India’s love for fermented comforts

India has a rich and diverse culinary heritage, and fermented foods have long been an integral part of everyday diets across the country. From the soft, fluffy idli and crispy dosa in the south to the comforting pakhal bhat in Odisha, fermentation has been a natural and essential cooking technique. In eastern India, dishes like…

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Flight Risk

Air ticket prices may go up for a short time, but the bigger problem is lack of competition India has removed the limit on airfares, and prices didn’t jump right away. But the big question is what will happen next month, when jet fuel prices are updated. If the US and Iran stop fighting, as…

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Trump Bowls A Doosra

Think of this situation like a tricky cricket match. Donald Trump suddenly changed his plan about attacking Iran’s power and energy systems. He called for a 5-day pause. That’s like a bowler surprising everyone with a “doosra” — a move no one expected. Why did this matter? The whole world was getting worried that the…

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Why Punishment fails to build confidence in teenagers

Many parents believe that strict punishment is essential to raise disciplined, responsible, and successful teenagers. The idea is simple: if consequences are strong enough, children will learn to behave correctly. While punishment may lead to short-term compliance, psychological and neuroscientific research suggests that it does not foster confidence, emotional maturity, or genuine responsibility in the…

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Labour pains

Thanks to AI, we may have too much leisure  Workers of the world, relax, you have nothing to lose but your chores. The AI apocalypse looming over the world gives the Marxist rallying call a new twist. According to Vinod Khosla, an Indian-American leading light in the realm of AI, four years from now 80%…

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Collateral Damage

In wars, it’s usually ordinary people who suffer the most, even though there are rules meant to protect them. If the whole history of Earth was just one day, humans would have been around for only one second. And even in that tiny time, we’ve spent very little of it being kind to each other….

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Fund The Charge 

Now is the time for automakers to step up and lead the setting up of EV-charging infra It’s anyone’s guess how long the US-Israel-Iran war will continue. What’s clear is that, there’s no better time to step on the gas, read electric, to push for a swift and seamless transition to electrification of transport. EVs’…

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Renounce fried food, awaken shakti within

By Anandmurti Gurumaa To truly understand the essence of Navratri, one must first understand the nature of existence, which operates on three distinct levels: the gross, subtle, and causal. This triad can be beautifully understood through the simple analogy of an incense stick. The physical stick that you can hold and touch is the gross…

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