There is a difference between exposing genuine weaknesses in Bharat’s education system and constructing an exaggerated narrative around them. The latest portrayal by The Economist, with its description of Bharat’s education system as a “misery machine” and its suggestion that young people are being driven towards rebellion, appears to cross that line. The problem is…
Guwahati: Rohit Sharma added another major record to his name during India’s second ODI against West Indies in Guwahati. The India opener became the first batter in the world to hit 200 sixes in ODI cricket on home soil. India were chasing a huge target of 406 after West Indies posted 405/7 in their first…
Guwahati: Rohit Sharma continues to remain in the spotlight amid ongoing discussions over his place in the Indian cricket team for the 2027 ICC Men’s ODI World Cup. Currently 39, Rohit will turn 40 during the tournament. His age and fitness is likely to remain key factors as India plan for the showpiece event. However,…
Washington: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal met US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the sidelines of the G20 Trade Ministerial in Milwaukee, as part of efforts by India and the US to reach a “balanced and mutually beneficial” trade agreement. The two leaders met on Wednesday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump…
Guwahati: Skipper Shubman Gill clobbered an unbeaten 223, the fastest double hundred in 50-over cricket, and Rohit Sharma belted a 101 as two generations of superstars came together to give India a series-sealing eight-wicket win over the West Indies in the second ODI here on Wednesday. West Indies might have desperately hoped that 405 for…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday had a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump to evaluate progress in bilateral ties, and the discussion covered major areas of mutual interest and strategic cooperation, including trade, defence and energy. The two leaders spoke against the backdrop of heightened trade friction following the enactment of…
Chinese AI tool raises fresh concerns over misuse MS Sparsha The intensifying race in artificial intelligence between the United States and China is producing remarkable advances. But it is also exposing a darker question: what happens when increasingly capable AI systems can be persuaded to cross the very safety boundaries their developers have built to…
BG Srinivas There was a time when a family had one doctor. Not a cardiologist for the heart, a nephrologist for the kidney, a neurologist for the brain, a dermatologist for the skin and an orthopaedician for the knee. There was simply the family doctor. He knew you. He knew your blood pressure, your blood…
There is a difference between political rhetoric and political irresponsibility. Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy appears to be coming dangerously close to crossing that line. His latest attempt to explain the Congress’s political fortunes through a supposed North-South religious divide has raised precisely the questions that a Chief Minister should avoid creating. Speaking at…
There is something wonderfully democratic about entitlement. It does not care whether you are sitting in the White House or waiting outside the gates of 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. It can make a person believe that the world’s highest honours – or the country’s highest office – are simply overdue. Donald Trump appears convinced that…
