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Last week, the Odisha Forest department rescued five baby orangutans, a critically endangered animal, from a forest in Balasore district. As orangutans are native to the forests of Indonesia and Malaysia, the…
By Sohail Khan · 16 Sep
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Thousands of National Police officers, backed by military units, were put on full alert in Seoul as the government braced itself for possible further terrorist action following the airport blast. President Chun…
By Sohail Khan · 16 Sep
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Something seems to be changing since the Jantar Mantar sit-in became a movement that forced the Narendra Modi government to listen, and bend. If that change is not just a short-lived excitement…
By Sohail Khan · 16 Sep
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The United States on Tuesday (September 15) said it had active weapons deployed in space, the first such public admission by any country, sparking a fresh debate. The US did not reveal…
By Sohail Khan · 16 Sep
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In the jungle, the sound of silence is a cacophony. A chorus of insects, birds, mammals and reptiles talk within and across species, often to each other’s benefit. The dark lar, or…
By Sohail Khan · 16 Sep
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Retail inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, edged up to 4.8 per cent in August from 4.45 per cent in July, as per the latest data from the National Statistics…
By Sohail Khan · 16 Sep
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He may juggle many roles, but Rajat Kapoor is clear: he is a filmmaker first. Best known for movies like Mithya, Ankhon Dekhi, and Mixed Doubles, the multifaceted actor is equally noted…
By Sohail Khan · 16 Sep
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Dear readers, Over the past couple of months, there has been a growing worry about the rise in government bond yields across the world. A government bond is a document where a…
By Sohail Khan · 16 Sep
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In recent times, men’s tennis has had a heavy dose of predictability while the women’s game has been in a state of perpetual flux. If Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner cornered 11…
By Sohail Khan · 16 Sep
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Changing the GDP base year is not just about changing how we calculate economic growth. It can also change our estimate of how large the economy was in rupee terms — what…
By Sohail Khan · 16 Sep