Artificial intelligence and job-loss debate: A critical insight

Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant ambition confined to research labs and science fiction. It is here, reshaping the rhythms of everyday life and rewriting the rules of the…

From scattered to structured: Living all 24 hours

I remember my mother constantly reminding everyone around her about one thing: budget your money. Don’t overspend. Save for the future. Stay disciplined. At the time, it sounded like good advice. But its…

What I witnessed at Seng Khihlang: A personal journey into Meghalaya’s indigenous soul

Almost a month before the grand three-day celebration of Meghalaya’s 36th Seng Khihlang, I received a gracious invitation from Rgh. H. R. Kurbah, president of the organisation, to attend and…

Mitigating cyber risks in digital payments

Deepening the digital payment ecosystem has been one of the most significant financial sector reforms of the past two decades, according to users. It fast tracked payment and settlement system.…

Harry Potter and the Phantom Beast of Value

Of all the words that I dread, value must be right there at the top along with root canal and paradigm. Words don’t kill people (though a dictionary can, if…

From knowledge to clarity: Shiva Sutra way of living

By Swami Sukhabodhananda We know so much today…yet we are more confused than ever. We attend courses, read books, watch videos, collect endless information. Still, when life presents a small…

Knights of the oval table

King Donald-I was a very worried man. His decisions for the day depended on which side of the bed he had got up from, but it was almost noon, his…

For the record

Sunday will go down in history like May 6, 1954, when Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute-mile barrier, or July 13, 1985, when Sergey Bubka pole-vaulted over 6m. It’s one of…

War’s a big climate changer, but who cares

Wars are discussed in terms of geopolitics, economic loss, and tragic human toll. What rarely enters public debate is another profound consequence of modern warfare – its massive contribution to…

Are Bengal’s bhadraloks shifting towards BJP?

The second phase of Bengal election, on April 29, closer to Kolkata and its surrounding urban belt, is the harder test for BJP. Anger against Trinamool’s 15 years in office…