The many heroes of T20 cricket

India did not merely defeat New Zealand in T20 World Cup final. We dismantled them, with the calm efficiency of a watchmaker opening a clock – removing the screws, one by one, until the machinery stopped pretending it was anything complicated. Which raises the question cricket lovers instinctively ask, after a comfortable victory. Who was…

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Dying to the world without dying

By Anup Taneja Seekers often complain that while making efforts to enter deep into meditation, they find it extremely difficult to subdue the turbulent mind full of distracting thoughts. This, says Paramhansa Yogananda, happens because of the outward flow of the life-current through the afferent and efferent nerves, because of the downward flow of the…

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Who Bleeds, Who Reads

http://www.youtube.com/shorts/DCWM1AGR3hs Have we become desensitised to the horrors of war, or just powerless to prevent them? One of the most affecting images to have come out of the war in Iran, gives a bird’s eye view of excavators and workmen digging graves. It was taken after a missile attack on a girls’ school, which killed…

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Mood Management

Rising oil prices are a challenge for economy, but sliding consumer sentiment can be a risk  On Feb 27, a day before Iran war started, Sensex closed at 81,287. Yesterday, it fell to 77,566, a drop of about 4.5%. It’s not the worst drop of this war. Kospi’s down almost 16% in the same time,…

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Mood Matters

Rising oil prices can hurt the economy. But people feeling worried about money can be an even bigger problem On Feb 27, the day before the Iran war started, the Sensex stock market index was at 81,287. Yesterday it fell to 77,566, a drop of about 4.5%. Other countries’ markets have fallen even more. South…

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Primetime Loves Bombs

These are fab seasoning for tall stories and fake news Uncles in the park were more excited than the anchors on primetime TV, impossible as it seems. Because their humdrum, banal, retired lives had been infused with renewed energy. Thanks, admittedly, to the War Games on TV. Now, the exploits of middle-aged molesters (Epstein Files)…

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India at the edge of stagflation — Why radical innovation is the only way forward

The global economy is entering a difficult phase. Oil prices are climbing again, geopolitical  tensions are reshaping supply chains, and technological disruption is redefining labour  markets. If crude stabilizes near $100 per barrel, India faces a familiar macroeconomic  challenge: a widening current account deficit, pressure on the rupee, and imported inflation.   At the same time,…

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