The Truth can never be hidden
I received a pleasant surprise last week. In an article in this newspaper (‘Count caste by all means. But abandon belief that counting settles anything’ IE, August 21), Surjit Bhalla, no dimagi…
By Sohail Khan · 25 Aug
Though there is a pause in the shooting war, the situation in West Asia continues to be volatile. The Strait of Hormuz remains closed. Houthi attacks on the Bab el-Mandeb at the…
By Sohail Khan · 25 Aug
Who would win in a fight, Mike Tyson or a silverback gorilla? It’s a question many have asked, including Tyson himself. Back in the 1980s, the boxing legend was strolling through a…
By Sohail Khan · 25 Aug
By instructing his negotiators to walk away from trade talks with the US — reportedly over Washington’s last-minute demands — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has drawn a red line against President…
By Sohail Khan · 25 Aug
Former actor Sameera Reddy took to Instagram with her father, Chinta Poli Reddy, and shared that he has turned 93. “94 running,” he emphasised. When asked about what keeps him strong, he…
By Sohail Khan · 25 Aug
Instead of heading to Boston as planned on Sunday, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy abruptly flew back to India from London — he was denied permission by the Ministry of External Affairs…
By Sohail Khan · 25 Aug
Dear readers, Youth protests that forced the resignation of India’s Union Education Minister almost exactly a month ago have not only brought the issue of education into sharp focus, but also highlighted…
By Sohail Khan · 25 Aug
In June, reality star Kylie Jenner posted her latest collaboration on social media — a new design for Meta’s line of AI-powered “smart glasses”. Images of her wearing the glasses filled social…
By Sohail Khan · 25 Aug
On August 16, many of the best-known names linked to an ‘experiment’ that changed the way Keralam thought about democratic decentralisation came together in Thiruvananthapuram to celebrate a birthday. The People’s Plan…
By Sohail Khan · 25 Aug
A new study on the Indian street dog states that “food subsidies” — availability of abundant, predictable food through garbage and intentional feeding — have an impact on their population in the…
By Sohail Khan · 25 Aug