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I find myself in an exclamatory mood, bandying about clichés such as ‘ironical’, ‘a mockery of fate’, ‘hoist with one’s own petard’ as I sit down to pen my corona...

The COVID-19 pandemic has single-handedly been able to stall normal functioning of humankind in all possible aspects over the last couple of months. This has resulted in unprecedented loss of...

A research sponsored by the Chinese Government in 2019 had warned of a new coronavirus from bats in China. “The majority of the coronaviruses (CoVs) can be found in China....

There cannot be any earmarked time for nationalism. Because nationalism entails loyalty to a nation, a group of people who share a particular origin and characteristics, language, customs, geography, history,...

London: This lockdown has been an experience of a lifetime, not only for me but for many others I know. I was/am one of those fortunate/unfortunate ones who decided to...

Adjustment is a nice little word. It explains how one copes with situations that don't fit into our usual template of responses. Some are good at it, some not so...

There could have not been a more apt time for social networking giant Facebook to invest $5.7 billion in Reliance Platforms Ltd, the parent company of Reliance Jio in India....

Before the 20th century, the plague caused by rats was the recurring pandemic (there had been other pandemics though like cholera and small pox). There had been three big plague...

As we enter Day 36 of the lockdown in Odisha, this is what I have to say: one can actually get used to staying at home. Of course staying on...

In the COVID-19 lockdown scenario, parents of urban school-going children are anxious over the uncertainty that looms over reopening of educational institutions. The chief concern lies in the eventuality of...