Perspective

By Vikas Datta Diagnosed with a debilitating condition when barely out of his teens, he was given just two years to live. But Stephen Hawking

By Mayank Chhaya Two weeks of a well-orchestrated tour of the US may not be enough to determine whether Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is

BY MAHADEV DESAI Appearance is deeply ingrained within our nature. Many of us go to great lengths to appear smart and good-looking to attract the

BY MAHADEV DESAI At times, game of cricket can be heartbreaking. Cricket loving fans of Indian Women’s Cricket Team experienced that when Indian team lost

By Amulya Ganguli A year ago, the Prime Minister had admonished the gau rakshaks (cow vigilantes) in no uncertain terms. He did so again last

BY MOHAN NAIR With the looming June 30 deadline for NRIs to exchange old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes,  “Note bandhi” is back in

BY MOHAN NAIR Campaigning is on in full swing for the June 20 runoff for Georgia’s 6th congressional district. Unlike in the earlier elections, one

Neha Rastogi and her husband Abhishek Gattani. BY APARNA BHATTACHARYYA AND MADHU DESHMUKH* To my beloved community, We have seen your power – the power

By Rajendra Shende Newly-elected French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted 24 times within two hours as news, on June 1, came from across the Atlantic. US

By Ashok Easwaran As the US constitution was being drafted in utmost secrecy in 1787, an anxious citizen asked Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding