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The moment someone discovers that you are a journalist and writer, something remarkable happens. They immediately become your editor. Recently, I saw someone asking Shabana Azmi to request Javed Akhtar to write on a particular subject. The comment was detailed, specific and passionately argued. It struck me that the commenter had already outlined the article….

Heeding appeals from clerics, community leaders and imams, Muslim youths largely stayed away from the maiden protest of the nascent Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on June 6 at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. Staying away from this highly-publicised and widely covered meeting of an outfit created in the backdrop of paper leaks of NEET and…

History seldom moves in a straight line. Every generation  confronts its own challenges and must find answers suited to  its time. India’s journey from Independence to the present has  been shaped by leaders who responded to the needs of  different eras.   When India gained independence in 1947, its leadership  faced extraordinary challenges. The country needed…

By Partha Sinha The world keeps remembering Krishn at the loudest moment of his life. It remembers him on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, standing between two armies, speaking words that have echoed across centuries. It remembers the cosmic vision that overwhelmed Arjun. It remembers the line Oppenheimer reached for as the first atomic cloud rose…

Not every island is for the Trump khandaan to profiteer, especially when flamingos got there first Sazan. Say it softly. You don’t have to be Albanian to really like the word. It’s got Open Sesame feels. A magical incantation taking you into an otherworldly space. Sa-zan. For ordinary Albanians, the island by this name has…

If mantris sat for exams, how would they fare? Now that cockroaches are swarming all over the place, we put ministries in the exam hall to see how they’d perform. Their published results too bristled with discrepancies. Most of them got the highest and lowest marks – depending on who examined the answer sheets, sarkar…

AI is changing jobs, not ending them. But workers will need to learn new skills For many office workers, these are exciting times. New technology is creating huge fortunes, and some people think the world’s first trillionaire may not be far away. But there is also a lot of worry. Many people fear that AI…

The other day, during a video call, my daughter held up a scarf before the camera with her excitement bubbling over. “I made this for you,” she announced, waiting for my reaction. The stitches were uneven in places, the colour combination slightly eccentric, but to me, it looked perfect. Naturally, my curiosity took over. “Where…

Hello and welcome to the 95th edition of the Weekly Vine. In this week’s edition, we wonder why no one seems properly hyped about the World Cup, explain why Zverev’s French Open win would have SRK’s approval, unravel why Hugh Laurie suddenly turned into Dr House on Twitter, and consider the importance of doing nothing….

Narayani Ganesh Artificial Intelligence (AI) is omnipresent. Many think it is omniscient and omnipotent, too. Anyway, there’s no escape. Much like Santa Claus or Father Christmas. Both create magic – Santa fires the imagination, instils hope of goodness, peace and harmony and embodies generosity, charity, goodness and celebration. AI, too, fires the imagination, enables gleaning…