Forensic science has fascinated the world for decades. From TV shows like CSI to crime thrillers, it’s often portrayed as a magical tool that can instantly solve any crime. But the real world of forensic science is far more complex and sometimes slower than what we see on screen. These misconceptions have even influenced jurors…
“He who has access to the divine realities is drawn away in rapture,” said Hazrat Sayyid Abū l-Ḥasan al-Shādhilī (1196–1258), the founder of the Shadhili Sufi order (tariqa). In our modern times, rapture is understood as a term limited to the experience of the senses. Our thirst for spiritual growth may find rapture in the…
A fictional spiritual journey imagines snowy winter travelling across cultures and faiths The dreary-nighted winter month was restless as it arrived at the Cimitero Acattolico, the Roman cemetery, to meet John Keats, who had lain buried beneath a cold Protestant stone since February 23, 1821. The air was heavy, cold, and wrapped in silence. Winter…
Khamenei, killed in US strikes, had been supreme leader for over 35 years. His son Mojtaba has emerged as the top contender to succeed him, but forces within Iran’s elite could ignite a power struggle lasting months. Meanwhile, the bloc that positioned itself as an alternative to Western unipolarity has been conspicuously absent. Has anyone…
Where does India stand in AI development? Foundation models are not the right primary metric for India right now. That said, India has promising signs of innovation in smaller, frugal innovation. Not necessarily at the level of building the next foundation model, but cutting-edge research and putting that out as new tools and solutions for…
By Sonal Srivastava Jensen Huang is a smart man, one of the smartest out there. As CEO of the world’s largest company by market capitalisation, he has to be. In a podcast last month, replying to a question on who was the smartest person he ever met, Huang defined ‘smart’ as ‘somebody who’s intelligent, solves…
From Delhi’s AI Summit to Maoris, protesters have put skin in the game In a demonstration that raised both eyebrows and hackles, some members of Youth Congress gate-crashed the recent AI Summit in Delhi, and as a gesture of protest against issues ranging from what they perceived as an Indo-US trade proposal unfavourable to Indian…
A war involving Iran has caused a major problem for India’s energy supply. Qatar, one of the biggest gas producers in the world, had to stop production after being attacked. This wiped out 20% of the world’s gas supply almost overnight. Why this matters for India: India gets about 40% of its imported gas from…
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/news/end-of-an-era-nitish-kumar-moves-to-rajya-sabha-bjp-set-to-rule-bihar/videoshow/129067294.cms In Bihar, just like in Maha, the party outshone its state outfit ally. But Nitish is still a political presence Who’ll be CM in Bihar – Nitish Kumar’s unsurprising exit will be followed by him joining Rajya Sabha – is not even a blip on the news waves. This is because BJP central command’s…
In the state of Bihar, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has become stronger than its partner party. For many years, Nitish Kumar was the Chief Minister (CM) of Bihar. Now it looks like he may step down and later join the Rajya Sabha, which is one of the two houses of India’s Parliament. People are…