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Sujit John Sujit is the business editor, Bangalore, in The Times of India. He has been with TOI for 17 years, starting as an Assistant Editor on the Edit Page. He has been tracking technology for over a decade, and intensively tracking it for the past four years. He writes regularly for The Times of…

By Rajiv Vij Pause for a moment. Close your eyes and gently observe your thoughts. Do you notice them arising one after another – some linked to the previous one, some disjointed? Are you choosing these thoughts, or are they appearing on their own beyond your control? Consider your everyday thoughts about the past or…

Think of war like a game of chess. At the start, players make quick, bold moves. But the middle part of the game is the hardest – because every move can change everything, and no one is sure how it will end. The conflict involving Iran has now reached that tricky middle stage. In the…

On the great maya of travel insurance  Main Hoon Na. Never take this assurance at face value, unless it’s given by SRK. I learnt about this relatively unknown fifth law of Newton the hard way, after buying travel insurance for an overseas trip, last month.  The policy worked very well as long as the trip…

Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has long stood as one of the most transformative innovations in India’s constitutional jurisprudence. Conceived as a mechanism to democratise access to justice, it opened the doors of constitutional courts to those who lacked the means, awareness or standing to seek legal remedies. From bonded labourers and undertrial prisoners to environmental…

Many people think that jobs using your brain (like office work) are better than jobs using your hands (like fixing machines, building things, or cooking). But that idea isn’t really fair — and it’s causing problems in India. A report by Azim Premji University says that one big reason young people struggle to find jobs…

One trait I deeply admire in many animals, birds, and reptiles is their remarkable ability to camouflage—hiding in plain sight. The onset of the mango season inevitably brings with it the call of the koel. Its melodious cooing charms many hearts, mine included, yet catching a glimpse of the bird is almost impossible. Dark as…

  Welcome to another edition of the Weekly Vine. ‘Tis the month we say: Beware the Ides (pronounced eye-dz) of March, a reference to Julius Caesar being stabbed in the back, a historical event we observe to this day in corporate India by stabbing each other in the back during appraisal season. Perhaps old Julius could…

India is currently the world’s second-largest steel producer and has articulated a long-term vision of achieving 300 MTPA crude steel capacity by 2030. With strong infrastructure push, urbanisation, manufacturing expansion, and renewable energy investments, domestic demand remains robust. Crude steel production has risen by 11.7% during April-October FY 2025-26 compared to last year and Finished…

Shalini Saxena Dr. Shalini Saxena is currently working as a Professor in Political Science and International Relations in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Royal School of Humanities and Social Sciences, The Assam Royal Global University, Guwahati, Assam, India. Prior to this, she served as a Professor of Political Science in the Department…