Opinion

By Peter Singer The inaugural Enhanced Games, held in Las Vegas in May, allowed participating athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs. The Games’ founder, Aron D'Souza, claimed before the start: “We're going to obliterate the world records ... it will be a watershed moment in the...

Angus Armstrong If it is true that art imitates life, works of imagination can reflect underlying truths about our own experience. The English artist David Hockney, who died last month, certainly understood that. In reflecting on his brilliant and endlessly joyful work, even the most...

Melvin Durai A dentist near my home has a large sign bearing his name and the words “Dental Implantologist.” Until I saw his sign, I had never heard of the word “implantologist,” but I had certainly heard of dental implants, because companies that send targeted...

Jagdish Rattanani The district police chief of Meerut in Uttar Pradesh has triggered widespread Dalit protests after he was recorded beating up an advocate in a police van and peaceful protesters who were demanding a thorough probe into the murder of a 20-year-old girl. The...

Sophie Sirtaine & Buhle Goslar   Over the past five decades, microfinance has grown into a $1.5 trillion global industry, reaching hundreds of millions of households that conventional banks have never served and likely never would. It has enabled unbanked people around the world to...

India’s ethanol push is no longer just about blending petrol. With proposals to extend its use to aviation, the debate has intensified over whether the country is rushing into a fuel whose costs may outweigh its benefits. Concerns range from damage to existing vehicles and...

The self-immolation of exiled Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen outside the United Nations headquarters in New York on 2 July was not an expression of personal despair. It was a desperate attempt to jolt the world out of its growing indifference to one of the most...

By Santosh Kumar Mohapatra The latest income classification released by the World Bank in July 2026 deserves far greater attention than it has received. While public discourse in India continues to celebrate the country’s rapid GDP growth and its emergence as one of the world’s...

By Dhurjati Mukherjee Nearly 75% of the world’s population lives in countries classified as water-insecure or critically water-insecure. The prediction of below-normal rainfall this year in India due to El Nino effect may further cause a crisis in the country. The world is already in...

By Sourjeet Pradhani Every year, the streets of Puri become a sea of people as millions gather to witness the majestic Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath. For devotees, this festival is an expression of unwavering faith. For administrators, it presents one of the most complex public...