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Seventeen seasons. Two playoff appearances. One of only three franchises to participate in every edition of the Indian Premier League without tasting championship glory. There’s enough between the words in these sentences to bog a team and its fanbase down. But not if you are Punjab Kings. The last time the side made the playoffs, … Read more
Creative work: Ramanujam IT Park has four towers named Carr, Hardy, Neville, and Littlewood, the Cambridge mathematicians who ensured that the world recognised Ramanujan. | Photo Credit: LAKSHMI NARAYANAN Exactly a week ago, the day it rained most unexpectedly and with such intensity in our city, I was at the Ramanujan IT Park, or the Ramanujan … Read more
Filled with pride: Aravind T. has been running a carousel horse on the Marina Beach. He says carousel horses attract photo shoots of all kinds, from casual to pre-wedding shoots. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Amid searing summer temperatures and schools closed for vacation, families have been making their way to Chennai’s shoreline. As you stroll along … Read more
Hassles at the gates: Commuters say they haven’t faced any difficulty while swiping smartcards, but while using the National Common Mobility Cards and QR code-based tickets, they have encountered problems on some occasions. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Chennai Metro Rail Limited has finally taken the first step towards changing the ticketing gates for the … Read more
India, with its high population density, prevalence of infectious diseases, and over-the-counter availability of antibiotics, has a long and winding road to travel in order to counter AMR. Photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: istock.com/Dr_Microbe Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), often labelled as a silent pandemic, is one of the most pressing global health … Read more
In Hillbilly Elegy (2020), during the firm week at Yale Law School, when top law firms scout and recruit students for summer internships, the U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance finds himself completely out of his depth at a formal dinner. Overwhelmed by the number of utensils laid out before him, he leaves the dinner table … Read more
The World Health Organization has sought to eliminate filariasis, globally, by 2030, a decade later than its original target of 2020. While India’s target year is now 2027, this deadline has been arrived at after several revisions: the National Health Policy had originally set the goalpost for 2015. Filariasis, clearly, has been difficult disease to … Read more
Daily Quiz on | Pope Francis A still from the movie The Two Popes, where Jonathan Pryce portrayed Pope Francis START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | What is the Pope’s birthname? 2 / 6 | Which Argentinian football club was the Pope famously fan of? 3 / 6 | To what topic did the … Read more
Hindi cinema, dominated by profit-driven masala films, often glorifies social elites while sidelining Dalit-Bahujan identities and their concerns. Mainstream Bollywood, criticised for promoting patriarchal and casteist stereotypes, rarely embraces cinema as a tool to challenge social injustices. Additionally, it tends to uphold the cultural and political agendas of traditional social elites while avoiding engaging with … Read more
File picture of workers transporting soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China | Photo Credit: Reuters The story so far: Amid the ongoing U.S.–China trade war, Chinese authorities have reportedly imposed export controls on rare earth elements (REEs) and magnets that are needed in a range of … Read more