The doomsday scenario painted by some AI industry insiders cannot be brushed off. But is it also a ploy by the tech behemoths to shut the door on smaller players, secure profits, and establish dominance?

The Supreme Court must do more than remind the state of fundamental rights; it must ensure they cannot be extinguished by executive fiat. Delays and remedies that come after consequences become irreversible have cast a cloud over judicial review.

The recent India-GCC meeting review of the Joint Action Plan and FTA negotiations promises economic opportunities but also exposes an interconnected network of Indian sectors to geopolitical risks that diversification alone cannot shield them from.

A Bill recently passed in West Bengal that enables State-wide transfer of teachers and professors in government-aided colleges and universities stokes fears of political vendetta and institutional interference.

In Digger, Alejandro González Iñárritu makes a fragile, unlikeable climate change satire, then we find it’s a satire of that satire. But can we also make satire rooted in hope?

Section 16 of the Act comes under scrutiny amid controversy surrounding CEC Gyanesh Kumar.

Hunger, caste, and colonial power intersect with devastating consequences in Jeyamohan’s powerful novel centred on a colonial building in Chennai.

Raghavan Srinivasan posits the Bhakti movement in Tamilakam as an early instance of resistance to power structures, yet his study leaves several important issues untouched or only briefly mentioned.

Irwin Allan Sealy travels in the US in search of a cluster of ancient Tamil yoginis, carved in stone and now scattered across museums, only to find them in unexpected people and places. 

Critics of citation-based academic evaluations advocate social impact as an alternative, an approach the UGC now endorses. But in this race for impact, those whom scientific research is meant to serve could become its casualties.

Though a ruling party losing congressional seats in midterms is nothing new, this November’s polls stand out: Republican candidates are distancing themselves from Trump, exposing internal fissures and raising questions about MAGA’s future.

Deep, comprehensive, and demanding, Mammals of India by A.J.T. Johnsingh and P.O. Nameer is a natural cousin of S.H. Prater’s The Book of Indian Animals.

Patekar created a distinctive screen presence by turning ordinary men’s flaws, anger, frustrations and vulnerabilities into an alternative to Bollywood’s idealised hero. His performances were shaped by the social and political tensions of their time.