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By Swami Sukhabodhananda Human beings rarely suffer because of one isolated incident. More often, suffering becomes a pattern. One person repeatedly feels rejected. Another constantly feels betrayed. Someone else keeps experiencing failure, humiliation or loneliness. Life appears to move forward, yet inwardly we remain trapped in familiar cycles of pain. Why does this happen? The…

As trade wars and conflicts, such as the one in the Persian Gulf, impact global economies, including India’s, it is important to recall the dynamism of two Indian sectors. In 1968, two entrepreneurs started TCS and Lupin. In the same year, Nobel laureate Gunnar Myrdal wrote Asian Drama, 2,200-pages+ tome that defended India’s five-year plans,…

Does the visit of US secretary of state and national security adviser Marco Rubio, his first to India, signal a reset in India-US relations?Convulsions in the Indo-US partnership under the Trump presidency have left Indians perplexed, bitter and lately, angry. The relationship was in free fall. The Rubio visit has come not a day too…

In athletics, steroids are no match for training and spirit. In science, AI hallucinations can’t beat research We are living in the golden age of artificial enhancement, and things are getting weird. In science, the cathedral of human reason, AI-hallucinated citations have grown 1100% since ChatGPT’s public release. The peer review process has thrown up…

People today are obsessed with shortcuts — and it’s getting strange. In science, some people are using AI tools to fake research. Since ChatGPT became popular, fake AI-made references and citations in scientific papers have shot up. Scientists are worried because research only works if people can trust the sources. If fake references spread everywhere,…

Privilege will never go away. Because it’s pure human instinct. But it’ll take interesting forms  Privilege means getting special treatment that other people do not get. One kind of privilege is being able to say “no” to people in power. Imagine the government wants to build a new highway. Thousands of farmers give up their…

Some folks still wait for a taxi like it’s 1997  I know what you’re thinking. How bad can it be, really? Truth is, whenever someone tries to explain a new technology to me, I totally tune them out. No new apps. On that I am crystal clear. Ride booking services? Naturally, I have resisted each…

Why do parents tell daughters to adjust to dowry demands or cruelty? Three cases, last week, burst the bubble, yet again, for many who assumed India’s getting ahead of its most regressive practice – dowry. How wrong were they! Supreme Court will hear today, suo moto, Twisha Sharma’s case, the young woman, whose ‘death’ in…

Last week, three shocking cases reminded India that dowry is still a huge problem. One of them involved a young woman named Twisha Sharma. Her death in Madhya Pradesh has raised many questions, and the Supreme Court of India is now looking into the case on its own. The other cases, from Uttar Pradesh and…

By Narayani Ganesh Large communities of OTT audiences across age groups and demographics are swooning over the new Mandarin Chinese historical drama series, titled Pursuit of Jade , starring two attractive leads – a disgraced noblemanand a woman pig butcher. Agripping storyline and beautiful choreography, lilting theme song, superb performances and lots of eye candy…