India's history is replete with examples of how bans, prohibitions and price controls have almost never achieved the stated objectives

Being out in the middle and playing is better than sitting on laurels too long

This will require an acknowledgement of, and introspection over, the reasons for the failure of the Animal Birth Control (Dog) Rules

Such changes run the risk of “eroding policy credibility”

The municipal judge in the US, who died this week, was known for his kindness and leniency, and, over the last few years, became a social media star

At what point does AI go from being a tool -- such as in the 2024 film The Brutalist, where it was used to enhance the Hungarian accent of certain characters -- to a competitor?

While engagements with China, Russia are independent of Trump's disruptions, they have now acquired a new dimension

The young know they have enough time to learn; the old can rest on their laurels, and look back at a life well-lived. It is the middle-aged, middle-career, middle-class worker who has no choice but to adapt in a hurry

Invoking sedition law against journalists, using state machinery to intimidate, is a crude attempt by Himanta Biswa Sarma government to stifle free expression

To argue that ‘the people’ will decide if their ministers should run the government from jail subverts people’s rights. The Bills deserve to travel no further

In order to truly make doubles matter again, the bodies in charge of the game will have to emphasise its significance as a genuine sporting spectacle and retain its special character.

Detailed maps of cloudburst-prone zones that use historical data and satellite imagery could guide land-use plans. It's an imperative that cannot be postponed.

The prospect of closer US-Russia ties, at least for the remainder of Trump’s term, remains troubling not only for Ukraine, but also for Europe. It is encouraging that Putin and Zelenskyy may finally sit in the same room to negotiate an end to the bloodshed.

Formalising slang coined by Gen Z and Gen Alpha by adding it to the dictionary could end up ensuring its obsolescence

The move is welcome. Revenue implications need to be examined, and consensus with states forged

The Election Commission faces many, it undermines itself in the shrill and adversarial way it responds to them

While progress has been faster than what was envisaged by the Finance Commission, the path of fiscal consolidation must continue to be adhered to

A thaw in US-Russia relations tends to widen India’s geopolitical space. Yet Delhi faces an immediate challenge: Trump’s threat of secondary tariffs on Indian purchases of Russian oil

AI-generated videos are gaining popularity. For a platform that grew on human creativity, this does not bode well

The SC order recognises the complexity of the exercise, both in scale and due to its constricted timelines in the poll-bound state

PM’s call for reform and self-reliance struck the right note; the spectre of the ‘intruder’ one of disquiet

More than a social media phenomenon, the 'claw grip' trend shows how a woman makes room for herself in a world that often ignores her needs

Much more needs to be done, and quickly.

Yet India holds enough cards to play the long game

Comfort matters, and bunions and hammer toes are too high a price to pay to look good