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Snooping scandal impinges on democratic norms

More than a week after the Pegasus surveillance scandal broke, the shockwaves it set in motion are still lashing India’s political establishment. A 17-member global media collective, led by the Paris-based non-profit journalism group Forbidden Stories, had been studying

15 hours ago

Tokyo Olympic Games and virus challenges

The Tokyo Olympic Games are too big to fail but it remains to be seen whether the athletes or Covid will prevail. A second postponement or cancellation of the 2020 games was not a serious option.

25 Jul 2021

Hobbies can be more stressful than fun

Forget medication with its terrible side effects and forget therapy that could cost you an arm and a leg because, according to some experts, the best way to protect yourself from stress and various types of burnout is to take up a hobby. Mmm, I don’t

22 Jul 2021

It's time we fixed it

The deep-rooted puritanical belief that human suffering is always the fallout of human misdemeanour is misleading, if not entirely wrong. It is merely, one feels,

22 Jul 2021

Deserving or not?

The 2021 Emmy Awards are due to take place on Sept. 19 in Los Angeles. This week we are taking a look at the freshly announced nominations included the biggest surprises and the biggest snubs from the list.

22 Jul 2021

An honourable award

With the award of Knight of France’s National Order of Merit, Raji Sourani became the most highly and widely decorated civilian in the Arab world.

22 Jul 2021

Time’s up for ‘Black Widow’

The last time I went to the movies was pre-pandemic, right before everything shut down. So, needless to say, I was super excited when I heard that “Black Widow”

22 Jul 2021

Higher lightning strikes linked to climate change

As many as 18.5 million lightning strikes were recorded in India between April 1, 2020 and March 31, 2021, according to India’s second annual report on lightning released by the Lightning Resilient India Campaign (LRIC) recently. This is an increase

20 Jul 2021

Archaic laws can damage the fabric of democracy

The Indian Penal Code, introduced by the British in 1860, is said to be the oldest of its kind still in force anywhere in the world. This bit of information may be of interest to students of legal history. But it is not something worthy of celebration. A legal system must keep

19 Jul 2021