The Pundoles Fine Art Sale on March 12th , 2026 , is a testimony to an art lover’s paradise in terms of acquisitions as assets of multiple orders and moods. Collecting art is a passionate and well loved pastime that reveals personal choices. In 71 lots that go under the hammer here are seven stellar…
“I have a dream,” said Martin Luther King. “Tell me your dream,” says M K Stalin. The Tamil Nadu govt’s ‘Ungal kanavai sollungal’ (Tell us your dream) outreach claims to have got response from 1.9 crore households to shape the ‘Tamil Nadu Vision 2030’ roadmap. Based on summaries presented by the govt, the top ten…
Right now, gas supply isn’t a crisis. GOI should communicate smartly Markets are fickle, but on Tuesday they seemed confident Iran war will end soon. Their optimism stems from Trump, who’s now calling his war a “short-term excursion”, one that is “very complete, pretty much”. When war ends, oil and gas supplies through Strait of…
AK Merchant Recent reports suggesting that Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is setting the hypothetical ‘Doomsday Clock’ to 85 seconds to midnight, meaning closer to a global catastrophe, have triggered a variety of responses from geopolitical commentators. Bahá’í interpretation treats apocalyptic imagery – tribulation, Day of Judgment, cosmic signs – as symbolic of spiritual and…
Over the past few days, Trump has said there are “no time limits”, on the war he initiated with Iran. Meanwhile, Iran’s leaders want to convey the message that they can endure the attacks. They hope US attention span will prove short. Israeli leadership is committed to changing the Iranian regime, even if this means…
India is bracing for a hotter-than-normal summer. The India Meteorological Department forecasts above-average temperatures and a rise in heatwave days across much of the country between March and May 2026. Even minimum temperatures are expected to remain elevated, prolonging heat stress into nights that once brought relief. Earlier summers, longer heatwaves, and warmer nights are…
Air travel is one of those modern experiences that sits delicately between aspiration and mild disappointment. Somewhere between the optimism of the boarding gate and the philosophical resignation of the baggage carousel lies a curious little theatre called in-flight dining. Tuesday, I was flying into Kolkata when a small miracle occurred. The airline’s upgrade algorithm,…
China is famous for zealously pushing growth. So, much was made of its recent decision to lower its GDP target to between 4.5% and 5%. But this was a marginal change. China’s irrational hopes for growth are an increasingly big problem for the world. Read full story on TOI+ Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Disclaimer Views…
During the Covid lockdown, many people tried fun things to forget their worries. Some made dalgona coffee, baked sourdough bread, watched old shows like Malgudi Days or Mad Men, and reread stories by writers like Mirza Ghalib, Munshi Premchand, Jane Austen and William Shakespeare. They were trying to relax their minds when life felt scary….
On lending a splash of post-colonial colour to London London was in a pother, and the legendary British stiff upper lip was noticeably aquiver. The causes of this disquiet were great blood-red splatters appearing everywhere, on the walls of buildings, on pavements, in parks. What were they, and what caused them? Were they blood stains,…