It is not often that a Chief Justice of India publicly questions the wisdom of his own institution in open Court. Which is why, the observation of the present CJI, as reported in the press, that a handbook published by the Supreme Court during the tenure of one of his predecessors to combat gender stereotypes…
Politicians fixate on the global race for technological supremacy between US and China. They debate geopolitical implications of chip exports, latest model releases from each country, and military applications of AI. Someday, they believe, we might see advancements in AI tip the scales in a superpower conflict. Read full story on TOI+ Facebook Twitter Linkedin…
The judicial system of our country was once described as facing an existential crisis of its own kind. Over 53 million cases languished across courts, from the Apex Court to the most distant subordinate courts. A case took an average of ten years from initiation to fruition. That era now feels distant. The decisive introduction…
By Christopher Mendonca Christian liturgical season of Lent is closely linked to 40-day sojourn of Israel in the desert as they journeyed to the Promised Land. The 40-day season of Lent is a time for fasting and abstinence. It is a period of self-discipline, a reassessment of priorities, and a renewed hope for transformation. Religious…
Imagine if someone broke a serious rule in school — like badly hurting another student — and instead of being punished, they were allowed to just pay some money and walk away. Would that feel fair? Probably not. That is what the Supreme Court of India recently warned other courts about. The Supreme Court said…
Running a smooth global event isn’t rocket science. Reputational costs of embarrassment can be high Wednesday should have been Sarvam AI’s day to bask in LLM glory, but the buzz was stolen by a private university and its Chinese robot dog. What the Galgotias team did isn’t surprising. Right from kindergarten, schools commend and reward…
“The month of Ramadan is a guest that comes to wash the dust off our hearts,” goes an old Sufi saying. Sufi saints have regarded the fasting of Ramadan as a tool which sharpens the perception of the soul. Hunger polishes the mirror of the heart. Silence and contemplation are the ‘fast of the tongue’,…
Mumbai Climate Week is happening this week. Delhi Climate Innovation Week takes place in the following week. Thousands of people will gather to talk about climate action in India’s two largest cities. Most of the conversations would be about the climate crisis-the catastrophe that we are heading towards, innovations and approaches that we should adapt…
Hello and welcome to another edition of the Weekly Vine. In this week’s edition we look at the dog controversy at the AI summit, decode Marco Rubio’s civilisational erasure warning for Europe, the Dhuran(Dhar) Derangement Syndrome, and why some of us are not in a hurry to get anywhere. Dog’s Day Out Ever since…
There was a time when India did not measure its success in quarterly numbers. It measured itself in knowledge, trust, shared prosperity and moral order. Long-run economic reconstructions—most prominently those of Angus Maddison and the ongoing Maddison Project—suggest that around 1 CE India accounted for roughly 30% of global output, and that for many centuries…