, bind generations together. Most are told with humility. Some, however, begin to…

Anmol Saxena The world is at war once more. Social media and TV show the same story repeatedly: destruction, displacement, anger, and revenge. We are told that this war is about safety, independence, history, and land. Analysts talk about geopolitical alignments and strategic interests. Govts make statements to explain their actions. Both sides say they…

Iran’s military resources, tactical dexterity and geographic, demographic and cultural strengths are lost on Trump – to his and Republican Party’s electoral cost. Trump isn’t the first American president to chase Fool’s Gold of regime change across West Asia. But his foreign policy folly is the most unexpected. Read full story on TOI+ Facebook Twitter…

Equity markets, including India’s, have reacted with fear to the West Asia war. Stock indices have sharply dipped. Many Systematic Investment Plan investors will be feeling unsettled. When headlines scream bad news, the instinct to pause SIPs, redeem investments, or retreat to cash is entirely human. Fear seeks safety. Yet history, market structure, and sound…

Conflicts started on basis of untruths almost always produce the most negative consequences War is sometimes necessary. Say, to defend a people and their territory against aggression. Hence the ‘just war’ theory. Jus ad bellum. Even just wars cause enormous suffering. But wars that are manufactured by being economical with truth have no redemptive logic….

Rich Arab nations must actively lobby to end Iran war. Their economies depend on them being oases of safety  Iran has been attacking targets in countries that are friends with the US. Recently, there were fires at a Saudi oil factory and explosions heard in famous cities like Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Even though Iran…

Last week, when my 12-year-old daughter visited an ophthalmologist for vision correction, the doctor prescribed not only a higher eye power but also a “vision health” supplement in the form of gummies. Trusting the doctor’s judgment, I purchased it from the clinic’s attached pharmacy without hesitation. Since it was prescribed for eye health, I expected…