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When will Omicron cases peak in India? Will it hasten the end of the pandemic? Nobody knows We are still bracing for the surge of Omicron to turn into the third wave in India and there is already talk in other countries as well of the latest Coronavirus variant peaking quickly....
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Potayto, potahto
01 January 2022 | Pioneer -
Eco-no-money
01 January 2022 | Pioneer -
Back to school
01 February 2021 | Pioneer -
No laughing matter
01 February 2021 | Pioneer -
Going places
30 January 2021 | Pioneer -
Vaccine diplomacy
30 January 2021 | Pioneer -
A lost movement
29 January 2021 | Pioneer
Social politics
FB will stop suggesting political groups to users in order to burnish its image. But is the genie out of the bottle? already? Almost every culture has a story about too much knowledge. This is manifested in tales like Pandora’s Box all the way to the Biblical myth of Adam and...
Sports has no colour
Confirmation that Indian players were subjected to racial abuse during the Australia tour should shock no one The recently-concluded India-Australia series has gone down as one of the classic modern Test series, a victory for the longest form of the game. The fact that the series was won in the last...
Let them work
The Biden Administration has already started softening its stand on legal immigrants to the US The H1-B visa has become a status symbol of sorts for many Indians as it facilitated the immigration of tens of thousands of engineers, particularly software engineers, from India to the United States (US). A huge...
Dangerous order
The Bombay HC’s verdict may be against harsh punitive action but it’s likely to embolden sexual predators In a shocking verdict that will have far-reaching implications for women/child safety, their emotional well-being and the way sexual predators perceive and twist the law to their advantage, the Bombay High Court has ruled...
R-Day SHAME
Are we a peace-loving country, the world’s largest democracy, or are we Taliban-type warlords? The morning of the 72nd Republic Day, which saw the sun finally peep through with some glow and warmth after dark and ominous clouds had prevented the sunshine from reaching us for days, was soon plunged into...
Not a one-day wonder
Srishti becoming the Uttarakhand CM for a day is symbolic but let's learn to respect women all other days, too Days after Kamala Harris assumed charge as the United States Vice-President with many firsts to her credit — the first woman, first coloured person and the first Asian-American to reach that...
Happy new R-Day!
Being celebrated in the midst of a raging pandemic, this year’s parade will register many firsts The Republic Day is all about pomp, show and gaiety. Primarily, it showcases India’s military might and features its tanks, missiles, torpedoes, submarines, fighter jets and, of course, its men. The event related to the...
