2 min readMay 9, 2026 07:07 AM IST First published on: May 9, 2026 at 07:07 AM IST It is a limiting factor for science fiction that the writers tend to be human; as a result, aliens, too, are often remarkably human. They might prize shiny things. And a particularly mysterious shiny thing? It may…
4 min readMay 10, 2026 12:28 AM IST First published on: May 9, 2026 at 08:33 PM IST Backed by a resounding mandate, the new Suvendu Adhikari government in West Bengal couldn’t be better placed to address the high expectations of “poriborton” or change. For the first time in nearly 50 years, governments in the…
3 min readMay 11, 2026 06:57 AM IST First published on: May 11, 2026 at 06:05 AM IST Backed by a resounding mandate, the new Suvendu Adhikari government in West Bengal couldn’t be better placed to address the high expectations of “poriborton” or change. For the first time in nearly 50 years, governments in the…
3 min readMay 14, 2026 07:20 AM IST First published on: May 14, 2026 at 06:00 AM IST The appointment of West Bengal’s Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal as the Chief Secretary by the Suvendu Adhikari government raises many a question. Agarwal, who is the state’s senior-most bureaucrat, but is set to retire in July,…
2 min readMay 14, 2026 07:20 AM IST First published on: May 14, 2026 at 06:10 AM IST A modelling study in The Lancet has estimated that India can prevent more than 10 million cervical cancer cases over the next century if it achieves the WHO’s targets on HPV vaccination — 90 per cent of…
2 min readMay 14, 2026 07:20 AM IST First published on: May 14, 2026 at 06:15 AM IST The colour may be gone, but the crunch will stay. That is the resolve of Calbee, a Japanese snack maker known as much for its colourful packaging as for the taste of its shrimp chips and potato…
2 min readMay 11, 2026 06:57 AM IST First published on: May 11, 2026 at 06:10 AM IST The Union Cabinet’s decision to approve a Bill increasing the Supreme Court’s strength from 34 to 38 judges (including the Chief Justice of India) is a welcome step towards easing the backlog of cases before the apex…
3 min readMay 12, 2026 07:37 AM IST First published on: May 12, 2026 at 06:00 AM IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to the people, to cut back on the consumption of petroleum products and conserve foreign exchange, underlines the severity of the energy supply shock for the Indian economy. India is now far…
3 min readMay 12, 2026 07:37 AM IST First published on: May 12, 2026 at 06:15 AM IST The victory of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) marks one of the most dramatic electoral breakthroughs in recent history, riding on a powerful anti-incumbency wave and an appeal that cut across sections of the youth and the…
2 min readMay 12, 2026 07:37 AM IST First published on: May 12, 2026 at 06:20 AM IST The point of the social-media age, marketers told the world at its inception two decades ago, was to give voice to the voiceless, a platform to those who couldn’t get past the traditional gatekeepers of TV, radio…
