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An algorithm for happiness is some distance away. Mo Gawdat, Google's top executive, is already out with an equation. Others are busy at making the concept of happiness less of...

Despite being an annus horribilis for the Hindi film industry, 2020 was also the year of new talent, ideas and achievements. Apart from making a mark among the domestic audience,...

The #MeToo movement, crusade for heinous crimes against women and domestic violence has fuelled the need for feminist content. The film industry rose to the occasion producing some hard-hitting movies...

Year 2020 deserves a parting kick. No, India's 36 for 9 performance Down Under is not the only reason for it. It has been a year of bad memories. On...

The year 2020 was certainly not kind to the world. In the future, we will always reflect on it as a grim past that kept the whole of humanity on...

Hope is on the horizon. But surely that's not enough to make us drop guard. All we know so far is despite so many people recovering from the virus attack,...

Cuttack: Arrested Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi has moved the Orissa High Court seeking bail. Panigrahi's bail plea was initially rejected by Judicial Magistrate (First Class) (JMFC) and subsequently by District...

What does the term 'liberal' mean exactly? In the current political discourse it is as much a prejorative expression as 'bhakt' and 'secular' are. Those at the Left of the...

More than 1.5 million lives worldwide, more than 1.35 lakh in India. Shocking numbers. And the virus is not done yet. Nearly a year into the pandemic, we cannot even...

  The old, overarching vision of India is collapsing. It is too early to judge whether it is for good or bad. It was a construct powered by the intellectual...