Student data privacy in universities: An overdue reckoning
Many European universities still expose student data because they rely on outdated administrative methods, leading to repeated GDPR violations and sanctions. Even though legal rules have existed since 2018, some…
TOI Bharat Abroad: Vivek’s MAGA triumph, Kash’s bourbon trouble, and more
Today’s edition looks at the Indian-origin figures making news across politics, power and possibility: Vivek Ramaswamy’s attempt to turn MAGA suspicion into electoral strength in Ohio, Kash Patel’s latest Washington…
My introduction to my best friend, mediocrity
I always thought I was a winner. Not in celebrated Bollywood hero kind of way, but in the way my mother said it, like a family joke she loved too…
AI isn’t one thing. Musicians should know the difference
A few months ago, a musician reached out to tell me what our software had done for him. After a stroke, he couldn’t remember the notes to the songs he…
Why DRDO should have hybrid leadership model
As May 31, 2026, approaches, the question of who will succeed Dr Samir V Kamat as secretary of Defence R&D and Chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)…
Social media and its influence on mental health of youth
Mental health is the most important and crucial part of a person’s everyday life. If it gets affected, then one’s functioning as a human being also gets affected, resulting in…
State visit to Sri Lanka by Vietnam’s general secretary and President To Lam
A new milestone in Vietnam–Sri Lanka relations that strengthens the New Delhi-Colombo-Hanoi trilateral strategic space. The State visit to Sri Lanka by General Secretary and President of Vietnam To Lam…
From anti-corruption crusade to constitutional collapse: Is AAP witnessing its political sunset?
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was formally founded on 26 November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and other members emerging from the India Against Corruption movement led during the Anna Hazare…
Rewriting ‘poribortan’: BJP and Bengal’s new political turn
West Bengal does not change governments easily. For nearly half a century, the state’s politics has been defined by long stretches of dominance. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) ruled…
One Nation, One Exam
Like China’s Gaokao, India’s CUET-UG is a ticket to some of the country’s best universities. With standardised tests and scores, it levels the playing field – somewhat – for students…