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Shed a tear for the professional class. No brainstorming over economic revival after the pandemic shock appears to have it in the picture. Not many pundits and politicians are talking about…

“I will give you a handful of humanity In return of the joy To see a humane world” - Moumita de Roy    Is being abjectly inhuman the new norm? Is the disease of inhumanity…

The chief enemy of creativity is good sense, said Pablo Picasso, the Spanish painter and pioneer of cubism. It is heartening to note that most friends have abandoned good sense to…

India is unlocking. This is when COVID-19 cases are on the threshold of two lakh, the seventh maximum in the world. And experts say we are still nowhere near the peak; it is still about a…

COVID-19 has ground the world to a halt, both physically and metaphorically. Governments around the world, having rightly prioritised the physical wellbeing of its citizens and based on…

Tobacco was first discovered by the native people of early America and South America and later introduced to Europe and the rest of the world. It was already in use when Columbus and the…

What should social media platforms be -- passive bulletin boards or arbiters of truth? Mired in unresolved debates on ethicality and public morality for long, the question gets a fresh lease…

The coronavirus-induced lockdown has affected everyone in some way or the other, with most economic activities coming to a standstill. The film industry has been hit hard as well. So much…

Bhubaneswar: Recently inmates of a quarantine centre in Keonjhar district organised a booze party apparently to keep their spirits up. The matter came to light when pictures of their…

It's summer. The sun is in a pernicious mood. Hot air hits your face in rude blasts. When it stops, searing heat takes over, trying to bake you alive. The aquamarine sky hangs clear and…