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‘India must recalibrate its connection with the populace of Bangladesh and its democratic entities’ | Photo Credit: Reuters The political developments in Bangladesh, particularly violence against Hindus, since the deposition of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2024, have again raised apprehensions regarding the status of religious minorities in the country. In the broader perspective … Read more
The story so far: India is getting new cable landing systems coming online gradually. The latest addition is Airtel’s 2Africa Pearls system, which has investments from Facebook parent Meta, adding 100 terabits per second of capacity to India’s international bandwidth. Earlier this year, the SEA-ME-WE-6 cable was also landed in Chennai and Mumbai. What are … Read more
Generative AI, once a niche experiment, has now become the elephant in the room for most businesses. Jane Street, a Wall Street trading firm renowned for its algorithmic trading strategies, reportedly generated over $10 billion in net trading revenues in 2023. The firm is also said to have outperformed most Indian trading firms in the … Read more
President Donald Trump departs after signing an executive order at an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) | Photo Credit: Evan Vucci The story so far: “I am not joking,” said US President Donald Trump on Sunday (March 29, 2025), … Read more
The source of good news is not a recently released government report, a survey by an HR consultancy, or an effervescent finding from one of the Big Four. Instead, the basis is an insightful document published by Blume Ventures, a Venture Capital enterprise and seed fund based in Mumbai. Nowhere in the ‘Indus Valley Annual … Read more
‘I am not talking about your favourite politician. He would never do such a thing. I am talking about that other politician.’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images/ iStock Dear reader, I hope this fortnight’s column finds you well. Can you believe it? It is already the month of April as you are reading my latest … Read more
April is marked as IBS awareness month, to build awareness around one of the most common, yet somewhat uncomfortable-to-discuss gastrointestinal disorders, irritable bowel syndrome. Awareness of what it is, what its symptoms are and what can be done to manage it, can help with early diagnosis and care. In India, the prevalence of IBS from … Read more
In 2021, I watched the comedian Varun Grover perform in New Delhi. As per usual, he had the audience in the palm of his hand. About 10 minutes in, Grover said (in Hindi), “Please understand the chronology. First, I tell the joke, then you laugh and finally, I go to jail.” The laughter was muted, … Read more
The Kerala government recently announced that the age criteria for Class 1 admissions is raised from five to six years. In Karnataka, where the six-year age criterion was to be implemented 2025-26 academic year onwards, parents are waiting for the final announcement from the government even as school admissions have begun. A section of parents … Read more
A molecular biologist from Madurai, our quizmaster enjoys trivia and music, and is working on a rock ballad called ‘Coffee is a Drink, Kaapi is an Emotion’. @bertyashley Quiz: Easy like Sunday morning – What has April 6 ever given us? Which English poet was born in this Georgian townhouse in Cockermouth, England? START THE … Read more