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‘The rules make it nearly impossible for couples, particularly interfaith ones, to live without oversight’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto On January 27, 2025, Uttarakhand became the first Indian State to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), placing private relationships under state surveillance. The official claim is that it would restore gender justice, create “uniformity”, … Read more
Hardik Pandya loves a laugh. He loves laughing at himself too, a rare trait in a world where, increasingly, people take themselves too seriously. He is the maverick every team needs, a free spirit that is here, there and everywhere. Like everyone else with an immense gift that many others feel is not being made … Read more
Daily Quiz | On Steve Jobs Issey Miyake is the celebrated designer who created the famous turtleneck top that became synonymous with Jobs START THE QUIZ 1 / 8 | Who were Joanne Carole Schieble and Abdulfattah Jandali in the context of Steve’s life? 2 / 8 | It is well known that Jobs practised … Read more
It started the season on a high by reclaiming the Irani Cup after 27 years. Followed it up with a title in the Syed Mushtaq Ali (T20) Trophy. Then failed to qualify for the knockouts in the Vijay Hazare (one-day) Trophy. And the domestic powerhouse Mumbai then signed off from the Ranji Trophy with a … Read more
Photo used for illustration purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Supreme Court in its recent judgment has directed the National Medical Commission (NMC) to revise its guidelines on eligibility conditions for admission to MBBS course for people with disability and report back on March 3. The direction has come after the Court in a case … Read more
In an initiative to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) to drive advancements in eyecare solutions, optics and optoelectronics technology company ZEISS India has collaborated with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, to start a research lab for AI in eye care on the IISc campus. Part of ZEISS India’s CSR initiatives, the lab is expected to … Read more
The fourth industrial revolution marked by the fusion of technologies is blurring the lines between the physical, digital and biological worlds. And it is at this intersection that the future of medicine is being written, with innovations like CRISPR and CAR-T therapy unlocking the potential to not only treat diseases but cure them. From editing … Read more
A view of the University Grants Commission (UGC), in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The story so far: The University Grants Commission (UGC) decided to discontinue the UGC Consortium for Academic and Research Ethics (UGC-CARE) list, which is a list of quality academic journals, first introduced in 2018. The UGC-CARE list will … Read more
For representative purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images What is the difference between ‘tiring’ and ‘tiresome’? (Anand Rao, Chittoor) ‘Tiresome’ can be used with both people and things, and it is the more negative of the two. When you accuse someone of being ‘tiresome’, what you are suggesting is that the individual is rather boring. … Read more
