Planetary parades are not particularly significant to scientists but they can create a visual spectacle. | Photo Credit: Getty Images In a small window of time around February 28, people on the earth were in for a visual treat as seven planets, plus the moon, lined up in the night sky. These events are called … Read more
To the teeming hundreds of thousands, the Maha Kumbh is not just about taking a dip in the Triveni Sangam — the confluence of the Ganga, the Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati — but also an emotional roller coaster. The unimaginable hurdles and difficulties the pilgrims face to reach the Sangam in Prayagraj of Uttar … Read more
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and General Secretary (Organization) KC Venugopal. File | Photo Credit: ANI After a series of defeats in the recent Assembly elections, the Congress has stepped up its efforts to strengthen the organisation in States where polls are scheduled in the next … Read more
In full flow, Shubman Gill’s bat, adorning a blue sticker of sponsor CEAT on the front and back, can seem less like a piece of wood and more like a magic wand. Such is the nonchalance and grace with which he wields that willow of his. Nowhere does he do it more adeptly than in … Read more
Tamil Nadu is grappling with an acute shortage of Village Health Nurses (VHNs), who play a crucial role in maternal and child healthcare. Not only is the percentage of vacancy nearing 50% in some districts, the existing VHNs — some of whom are handling over two Health Sub Centres (HSCs) each — are struggling to … Read more
The Arippara falls near the origin of the Iruvazhinji river. | Photo Credit: K. RAGESH The rivers have been a lifeline for humans since the ancient days. They have been a source of life, beauty and inspiration, apart from water, food, fertile land, and a connection with others. Generations found their lives closer to the … Read more
Every day, children surprise us with their new abilities. So it is impossible to judge and tag them based on the current picture. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto “My child is a kind girl.” “She is arrogant, he is patient but shy.” “He is bad at maths.” Parents often label children, but if the youngsters … Read more
Friedrich Merz | Photo Credit: Illustration: Sreejith R. Kumar While addressing the media after the results of Germany’s Feb. 23 election were out, the leader of the leading conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, Christian Social Union, Friedrich Merz, opined that the staggering rise of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD), … Read more
Shashi Tharoor | Photo Credit: Illustration: Sreejith R. Kumar Literature has often been Shashi Tharoor’s calling card, at times even more than his politics, but words have also been his Achilles heel in politics, right from the “cattle class” and “holy cows” comments in 2009. Misinterpreted or otherwise, the four-time Lok Sabha MP’s utterances and … Read more
