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Like restaurant waiters who get tips, pen-pushers should get baksheesh from readers Somerset Maugham floated the idea that, just as servers in restaurants are traditionally given as a token of appreciation of an enjoyable repast a gratuity called a tip – which according to urban lore is an acronym for ‘To insure privilege’ – above…

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Messy data, messier problems, messiest AI

Do AI and Generative AI help in solving the problems of the Healthcare industry? Yes, they do. And those of the financial services, manufacturing, IoT, banking, insurance, retail, e-commerce, education, transportation, logistics, media, entertainment, gaming, government, agriculture, legal, oil, real estate, hospitality, automobiles, pharma, biotech, construction, fashion, apparel, fintech, cybersecurity, genomics, utilities, clinical psychology, airlines,…

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The week that was in international affairs

Welcome back to another edition of My Take 5. This week we are covering the US-Iran talks to end their war, the sudden kerfuffle between Ukraine and Poland, Ukraine’s increasing strikes on Russian-occupied Crimea, Keir Starmer’s resignation in UK, and the Fifa World Cup in the US doing pretty well. So, let’s get to it….

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Leaders are made by formidable followers

It is easy for us to sit back and narrate the successes of numerous leaders who have contributed to the Nations and organisations . However , the people , the followers , the masses , the men play a pivotal role in the making of a successful movement and the leaders who lead them. Mind…

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Testing the limits of the US-Iran deal

The recently concluded US-Iran memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been widely welcomed as a significant diplomatic effort to ease tensions in West Asia. Reached in the wake of escalating hostilities between Iran and Israel and growing concerns over the security of key maritime routes, the agreement aims to reduce the risk of further escalation and…

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The boys who praised the monster

This discussion was never meant to be serious. It was the kind of loose, end-of-class chatter that filled the last ten minutes of a period. People were packing their bags slowly and comparing weekend plans. Someone mentioned Animal, casually, the way blockbuster films occasionally become topics of conversation soon after their release. I expected a…

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Sound Sense of Silence

How much hearing loss will it take for India to wake up to its noise problem? A town crier? In 2026? That was my first question when I read that Canberra’s official town crier had just set a Guinness World Record for the loudest human voice. Joseph McGrail-Bateup shouted the word “NOW!” at an incredible…

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Road to salvation: One humanity, zero prejudice

By Shri Shri Anandmurti Human life is often compared to a journey of self-discovery, but according to spiritual philosophy, it is much more than that. It is a gradual process of purification through which the individual consciousness rediscovers its original divine nature. Sadhana, spiritual practice, is an effort to remove the distortions and impurities that…

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