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The irrepressible Jofra Archer, who returned a maiden five-for in Tests at Headingley, is part of a fearsome strain of modern-day fast-bowlers. | Reuters
Fast bowling on a good wicket

Fast bowling on a good wicket

  • Rohit Sankar

    August 30, 2019, 17:22IST
A woman’s role in society isn’t half as important as what society can learn from her about itself.
Dare to touch upon a woman’s womb? Why stop there?

Dare to touch upon a woman’s womb? Why stop there?

  • Ankita Anand

    August 28, 2019, 16:59IST
“Zuckerberg needs to operate in a system of checks and balances. The stakes are far too high to think otherwise.”
Facebook can’t be taken down, but Zuckerberg can be taken down a notch

Facebook can’t be taken down, but Zuckerberg can be taken down a notch

  • Rohan Seth

    August 27, 2019, 19:19IST
How does a dog travel? Why, with a pawsport, of course.
Doggy Prattle | Humans are going to the dogs, but dogs are going places

Doggy Prattle | Humans are going to the dogs, but dogs are going places

  • Reem Khokhar

    August 26, 2019, 17:44IST
Happiness checklist: an open mind, pure natural surroundings, and a pair of boots to take a walk in them in.
Back to the Village | To get back to your roots, hug a tree now and then

Back to the Village | To get back to your roots, hug a tree now and then

  • Shilpa Krishnan

    August 23, 2019, 16:37IST
Dare to ride an autorickshaw, braveheart?
A road map of the Auto-generated woes in Madras

A road map of the Auto-generated woes in Madras

  • Sravanthi Challapalli

    August 22, 2019, 17:52IST
It’s a dog’s purpose to observe and probe life’s greatest depths from the lazy comfort of Reem’s couch.
Water to wine? Climate change is barking up the wrong tree

Water to wine? Climate change is barking up the wrong tree

  • Reem Khokhar

    August 21, 2019, 16:27IST
Tempers are meant to flare in a cloistered space such as the Bigg Boss House. But even thunder needs two hands to clap.
Bigg Boss Tamil, a breeding ground for toxic masculinity?

Bigg Boss Tamil, a breeding ground for toxic masculinity?

  • Rajashree Das

    August 19, 2019, 17:35IST
Despite escalation in posturing, mainland officials have so far been clear that the situation in Hong Kong is for the local government to manage. | AFP
Why Xi won’t be sending the PLA to quell Hong Kong protests

Why Xi won’t be sending the PLA to quell Hong Kong protests

  • Manoj Kewalramani

    August 16, 2019, 17:05IST
Hashim Amla, the last of the Protean juggernauts of the noughties to hang up their cricketing boots, was an epitome of humble greatness.
Amla’s retirement marks end of an era for South Africa

Amla’s retirement marks end of an era for South Africa

  • PaajivsPunter

    August 13, 2019, 20:40IST
Big data gives streaming platforms more empirically reliable information about our tastes and tendencies than even we could honestly provide in a survey.
Where will big data take platforms like Netflix?

Where will big data take platforms like Netflix?

  • Rohan Seth

    August 12, 2019, 17:13IST
Nila's day has been filled with arguments | Pixabay
Diary of a Little Woman | 23 minutes of peace

Diary of a Little Woman | 23 minutes of peace

  • Shilpa Krishnan

    August 8, 2019, 12:17IST
Sheila Dikshit with Sushma Swaraj at the 14th meeting of National Integration Council in New Delhi in 2008.
Political ideologies aside, Sushma Swaraj and Sheila Dikshit were leaders who defined grace

Political ideologies aside, Sushma Swaraj and Sheila Dikshit were leaders who defined grace

  • Sandeep Phukan

    August 7, 2019, 15:01IST
The wild pig is omnivorous, feeding on roots, grubs, tubers and occasionally carrion. Notorious crop raiders, a sounder of pigs can turn a groundnut or potato field overnight into what resembles a slovenly ploughed-up patch of land.
Wild pigs are anything but bores

Wild pigs are anything but bores

  • George Netto

    August 1, 2019, 18:04IST
A woman scorned is a woman who would like to curse her perpetrator without being forced to linguistically reinforce the very system that condones misogyny.
Cuss words can be so sexist, I swear

Cuss words can be so sexist, I swear

  • Ankita Anand

    July 31, 2019, 18:06IST
Want to build a smart city? Make sure you take lessons on a global scale.
Great cities always have growing pains

Great cities always have growing pains

  • Srinivasa Chakravarthy

    July 30, 2019, 16:46IST
New Delhi would have been watching closely as State Council Information Office spokesperson Hu Kaihong held up a white paper titled “China’s National Defence in the New Era” in Beijing on July 24, 2019. | Reuters
What does China’s new defence strategy mean?

What does China’s new defence strategy mean?

  • Manoj Kewalramani

    July 26, 2019, 17:22IST
It is crucial that we establish a pool of healthy, voluntary blood donors in the country through an effective voluntary blood donor programme.
Access to safe blood can reduce maternal deaths in India

Access to safe blood can reduce maternal deaths in India

  • Suryaprabha Sadasivan

    July 25, 2019, 13:37IST
‘On the same boat’ is the archaic phrase connoting ‘companionability in a shared situation’ that today should read: ‘On the same bus’.
A bus that leaves no room for boredom

A bus that leaves no room for boredom

  • Shreyasi Sharma

    July 23, 2019, 15:32IST
It’s important that Pakistan be provided the wherewithal to gift-wrap Kulbhushan’s return as a good-will gesture. | Reuters
How to solve a problem like Kulbhushan Jadhav?

How to solve a problem like Kulbhushan Jadhav?

  • V. Sudarshan

    July 20, 2019, 20:09IST
India’s draft policy on e-commerce has laid a strong emphasis on data localisation and constraints on foreign players.
Reading into India’s draft e-commerce policy

Reading into India’s draft e-commerce policy

  • Rohan Seth

    July 19, 2019, 17:21IST
William Makepeace Thackeray, seen here at the age of around 30, was born on July 18, 1815.
The other Thackeray

The other Thackeray

  • Anthony Khatchaturian

    July 18, 2019, 20:39IST
Goody! Two shoes.
Back To The Village | Love me do

Back To The Village | Love me do

  • Shilpa Krishnan

    July 17, 2019, 17:39IST
A great way to make sense of a world filled with uncontrolled chaos is to step outside of it and read a book by a burbling stream.
Pause, take a deep breath, write it down

Pause, take a deep breath, write it down

  • Ankita Anand

    July 16, 2019, 16:16IST
Like unrequited love, an uneaten mango is a terrible thing.
The milk of human kindness flows from a mela of mellowing mangoes

The milk of human kindness flows from a mela of mellowing mangoes

  • Sravanthi Challapalli

    July 15, 2019, 15:56IST
In this dog-eat-dog world, we can’t possibly afford to be as happy-go-lucky as Alfred E. Neuman. But we can certainly try. | AP
MAD Magazine may fold up, but Alfred E. Neuman will always have the last hurrah

MAD Magazine may fold up, but Alfred E. Neuman will always have the last hurrah

  • Rudraa Abirami Sudarshan

    July 12, 2019, 18:03IST
There is huge scope for a national futsal league which will eventually lead to the creation of an Indian Futsal team. | R. Ragu
India’s futsal taking more than baby steps, could use a boost

India’s futsal taking more than baby steps, could use a boost

  • Pulasta Dhar

    July 10, 2019, 16:55IST
“Romanticised depictions of toxic masculinity are a problem because society is still at the point where large parts of it believe that that kind of behaviour is acceptable.”
What’s the matter with Kabir Singh...

What’s the matter with Kabir Singh...

  • Sindhuri Nandhakumar

    July 9, 2019, 19:21IST
Shikhar Dhawan’s injury was no doubt a big setback but KL Rahul has taken baby steps towards donning the southpaw’s giant shoes. | AP
How should India approach the World Cup 2019 knockouts?

How should India approach the World Cup 2019 knockouts?

  • PaajivsPunter

    July 8, 2019, 17:12IST
The AIFF is striking the right tone and mouthing the right words, but the conflict between lucre and tradition will not be easy to reconcile. The question remains, will Indian football survive the battle?
Indian football crisis — averted or postponed?

Indian football crisis — averted or postponed?

  • Aaron Nedumparambil

    July 5, 2019, 16:48IST
Be they chuddies or buddies, it’s important that we never hang them out to dry in public.
Diary of a Little Woman | The Underwear Anthem

Diary of a Little Woman | The Underwear Anthem

  • Shilpa Krishnan

    July 3, 2019, 17:15IST
Seated on the third rock from the Sun, human society must introspect about its ideals of progress, lest it become calcified.
Hey India, the future is that-a-way

Hey India, the future is that-a-way

  • Srinivasa Chakravarthy

    July 2, 2019, 17:56IST
The chital (Axis axis), also known as the spotted deer or axis deer, is found in dense deciduous or semi-evergreen forests and open grasslands across the country.
Chasing chitals in Chinnar

Chasing chitals in Chinnar

  • George Netto

    July 1, 2019, 19:06IST
More often than not, data is jeopardised by inadequate supporting infrastructure rather than malevolent threats.
To let data roam free or coop it up at home?

To let data roam free or coop it up at home?

  • Rohan Seth

    June 28, 2019, 18:02IST
The stones that you shouldn’t throw in a glasshouse are the same ones you shouldn’t throw at those can save your life. | Reuters
When life-savers are afraid for their own lives

When life-savers are afraid for their own lives

  • Mohan Menon

    June 26, 2019, 19:13IST
The nervous encounter between India and Afghanistan at The Hampshire Bowl showed that Davids and Goliaths are never all that far apart, and that’s good for the game. | Getty Images
Want to have a ball at the World Cup? Bat for low-scoring humdingers

Want to have a ball at the World Cup? Bat for low-scoring humdingers

  • Rohit Sankar

    June 25, 2019, 17:51IST
“In a healthy functioning democracy, the power of the electorate goes far beyond the mere act of choosing its leaders. It goes further and casts a many-sided influence even on policymaking; it modulates the governing process at every step.”
Transforming Indian democracy from infantile to intelligent

Transforming Indian democracy from infantile to intelligent

  • Srinivasa Chakravarthy

    June 24, 2019, 20:04IST
If you want to truly know a person, don’t talk to them. Gaze into their eyes.
Hindi and the land of the heart

Hindi and the land of the heart

  • John Samuel Raja

    June 21, 2019, 19:15IST
The India-vs-Pakistan tussle has done a complete 180 in the recent past. This means you will look stupid if you continue to buy into the traditional hype and passion that has been built around it.
India vs Pakistan, a has-been marquee clash

India vs Pakistan, a has-been marquee clash

  • PaajivsPunter

    June 20, 2019, 19:39IST
It is rather ironic for the Invincible Iron Man to turn out not to be invincible, no?
Tony Stark is dead — long live Tony Stark

Tony Stark is dead — long live Tony Stark

  • Rudraa Abirami Sudarshan

    June 18, 2019, 19:26IST
That the peace plan for Afghanistan did not succeed was a lasting regret in John Gunther Dean’s life. Dean will find significant mention in the narrative of the Afghan peace process — it remains the only peace plan so far in the country — as he was one of its co-creators.
John Gunther Dean — a real-world diplomat

John Gunther Dean — a real-world diplomat

  • Kallol Bhattacherjee

    June 17, 2019, 19:35IST
The Chinese leadership aims to achieve informatisation of the People’s Liberation Army by 2020 and modernisation by 2035, with the broader goal of developing the PLA into a world-class force by 2050, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. | AP
How the world is dealing with China’s military modernisation drive

How the world is dealing with China’s military modernisation drive

  • Suyash Desai

    June 13, 2019, 17:37IST
Ever mischievous, Mohan milked humour out of most situations; his skits were chock-a-block with jokes. | S.S. Kumar
Remembering Mohan, a man to whom being crazy came easy

Remembering Mohan, a man to whom being crazy came easy

  • Ranjani Krishnakumar

    June 11, 2019, 19:15IST
Ambition makes you look pretty ugly, doesn’t it?
How you can be normal and sick at the same time

How you can be normal and sick at the same time

  • Ramesh G.

    June 10, 2019, 13:57IST
The best hand-held device to view the world with is love.
Diary of a Little Woman | The First Date

Diary of a Little Woman | The First Date

  • Shilpa Krishnan

    June 5, 2019, 19:07IST
If the Indian jackal’s howl is haunting, so are its eyes.
Is a jackal’s howl a bad omen?

Is a jackal’s howl a bad omen?

  • George Netto

    June 3, 2019, 17:08IST
Imagine a scenario wherein you walk out onto the main road and are not immediately assaulted by toxic exhaust fumes and rumbling internal combustion engines.
Time for India to hit the gas pedal on electric vehicles?

Time for India to hit the gas pedal on electric vehicles?

  • Rohan Seth

    May 31, 2019, 17:21IST
The greats truly retire only when they are forgotten.
The cream of the World Cup crop — an all-time World Cup XI

The cream of the World Cup crop — an all-time World Cup XI

  • PaajivsPunter

    May 28, 2019, 20:18IST
With a little company, you can make rain while the sun shines.
Back To The Village | When It Poured Magic Stones

Back To The Village | When It Poured Magic Stones

  • Shilpa Krishnan

    May 23, 2019, 17:08IST
Its visual depictions of battles for territory is what put Game of Thrones on the map.
The geopolitics of Game of Thrones

The geopolitics of Game of Thrones

  • Stanly Johny

    May 22, 2019, 16:44IST
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