India has the fourth highest number of PhD graduates globally, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. A number of these students come from regions where universities do not have the resources to subscribe to journals. A PhD student has to read hundreds of papers and books to complete research. How can students, … Read more
The Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission caste census sticker at a residence, in Bengaluru on September 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K Karnataka will hold its second socio-economic survey from Monday (September 22, 2025). The Congress government set aside the report of the first survey, conducted in 2015, as well as the recommendations … Read more
An escalation by America The Trump administration’s abrupt announcement to impose a staggering $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications marks an unprecedented escalation in the U.S.’s immigration policy. This hasty measure, cloaked as a curb on programme “abuse”, threatens to upend the livelihoods of thousands of skilled Indian professionals and cripple India’s IT sector. … Read more
President Donald Trump’s decision to charge new applicants for the H-1B highly skilled non-immigrant visa $100,000, nearly six times the current fee, has caused widespread consternation that not only might the lives of tens of thousands of potential visa applicants in the tech space be impacted, leading to “humanitarian consequences” for families, as mentioned by … Read more
The Centre’s decision to mine uranium at any cost from Meghalaya, after deliberations with local leaders proved futile, is a troubling benchmark in India’s history of resource extraction. Khasi groups have opposed the exploration and extraction of large deposits in Domiasiat and Wahkaji since the 1980s. Recently, the Union Environment Ministry issued an office memorandum … Read more
Grandparents have the time to listen and become part of the stories of the children. | Photo Credit: SREEJITH R. KUMAR “You did not want to be changed, you did not want to be dressed. I produced a shoe to find you have pulled off your sock. I put the sock back on while you … Read more
Younger speakers, particularly millennials, are influenced by the fast-paced, informal style of social media influencers. | Photo Credit: Getty Images In the era of smartphones, keeping an audience’s attention during a speech has become a daunting task. Notifications and pop-ups continuously compete for eyeballs, and asking them to switch off their phones often results in … Read more
“The delivery should be here any minute,” my college-going daughter tells me, her eyes glued to the phone. It’s a Sunday, and she had ordered some exotic veggies, some of which I have never seen before, to try out a recipe she found online. “Don’t buy anything that we can’t even pronounce,” I tell her … Read more
Palestinian children queue in front of a charity kitchen in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on September 14. | Photo Credit: AFP From their knee-high world, everything looks upside down. The sky, once a canvas of clouds and kites, now spits fire. Thunder no longer brings raindrops but missiles. Streets, once … Read more
Discipline helps to continue a good habit. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Everyone sets goals for personal growth, increased happiness and fulfilment. While accomplishing different goals and aspirations, it is completely normal to experience bouts of low motivation which can get in the way of the ability to stay on track. Usually something will come … Read more