Sir — A trip to the supermarket can be enlightening. I recently came across a shower gel that claims to bring down body temperature by three degree Celsius. That sounds perfect for the times given t...

Sir — If chameleons are masters of disguise on land, then their counterparts in the marine world are the incredible cuttlefish. These cephalopods camouflage themselves with the help of tiny skin cel...

Grey spotsSir — We were surprised to learn that a statue of Mahatma Gandhi had been removed from a university in Ghana after students and faculty argued that Gandhi’s views of Africans were deroga...

 Sir — The Twitter comment made by Tom Nichols, a professor based in the United States of America — he said that ‘Indian food is terrible’ — highlights the deep ignorance in the West, e...

Sir — A report in The Lancet states that climate change will potentially affect the health of the children across the world adversely. This is a matter of serious concern. This growing global crisis...

Sir — Human beings generally do not enjoy living, or being treated, like animals. New India, however, is an exception even in this case. For the last five years, it has been proved multiple times th...

Sir — According to the United Nations, today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and countries worldwide are already taking to the streets to spread awareness. In...

Sir — The assassination of John F. Kennedy, the charismatic former president of the United States of America, in 1963 by a former US marine shook the entire world. His speeches were popular even in ...

Turning tideSir — The voters of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh have not only dealt a blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party but also opened a comeback trail for the Congress. The results fro...

Sir — The basic rights of the people of Kashmir have been continually violated for over five months now. This is unheard of in democratic countries. Along with curbs on free movement, this has resul...