At 82, Billie Jean King, yes, she of the 39 Grand Slam titles, has got herself a new one: College graduate. Why is this making headlines? Because it rudely interrupts retirement mythology, which in US remains coloured by the golf-grandchildren-Florida idea. Or escape, from cold, from work, from obligation. The Indian version features quiet demotion…
A shoutout to Nepal’s law minister. Her first decision, on assuming office on April 26, was to review their rape law that criminalises teen sexual relations. Her task force’s recommendation: include a close-in-age exemption, as is done across liberal societies. This, hopefully, will soon be legislated. There is little as harmful to growing minds and…
People over 60 are increasingly fitter, wealthier & full of zest for life. The trend will grow stronger At 82, Billie Jean King, yes, she of the 39 Grand Slam titles, has got herself a new one: College graduate. Why is this making headlines? Because it rudely interrupts retirement mythology, which in US remains coloured…
How many words are nestled in ‘austerity’? ‘Austerity’ is the new MD: Mantri Darling. This now-WOW is not displacing earlier official Word Of Week like perennial vikas or poll-bol ‘poriborton’. It has only extended them. In post-Hormuz world, progress can continue only through a change in wasteful ways, no? Here’s my contribution to patriotic conservation….
Indian students have long made up one of the largest representations in international student cohorts at universities overseas. However, India is now emerging as a provider of online learning opportunities, enabling Indian students to stay in their home country and study both locally and remotely. A 170% increase in enrolment for online education between 2021-2022…
I do not remember the first drawing I made, but I remember the material. It was a brittle, unassuming piece of chalk. I come from a small village, Barrya near Raghogarh in Madhya Pradesh, where making art was more instinctive than learned. New sketchbooks or proper materials felt like a distant dream. What I had…
Irdai is right, insurers should put customers before shareholders. CEO incentives are a good place to start Insurance is a business, but it’s no ordinary business. It exists to provide financial stability to families when a breadwinner dies, and to shield monthly budgets from hospital bills, and cracked windshields. So, unlike hair salons and cafes,…
Trump unfreezes Iran assets & lifts sanctions. Iran lifts Hormuz blockade In an interview to this newspaper, former US special representative for North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, had said the art of diplomacy is getting your opponent to agree to a deal because it is in their interest. Applying the same logic to the Iran war,…
Hello and welcome to the 92nd edition of the Weekly Vine. In this week’s edition, we look at Arsenal winning the Premier League, elucidate why the late-night comedian has gone missing in America, explain why Bengaluru is urban utopia, and discuss the life of the world’s richest cat. No More Banter Club It pains me…
In general, for aeons, Indian intelligence agencies were imagined through familiar images, shadow networks, intercepted calls, coded messages, undercover field operatives, and information gathered quietly behind closed doors. The world of intelligence was largely human, secretive, and slow-moving. But modern conflict is changing that picture faster than most countries are willing to publicly acknowledge. Today,…