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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…

NTA and CBSE have a lot to answer for. Their test systems have evidently failed, risking Indian youngsters’ futures The fiasco of CUET-UG 2026 (university entrance exams) is yet another alarming demonstration of NTA and… Source link

NTA and CBSE have a lot to answer for. Their exam systems are failing students and putting young people’s futures at risk The problems with CUET-UG 2026 are another warning sign that something is seriously wrong with how major exams are being run. There have been paper leaks, confusion at exam centres, technical problems, poor…

ACs are becoming firebombs. Upgrade their design Is anyone keeping track of AC fires and blasts? Govt isn’t. There’s no official database of deaths and injuries resulting from these either. Frankly, nobody knows the scale of the problem. But judging by almost daily reports from across the country, it’s significant. And, at least two reasons…

Andhra Pradesh cabinet’s decision to grant a power distribution licence to Google, for its $15bn data centre hub in Visakhapatnam, is a significant regulatory development that deserves both credit and scrutiny. Google – operating through its subsidiary Raiden Infotech, in partnership with Adani Group – is the first private company in Andhra to receive such…

Two seemingly unrelated things are happening simultaneously in Indian finance. Foreign investors are leaving at record pace, as has been widely documented. And Indian banks are running out of deposits to lend. Both are, in fact, manifestations of the same problem. Read full story on TOI+ Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Disclaimer Views expressed above are…

When leaf and airline food go separate ways There is a particular vanity in offering advice one has not yet been compelled to follow. For years, friends, family, the occasional stranger trapped in an airport queue…have been informed, with the gentle insistence of a man who fancies he knows better, that on long-haul flights one…

ACs are becoming firebombs. Upgrade their design Air conditioners (ACs) are catching fire or even exploding often enough that it should worry us. But nobody really knows how big the problem is because the government doesn’t keep official records of injuries or deaths caused by AC fires. There are a few obvious reasons. More and…