Bye Churchill, Hi Badger

Not just currency notes, public spaces at large need more homage to wildlife, less to man   It’s bad times for Churchill. Even as people everywhere are grumbling about the Iran…

We’ve been warned

Watching a movie could soon be very frightening I’m watching a TV series in which one of the main characters, a hard-bitten Texas oilman, is a chain-smoker, barely stubbing out…

Mad Math

Iran’s hurt, but war isn’t going well for US, its Arab allies, and the rest of us. Numbers show the pain ahead  What if this isn’t war but “a little…

How the Tikkiwala’s feeling the heat Of US-Iran war

For some days now, ‘offer of the day’ messages, of neighbourhood food stalls and diners, have been replaced by posts of ‘regret’, for their inability to serve bestsellers. Restaurants are…

Harish Rana & meaning of compassion

On March 11, a two-judge bench showed us what it looks like when the Supreme Court performs the function it is meant to. In a masterfully written judgment, a pleasure…

The source code of artificial intelligence

By Deepak Ranade In his very inimitable style that blends clarity, with a dash of provocation, Nobel laureate and physicist Richard Feynman remarked:“If our small minds, through some convenience, divide…

Mad Math

Iran’s hurt, but war isn’t going well for US, its Arab allies, and the rest of us. Numbers show the pain ahead  What if this isn’t really a big war,…

Bye Churchill, Hi Badger 

It hasn’t been a great time for Winston Churchill. Because of the Iran war, many people are again talking about how he helped plan the 1953 Iranian coup d’état, which…

Bangladesh revolution and election

In the elections that were finally held in Bangladesh (“BD”), the Bangladesh National Party (“BNP”) won a two-thirds majority. BD voters undoubtedly rejected the Jamaat Party, paving the way for…

Why skills matter in the global economy

Last month, tense negotiations between two major economies over critical minerals nearly stalled the global supply of essential technology components, sending shockwaves through industries from automotive to electronics. This high-stakes…