Hindi, regional languages key to steering India towards ‘Viksit Bharat, Vishwaguru’

A recent newspaper report based on the ‘writing competition’ conducted for classes 8 to 11 in Dehradun to inspire students in creative writing revealed sad and shocking trends in existing…

In the solemn silence of the cosmos, a chatbot descends with a template

I order food from that app. The food is good—there are even a few healthy options. But communication is strictly one-way: the chatbot serves up standard answers, no matter what…

What energy wars are teaching about climate communication?

For decades, climate advocates, researchers and other stakeholders have struggled with one challenge: how to make people care about a problem that seems likely to affect someone else in 2050?…

What you prompt is what you reap

“I just cannot get this AI tool to give me what I am asking for. It does not seem to understand my ask in the first place.” This is a…

The unspoken gift: The first encounter

For the first time, I saw her silhouette against the dark evening before I walked away.…  2013: A busy November evening The November nights were getting colder and so was…

As long as Hezbollah belongs to Iran, our future isn’t ours

The Iranian-Israeli-American truce doesn’t apply to Lebanon. First Israel, then US, have both made this clear. Massive Israeli attacks on Lebanese soil are very much continuing. Wednesday, for example, saw…

Jan Vishwas Bill 2026 may mark a turning point for Cantonment Law

The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 27, may come to be seen as a turning point in the legal history of…

Why didi keeps walking

Mamata Banerjee takes brief rests, eats light, and takes her medicines per schedule. Recently, during a pause, after back-to-back election rallies, her team was planning for a roadshow in Berhampore,…

NEAT way to keep fit

Unlike me, Bunny has always been a neat person, in all senses of the term. She not only has neat habits, such as tidiness, and keeping things in proper order…

Get logical

It’s a ceasefire where combatant parties aren’t ceasing to fire – and it may get worse. Hormuz is more shut than open. Whether the US-Iran meet in Islamabad will happen…