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The ultimate quest for life’s essence
24 Aug 2024 5:08 PM GMTBy exploring elemental questions surrounding life, happiness, and death with remarkable clarity, Manoj Dwivedi’s deeply philosophical book, Decode...
Trudging along the steep slope
24 Aug 2024 5:01 PM GMTThe major highlights from the COP28 in Dubai included progress on global stocktake and the operationalisation of the Loss and Damage Fund, but the...
Recalibrating fractured ties
17 Aug 2024 4:26 PM GMTIndia’s unrelenting dependence on China for trade in a wide variety of critical goods has nudged it to reorient its policy towards the giant...
Redefining a hero
10 Aug 2024 6:30 PM GMTVinesh Phogat — the ace Indian wrestler who has captured world attention with her historic stint at the wrestling arena in the Paris Olympics — goes...
Absent traces of sanity
3 Aug 2024 5:40 PM GMTThe lethal and highly destructive Israeli offensive in Gaza calls for saner voices and constructive brokering at the global level, including from...
Shackles of new-age slavery
27 July 2024 3:30 PM GMTThe highly regressive concept of slavery has creeped into modern society in the form of the capitalistic concept of ‘slave economy’—capturing an...
Shadowed commitments
27 July 2024 3:00 PM GMTSponsored controversially by a coal company, COP24 at Katowice was a procedural conference aimed at operationalising the Paris Agreement, but it...
Two Biographies
20 July 2024 6:40 PM GMT'Sri Aurobindo' by Roshen Dalal and 'Bondhu' by Kunal Sen are two unputdownable biographies among the Valley of Words’ shortlist for best non-fiction...
Progress & pitfalls
20 July 2024 6:26 PM GMTCOP23 in Bonn, Germany, advanced Paris Agreement implementation but faced criticism for slow emissions reductions, inadequate climate finance, and...
Escaping pitfalls through prudence
13 July 2024 12:54 PM GMTSince the outcomes of India’s free-trade agreements with developed countries have thus far been mostly counter-productive, the country should weigh...
A milestone accord
6 July 2024 2:00 PM GMTThe Paris Agreement finalised during COP21 was a ‘historic turning point’ towards combating global warming. With increased US financial support,...
Embracing the East
6 July 2024 12:05 PM GMTIn the wake of the rising relevance of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, India should avoid distancing itself away from the grouping under...
On right track: Dawn of new era as Namo Bharat Rapid Rail project set...
16 Sep 2024 7:08 PM GMTMan sold 52 years ago reunites with brother in Odisha, thanks to ham...
16 Sep 2024 7:03 PM GMTInterwoven threads of culture
14 Sep 2024 7:36 PM GMTDichotomies of the ‘City of Joy’
14 Sep 2024 7:27 PM GMTOur plastic problem
14 Sep 2024 7:18 PM GMT
Sad that Kejriwal is resigning, will work to bring him back: Atishi...
17 Sep 2024 10:30 AM GMTSC upholds live streaming of RG Kar case; asks CBI to file status...
17 Sep 2024 10:15 AM GMTDelhi HC grants bail to Lalu's aide Amit Katyal in railways...
17 Sep 2024 9:53 AM GMTSC halts "bulldozer justice", says illegal demolition against ethos of...
17 Sep 2024 9:39 AM GMTSC junks plea seeking resignation of WB CM Mamata Banerjee over RG Kar...
17 Sep 2024 9:00 AM GMT