All eyes on Russia

A popular legend in Slavic folklore is the myth of Baba Yaga.

The man behind the myth

A new book brings alive the unknown side of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran

Menopause is not an end, but another period

Q/What is menopause?

The opportunity in the crisis

TARIFFS ARE IMPOSED by countries to protect domestic industry and, to a lesser extent, raise revenue.

Tracking a new high

In the 1950s, Swiss company CIBA Pharmaceuticals developed a class of synthetic opioids known as Nitazenes.

Understanding of menopause within medical community is variable

The Indian Menopause Society (IMS) is a multidisciplinary national society committed to fostering the comprehensive well-being of the mature and elderly Indian women. Excerpts from an interview with IMS president Dr Anita J. Shah, a gynaecologist in Surat since 1988.

Count the sheep

Sleep impacts physical and mental health, yet it remains a low priority

India and Europe need to look at new alliances

THE WORLD IS CHANGING. It is highly unstable with geopolitical tensions that would last long term.

Justice on trial

Unless the Supreme Court takes full control of the process to remove corrupt judges of constitutional courts, the political class will step in

The welfare worry

The cost of populist schemes has Maharashtra reeling; Karnataka and Telangana, too, are struggling to foot the welfare bill

BRAIN DRAIN

IS YOUR SMARTPHONE GIVING YOU A POPCORN BRAIN?

When the gavel falls

The curious case of Justice Yashwant Varma could further amplify the calls for judicial reform

WANT PEACE? GET READY FOR WAR

To save face from many lost battles against Ukraine, and to get what it needs from the international community, Russia needs a regime change.

THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN'

Donald Trump's trade tariffs will rewire the way the world operates. How India deals with the challenges and the opportunities will shape its future

Dead as a dodo...alive soon

Bringing back birds and beasts that slipped into extinction

Menopause is in need of a radical rebranding

The Japanese word for menopause is konenki, which means renewal and energy, a time of growth, rebirth and renewed purpose. I dare say it is no coincidence that Japanese women are reported to experience a lower severity of menopausal symptoms.

NO SILENT PAUSES

Menopausal women are at risk for multiple health complications for the rest of their lives. Regular check-ups and reducing carbohydrate intake can help the transition. But, most important, we need to talk about menopause and stop treating it as a \"women's only\" issue

Cash, ash and Holi smoke

Where there's smoke, there's fire-so goes a saying. There indeed was a fire in Justice Yashwant Varma's home in Delhi on the night of Holi, but the smoke coming out of it is unholy. Worse, it's getting thicker and murkier.

It's an uneasy dance with the Taliban

When the first Taliban regime fell in 2001, several Afghans, exiled by years of war and conflict, made a trip back home. Among them was Saad Mohseni, son of an Afghan diplomat.

Covid's silver lining

No one in India is commemorating the fifth anniversary of the stringent lockdown prompted by Covid-19, which the government imposed on March 24, 2020.

Balancing the scales

The process of disciplining judges must be fair, impartial and time-bound, guided by the principles of natural justice

WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING TO END THE WAR THIS YEAR

Last week, I paid my first official visit to India as Ukraine's foreign minister. It was an intense and insightful diplomatic trip.

Executive interested in government participation in appointments to higher judiciary

Q/ Do you think the allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma raise ethical concerns about judicial conduct?

New Dalai Lama will be born in free world

The Dalai Lama's latest book is rich in anecdotes

WHEELING AND DEALING

Arrest of Canada-based trucker and drug smuggler Shehnaz Singh gives India bargaining chip in extradition talks

Kunal Kamra's truth bombs

Let's be very clear. The outrage over Kunal Kamra's 'Naya Bharat' act (barely a day old and already past four million views) isn't because he might have called Eknath Shinde a traitor.

India has an advantage; it is first in line

Q/ Many experts are of the opinion that this could actually be a blessing in disguise that will help the Indian economy reform faster.

GREMLINS FROM KREMLIN!

A long telegram, a love letter, and a movie-length call—Hollywood’s geopolitics-shaped view of Russia

Ailing but aiding

K.S. Jayamohan did not let illnesses stop him from helping those in need By Nirmal Jovial

60 percent of postmenopausal mental landscape decided by one's environment

Q/How does a woman recognise that her mental wellbeing is impacted by a stage of menopause, given that we live in a world where women are shamed for not keeping their hormones in check?