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I could serve the Indian Army thanks to IAF ‘bounce’ party 50 years ago

Had it not been for the ‘spirits’ of the Indian Air Force, I would not be here to tell you this story.

Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk’s AI gamble shows why the tech is not ready for prime time

To build good AI, programmers need to spend the vast majority of their time on data — a dull, difficult & therefore neglected work. The result is error-riddled data sets in AI systems.

Is Putin a keeper? The crucial question for Erdogan as he burns bridges with US

The Sochi summit between Erdogan and Putin was meant to represent the next step in Turkey’s uncoupling from US. But judging by the post-summit spin, no important decisions were reached.

I compared Afghanistan school textbooks with Pakistan’s. This is what I found

Weak Karzai, Ghani governments have left behind a solid legacy for Afghanistan’s future. Taliban won’t touch it.

Move petty criminal trials to virtual courts too. Ease judicial load

The impetus on adoption of technology in the judiciary may have been a result of the Covid crisis, but the opportunity should be embraced.

Dilemma for Congress’ G-22 – Stay for tomatoes or switch to TMC where Mamata brooks no dissent

G-22 members must feel stuck. The Gandhis won’t let them survive and the members' loyalty and core ideological beliefs won’t let them quit. That's where Mamata Banerjee comes in.

China wants to tame Internet algorithms. It’s all about national security

Chinascope — The Week Behind The Wall is everything you need to know about what’s happening in China this week.

US Army is answering Congress on Afghanistan fiasco. But questions on Pakistan still missing

US Generals are spilling it against their military establishment on the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. And the testimonies are unedifying – everyone is blaming everyone else.

Does criminalisation curb drug consumption? What the use of NDPS Act in Mumbai tells us

A poorly conceived NDPS Act, an overzealous Mumbai police force and an apathetic judiciary together lead to the exploitation of the very people the law purports to protect.

‘It’s like a dam exploding’: the man who swam the Arctic recounts how climate change ‘feels’

In a quest to tell the world what's actually happening to our planet, Lewis Pugh recounts the story of what it's like swimming in freezing waters.

On Camera

No insult to Ayurveda. AIIMS an attempt to bring good standards of medical education—Amrit Kaur

On 18 February 1956, 'Rajkumari' Amrit Kaur, India's first health minister, moved the Bill in Lok Sabha for the establishment of AIIMS in Delhi. She wanted it to have the powers and functions of a university because it will 'probably make revolutionary changes in curriculum as well as in modes of teaching'.

Cash-strapped Karnataka hikes fuel tax by Rs 3/l, could earn Rs 2,500-3,000 cr more per yr

Move to bring down differences in commodity prices with neighbouring states, says government. Oppn, dealers blame it on welfare, Congress's guarantees.

With an eye on China, IAF expands taxi track at Leh airport, new shelters being built

Expanded taxi track is smaller than those meant for civilian operations, but is long enough for fighters & military transport aircraft to operate.

Sangh wants BJP to know it’s not dispensable. It’s a rap on the knuckles, nothing more

Occasional lovers’ tiffs have marked history of RSS-BJP relations. To think that Nagpur will bring about any change in leadership is a misreading of both its intent and its power.