Realpolitik & Aliya Rama Raya
byAliya Rama Raya’s story stands testament to the axiom that there are no permanent friends and no permanent enemies in politics.
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Indians Must Be Guided By Scientific Temper
byIndia has had a robust scientific culture. Indian mathematicians and astronomers have made extraordinary contributions. However, political morons are peddling myths and lies as scientific facts.
Why Indian Stamps With Gandhi’s Portrait Sold For 50 Million Rupees
byThe rarest of rare stamps are extremely precious to collectors. But more importantly, they signify India’s history.
2022: Annus Horribilis
byHow do we understand what we witnessed in 2022?
Hollywood’s Representation Of Brown People Is Problematic: Here’s Why
byRegardless of all the talk about diversity, Brown people are subject to stereotypes.
Terrorist Recruitment Happens Online: Here’s How
byPeople who go on to be convicted of terrorist offences are far more likely to have been radicalised online – without any offline interactions at all.
Bill O’Reilly: ‘The Greatest Bowler’
byThe Aussie leg-spin great was indisputably the most feared bowler of his era.
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The War In & On Ukraine
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Starlings
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Mrcchakatika, Shudraka’s Play, Was Way Ahead Of It’s Time: Here’s Why
byMrcchakatika, a play was written 1600 years ago in Sanskrit by a playwright named Shudraka, was way ahead of its time.
Five Options For Restoring Global Biodiversity After The UN Agreement
byScrapping policies which subsidise overexploitation in all sorts of industries – fisheries, agriculture, forestry, and of course, fossil fuels – are essential to save biodiversity.
L.V. Prasad: Filmmaker, Entrepreneur, Legend
byAll it took for L.V. Prasad to reach this far was a dream, a lot of determination and courage.
Prostate Cancer Is Rampant in India: Here’s Why
byTo prevent the dire conditions of prostate cancer, early detection is a must.
A Nuclear Physicist Explains Why Fusion Ignition Is Being Hailed As A Major Breakthrough In Fusion
byAmerican scientists have announced what they have called a major breakthrough in a long-elusive goal of creating energy from nuclear fusion. How far off is the long-sought dream of fusion providing abundant, clean energy?