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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…

Few principles in human transformation are as foundational as the reshaping of mental impressions. Every deliberate effort to evolve—whether through therapy or personal discipline—ultimately circles back to this subtle alchemy: altering how experience imprints itself upon the mind. And the deepest of impressions are frequently forged not in seclusion but in the heat of encounter….

Garba music blasting on portable speakers at the Burj Khalifa. Children screaming on flights and kicking the seat ahead of them, with their parents blissfully unaware. Food crumbs littered all over plane floors and restaurant tables. Large groups of belligerent, pot-bellied people arguing over prices and services at establishments that don’t offer discounts. This is…

Memories are cosy. Mind racing into the past feels like homecoming. Who doesn’t cherish meeting people from the past in an attempt to relive it. Like a child, reluctant to go to his first school, leaving behind the cosiness and familiarity of home, one clings to the memories for comfort.  There is a point in…

As summer progresses, India is experiencing unprecedented heat, solidifying its status as one of the hottest regions globally this season. The phenomenon of temperatures consistently surpassing 40 degrees Celsius has transitioned from an anomaly to the new norm. In April 2026, according to AQI, the world’s top 50 hottest cities are in India, led by…

Among the sights that we have got used to is the blinking cursor. It sits on our screen and does its thing. Its role is to blink, which it does. Over and over again. An engineer named Charles Kiesling filed a patent in 1967 for a solution to a small practical problem. On early low-resolution…

By Osho All tantra treatises are dialogues between Shiv and Devi. Devi questions and Shiv answers. It is not a dialogue between a teacher and a disciple; it is a dialogue between two lovers. And tantra signifies that the deeper teachings cannot be given unless there is love between the two – the disciple and…

The Supreme Court in its recent judgement upheld the validity of the cleanup (revision) campaign of electoral rolls. This decision has once again left the opposition red-faced. Over the last 12 years, the opposition has time and again tried to create suspicion in the minds of the common people by casting doubt on every decision…