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Ear-splitting everyday

He was my friend, not a very close one, but a friend nonetheless. One day, as we were walking together, our conversation turned to the kind of work young people often take up today — bike taxis and delivery jobs. He spoke of companies such as Rapido, Ola, Uber, Swiggy, and Zomato, and remarked that … Read more

Instead of putting up big flower shows, that money can be spent on giving plants and pots to create a small green scape. | Photo Credit: Getty Images How to save the world from the carbon footprint? A big question that cannot be answered just like that by a homemaker like me, but I too … Read more

Crying in silence

Unemployment has consistently emerged as one of the most pressing political issues in Bihar. In the last two Assembly elections, jobs and livelihood were among the top concerns. In 2015, post-poll surveys conducted by Lokniti-CSDS showed that ‘unemployment/jobs’ was the most important issue for 9.1% of voters. By 2020, this percentage rose to nearly 21.0%, … Read more

The National Crime Records Bureau’s annual reports on crime and prison statistics have to be read with a strong caveat — most of the numbers cannot be compared between States because they are largely dependent upon the registration/reporting of crimes in the first place. However, certain national trends and sharp year-on-year changes within States can … Read more

The Peace Nobel The decision to confer the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 on María Corina Machado is both vindication and rebuke. Forced into exile for challenging Venezuela’s authoritarian regime, she symbolises the moral courage of dissent that speaks truth to power. Her recognition underscores the global yearning for democracy in regions where elections are … Read more

‘Recognition of changing demographics is necessary’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The announcement on August 15, 2025, of a demographic mission, has become a topic of controversy in social and political circles. While the stated mission was limited to monitoring undocumented immigration from Bangladesh and its implied demographics in India’s border regions, a holistic demographic … Read more

At a time of two wars in the world, a writer described as a “master of the apocalypse” has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2025. Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai was chosen by the Swedish Academy “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of … Read more