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Notes on the VIP varnish of a neighbourhood  The first suspicion was aroused when there was a convergence of painters and cleaners, with plenty of govt cars on their heels. Soon, it was confirmed that the CM would visit.  Still, there was doubt. Because the residents had begun to believe that their neighbourhood had fallen…

One of the saddest pictures from the war in Iran shows workers digging many graves from above. This happened after a missile hit a girls’ school and killed 165 children, most of them between 7… Source link

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…

India did not merely defeat New Zealand in T20 World Cup final. We dismantled them, with the calm efficiency of a watchmaker opening a clock – removing the screws, one by one, until the machinery stopped pretending it was anything complicated. Which raises the question cricket lovers instinctively ask, after a comfortable victory. Who was…

By Anup Taneja Seekers often complain that while making efforts to enter deep into meditation, they find it extremely difficult to subdue the turbulent mind full of distracting thoughts. This, says Paramhansa Yogananda, happens because of the outward flow of the life-current through the afferent and efferent nerves, because of the downward flow of the…

http://www.youtube.com/shorts/DCWM1AGR3hs Have we become desensitised to the horrors of war, or just powerless to prevent them? One of the most affecting images to have come out of the war in Iran, gives a bird’s eye view of excavators and workmen digging graves. It was taken after a missile attack on a girls’ school, which killed…

Rising oil prices can hurt the economy. But people feeling worried about money can be an even bigger problem On Feb 27, the day before the Iran war started, the Sensex stock market index was at 81,287. Yesterday it fell to 77,566, a drop of about 4.5%. Other countries’ markets have fallen even more. South…

Rising oil prices are a challenge for economy, but sliding consumer sentiment can be a risk  On Feb 27, a day before Iran war started, Sensex closed at 81,287. Yesterday, it fell to 77,566, a drop of about 4.5%. It’s not the worst drop of this war. Kospi’s down almost 16% in the same time,…

Water security has always been one of the key challenges for state governments in Rajasthan. For a region historically constrained by scarcity, reliable access to clean water is both an economic necessity and a moral imperative. So, when Rajasthan won national recognition in water conservation and a third-place national ranking last year, it was an…

These are fab seasoning for tall stories and fake news Uncles in the park were more excited than the anchors on primetime TV, impossible as it seems. Because their humdrum, banal, retired lives had been infused with renewed energy. Thanks, admittedly, to the War Games on TV. Now, the exploits of middle-aged molesters (Epstein Files)…