Big brother is watching you

The new guidelines to regulate digital content give the executive unbridled power without any checks and balances

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Why our leading physicist enjoys doing the dishes – and more

Our dish washer packed up and I have been helping with the dishes. And strangely, enjoying it. The novelist Anthony Burgess enjoyed it too. The world’

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Why life insurance is nonsense

What’s the whole point of dying if even your family doesn’t suffer from it? I would want the whole universe to suffer when I die

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Lutyens, Louboutin and levity

Social distancing notwithstanding, there’s room for art exhibitions, parties and movie time

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Virat Kohli reopens discussion on a ‘nuclear winter of the soul’

India skipper says it is important to have a “professional to speak to who could understand what (one is) going through”

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A mail that sparked reflection

I have been correcting errors, which is a visible expression of the newspaper’s desire to be transparent, for nearly nine years. It is not an activity

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Once upon a democracy

There are checks and balances in a democracy that ought to kick in when there’s any abuse of power

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Batting or bowling, Ashwin is very very special too

This is partly Ashwin’s fault, as between centuries he gave the impression he was not focussed on batting

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The retreat of democracy

The government’s recent moves not only have a chilling effect on journalism but on the entire information ecosystem

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Valentine’s and that sinking feeling

“What gift do you want for Valentine’s Day?” I asked my wife, and she replied, “Fix the kitchen sink.”Valentine’s has changed, opening up a whole new

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