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Twitter is the voice of Persons with Disabilities. Dear Elon Musk, don’t fail us now

With Elon Musk, who had Asperger’s growing up, we can hope the sacking of Twitter's accessibility team will be rectified soon and that this is merely the storm before the peace.

Modi’s Tamil-Varanasi outreach is BJP’s ‘Look South’ strategy. Fort DMK better watch out

BJP adopts different approaches for different states. Bulldozer in UP, ED raids in Maharashtra, Delhi and West Bengal. For Tamil Nadu, it is looking at Tamil culture.

Fighting civil war to exporting soft power—What’s behind the South Korean miracle

South Korea’s transformation into a manufacturing powerhouse has been incredible. But its current transition to a digital innovator and cultural epicenter could be as momentous.

Battery about to die—if this message panics you, buy Pixel 7 Pro, S22 Ultra, iPhone 14 Plus

Battery life will be even more important with 5G as it will drain your charge faster.

India’s road infrastructure beginning to look impressive. But it’s a long way from world-class

We are in the middle of an incredible infrastructure-building spree that occurs once in several generations in most countries, and we must keep it going.

Delhi pollution making your skin sound the first alarm. But you can fix it

Human skin has adapted to being the frontline defence for the body. If there is an ailment on the inside, the skin will always reflect it first.

Narco test for Aftab Poonawalla won’t help. It’s bad-faith science masking lazy police work

Like torture, narco analysis is an excellent tool for extracting confessions—but that isn’t the same thing as discovering the truth.

Ponniyin Selvan’s Chola king didn’t see Islam as foreign, made a Muslim a temple superintendent

Digging into the history of the Chola king’s capital in Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur reveals a fluid religious culture thriving a millennium ago.

Indians transfixed on gory details of Shraddha Walker murder case are losing sight of facts

For all the headlines that Shraddha Walker murder accused Aftab Poonawalla's crime has made and caught national attention, Delhi Police has its task cut out.

Lost in mistranslation? How the US-China diplomatic encounter turned into sparring contest

Biden planned to rely on his shared history with Xi. But an AI-watch that can support his translators might have helped in avoiding unintentional provocations.

On Camera

Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.