By Adv. R. S. Agrawal  THROUGH the judgement in the case –Vishnu Kumar Shukla (and his wife Vineeta Shukla) v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Another, delivered on November 28, 2023, a Supreme Court division bench consi..

     By Vijay phanshikar Charak Samhita is considered to be the oldest and the most authentic treatise on Ayurved and ancient medical science of India. Besides detailing the information of ailments and their treatment, Charak..

    By K Raveendran  OIL MARKETS are eagerly awaiting the outcome at the forthcoming OPEC+ meeting this week, after internal troubles forced a postponement of the meeting originally scheduled for November 26. The meeting assu..

     By D C Pathak  PERHAPS the best insight into the geo-political divide between the US and China -- developing on the lines of a new Cold War -- can be had by juxtaposing the address of Chinese President Xi Jinping an..

IN ARTHUR Ashe, the world saw first Black tennis superstar who was revered for both, his tennis prowess and his human qualities. He was described to be the most graceful -- and gracious -- tennis player of his times (several decades ago). And all along, he looked so cool -- very sorted out, and almost poetic in his physical fluence. Often, Arthur Ashe was raided by his fans -- for his autographs, for his message, for shaking hands with him. “Oh my god, I touched him!!!”, a fan once gushed after meeting ..

      “THERE is no greater good in all the world than motherhood. The influence of a mother in the lives of her children is beyond calculation” - James. E. Faust.It was the cold morning hours and the day brok..

     Loud Thinking - Vijay Phanshikar WHEN the book enters its last phases or chapters or pages, it starts giving signals that the rendezvous is soon to end. The book may be of fiction or poetry or essays or a non-fiction tec..

    By K Raveendran  BOOSTED by rising economic prosperity and a fast-growing economy, India is set to be an important global source market for leisure travel and the world could see a wave of Indian travellers as destination..

    By Gwynne Dyer  THE upside of Elon Musk is that he is a genius who has done useful things for the human race. He brought the idea of electric vehicles from harmless fringe tinkering to commercial mass production, and he m..

     Climate change isn’t just a problem for scientists, engineers and governments. We need both large-scale and small-scale action. Adapting to the climate and working to reduce further heating can be an uncomfortable and a..

     ON MONDAY morning, people woke up and felt like they had just come out of a bad dream. How badly they wished it was indeed that! Like the traces of a dream vanish from one’s memory, people wished that what had happened ..

    By Arun Kumar Shrivastav  IN BANGLADESH, where national elections are scheduled for January 7, political issues are taking a backseat, and the scarcity and high prices of essential food items such as potatoes, onions, egg..

     BY VICKEY DAVID  BEFORE we practice negating negativity from our daily lives; isn’t it necessary to understand the implications of the word ‘negativity’. Literally, it implies an abstract idea that..

      Loud Thinking - Vijay Phanshikar  THE trouble with books is that they grow on you -- or, in other words, you grow on them. In still other words, you cannot do without books once you get into deep bonding with ..

     By Vijay phanshikar  “Satyam Shivam Sundaram”! - The concept or prayer that symbolises perhaps the finest of ideals of human life.THESE three words of prayer or universal wish or fine values of life..

      By Nitya Chakraborty  THE sacking of the Home Minister Suella Braverman by the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday was not unexpected as the feisty Home Minister was ignoring all the indications from ..

      By Gwynne Dyer  Bertolt Brecht lived in Germany, not in Argentina, and he has been dead longer than he was alive, but his famous question applies to the Argentine election next Sunday: “Would it not be s..

     BY C.S. KRISHNAMURTHY  Nature has created every life form, be it an animal or a plant, with some general features. Interestingly, she has also created certain species that flout her established norms. Let us try to ..

     Loud Thinking - Vijay Phanshikar WHEN everybody studied text books through the academic year and more around examination time, it was an absolute fun to indulge in extra-curricular reading -- novels, poems, travelogues, ..

     By Girish Linganna  IN A significant development toward easing the ongoing conflict in Gaza, a meeting took place on Thursday at an elegant white-domed palace in Qatar. The Prime Minister of Qatar, Mohammed bin Abdu..

      By Vijay phanshikar  “You are offering me half of your ‘sampatti’ (earnings) as part of the family arrangement. But will this material richness grant me true happiness and will it usher me i..

   By Fan Yang  ARTIFICIAL Intelligence (AI) is a label that can cover a huge range of activities related to machines undertaking tasks with or without human intervention. Our understanding of AI technologies is largely shaped by ..

    By MIKE LOCKWOOD  COMMERCIAL companies are increasingly becoming involved in transporting astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), as well as other activities in orbit. Some, such as Houston-based Axiom Space..

     In the era of proxy wars, there is increasing reliance on the power of technology for combat. The strategy of countering ‘covert’ offensives of the adversary required political will and in the Narendra Modi regime..

    By Gwynne Dyer  Being the Heritage Minister is not the summit of achievement in Israeli politics, but it is a cabinet position, and Amihai Eliyahu, the current occupant, really should watch what he says. When Radio Kol Be..