One century after the Helgoland breakthrough, quantum principles have entered popular culture through the mythical Schrödinger cat. So profound was this work that every reigning doctrine — from communism and Buddhism to Vedanta — took positions on what quantum science means for its worldview

It is not about moving away from job-creation concerns. It is about recognising that in an AI-augmented, increasingly automated global economy, cheap labour can't be India's competitive advantage

Local authorities must provide the protective gear needed for such work. People from across castes should participate in waste management; they will do so if the profits that accrue from the economy of waste management reach those who perform these hazardous tasks

One of the first lessons you get on entering AIIMS Delhi from any of its gates is why it still receives overwhelming patient inflows. It is certainly not because it has the best infrastructure — several private hospitals surpass it — but because patients trust the commitment, compassion, and competence of the people inside it.

The Bill prioritises transparency by mandating online and offline public self-disclosure of all academic, operational, and financial matters. It ensures students have free access to a fair, transparent, and robust grievance redressal mechanism.

The issue is not a lack of means of funding but the monopolisation of funding and a quid pro quo with the ruling party. One solution can be corporates donating to a trust managed by a constitutional body which then distributes it in proportion to seats contested by each party or some such transparent measure

This loan programme is well-suited to the task. It is ring-fenced for state capex and cannot be diverted to other uses. It crowds in states’ own capital spending and complements the central government’s capex

Was the ruling party uncomfortable with the fact that nearly 50 per cent of electoral bonds had gone to non-BJP parties? Did it consider the non-disclosure of donors responsible for this relatively fair distribution? Did ADR and the Opposition parties become tools in its hands in achieving this objective?

Kristin Cabot, whose intimate moment with her boss was caught on the jumbotron, was already separated from her husband. But even that detail is beside the point. Even if she had been ‘cheating’, what moral logic permits strangers to punish her, to harass her, threaten her, to call her ugly

In 2017, the last corporation election in Mumbai, the BJP and Shiv Sena contested separately, with the latter scraping through a victory in a nail-biting finish

The Unnao case has a long association with questions of power, impunity, and accountability. The suspension of a life sentence on the basis of a narrow statutory interpretation is bound to be closely scrutinised

Asking them to vocally defend India on contentious geopolitical issues, especially when their own acceptance in host countries remains fragile, is asking them to risk their hard-won social and professional capital

Whether this case ends in genuine accountability will determine not only the fate of one family, but the credibility of India’s constitutional promise of unbiased justice

There is a need for intervention to ensure healthy electoral competition and to diversify the sources of political funding. Otherwise, it is always the citizens at large who end up paying for the costs of their democracy

If the government continues to treat the Opposition as an irrelevant vestige, it leaves many with no choice but to take the argument from the floor of the House to the dust of the streets

Equally significant is the Church’s outreach to society’s most neglected: The poor, Dalits, tribals, migrants, and the differently abled

Among the most significant structural changes in the VB-G RAM G is the shift from unconditional, demand-driven obligation to budget-capped provisioning, with the states bearing a 40 per cent share of expenditure

Let us not forget that the ‘real issues about religions and religiosity’ rest on the bedrock of faith in supernatural power, which shapes our destiny

Everyone gets obsessed with 'Window'. We read other writers — great writers — but we keep asking each other what it is about the Shukla book that keeps calling us back

Making the price build-up of blended petrol public, including the ethanol share, its procurement cost, and its tax treatment, would enhance accountability, improve fiscal coordination between the Centre and states, and give consumers a clear picture of what they are paying for

The Supreme Court has long stood as the ultimate guardian of India’s environmental legacy, a role that this judgment now risks diluting

The ISA proved to be a diplomatic win for India in a multipolar world to forge a new treaty-based international organisation. India not only reached out to “solar-rich” developing countries, but actively brought on board developed countries and other non-state actors with keen financial interests in untapped markets

What Selvaraj ultimately captures is a simple but unsettling truth: Love, in such worlds, is not merely emotional sustenance but a survival strategy

The plan would identify permissible areas for mining, ecologically sensitive areas, and core areas only after incorporating a thorough analysis of the cumulative environmental impacts and include post-mining restoration and rehabilitation measures

Despite appearances, the ‘MAGA 2.0’ administration is governed by personality-driven whims rather than systematic process, making US policy highly unpredictable and reactive