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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 their capacity...

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...

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...

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...

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 Bacchus-inspired high...

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...

Images are powerful than words. We normally get accustomed to the kind of images we encounter on a regular basis. Getting used to an aberration for a few months can...

Until the COVID-19 pandemic struck, most of us simply took ‘hangouts’ with our friends and families for granted.  We would be reckless with our cellphones – answering texts in the...

It's getting worse. Consecutive lockdowns now look no better than crumbling clay dams before a tsunami. As this piece is being written, COVID-19 cases in India have surpassed the 1.5...

I’m writing to you from Canada and as you know right now we are in the middle of a pandemic. I live in Calgary, Alberta, and things here are not...