Bullies target the high performers. | Photo Credit: Getty Images I recently read a statement on social media that workplace bullies always target high-performers. And I had no reason to refute it. For some incomprehensible reason, their inadequacies take the shape of jealousy and resentment, breeding mild contempt for high-performers. They later turn these into … Read more
Simple home-made fare holds a special place in our heart. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The recipe was a very old, tried and tested one. It was part of a family tradition and called for several ingredients, processes and elaborate preparation. I had second thoughts about trying it but with clear-cut instructions written in mother’s own hand, … Read more
The illusion of endless alternatives fosters discontent, making us question our own decisions. | Photo Credit: Getty Images In 2007, while working in Dubai, I walked into a mall intending to buy a pair of jeans. What should have been a straightforward task quickly turned into a baffling experience. A cheerful sales girl approached me … Read more
The Union government has missed an opportunity to put a lid on the prolonged controversy over the arbitrary and the undemocratic use of power by unelected Governors. A Supreme Court judgment on April 8, 2025 clarified the constitutional position over the powers of the Governor and the President in giving assent to Bills passed by … Read more
Right stance India’s Defence Minister is right in his demand that the nuclear arsenal of Pakistan should be brought under the watch of the International Atomic Energy Agency (Page 1, May 16). A country that uses the threat of ‘nuclear blackmail’ cannot be trusted to be restrained under any circumstances. A country with a state … Read more
‘In many Indian households, women’s nutritional needs are literally last in line’ | Photo Credit: THE HINDU/RITU RAJ KONWAR The analysis of India’s free foodgrain programme for 800 million people underscores a grim reality: that hunger and malnutrition remain pressing concerns. Yet, in India’s long battle against malnutrition, women and girls remain the most overlooked … Read more
Often described in media reports as “hooch tragedies” or “spurious liquor cases”, the recurring incidents of illicit alcohol poisoning across India — most recently near Amritsar, Punjab, which claimed at least 23 lives — follow a grimly familiar pattern of poverty, greed, and regulatory failure. Each tragedy is eerily similar to the previous one, be … Read more
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Operation Sindoor is on ‘pause’ and though the ceasefire began somewhat shakily on Saturday evening (May 10), it seems to be holding. On May 12, the two Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMO) — India and Pakistan — had a follow-up conversation and discussed further de-escalatory measures to reduce troop presence in the forward areas … Read more
