Sir — India will observe Raksha Bandhan tomorrow. Many women will presumably fast, praying for the long lives of their brothers. But given the restive political situation in India at present, one is...

Sir — No matter how much scientists claim that humans are hardwired to be lazy, it cannot be denied that mechanization and other technological conveniences have added to man’s propensity for indol...

Sir — It was interesting to read that the Wildlife Institute of India, during this lockdown period, is planning to use an app to track the movement of wild animals that stray outside their habitats....

The fall of the Kamal Nath government in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic has landed Madhya Pradesh in a grave crisis, making it the only state in the country which does not have a cabinet a...

Sir — Canada’s Parliament has stripped the Myanmar leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, of her honorary Canadian citizenship. The lawmakers of the North American nation took this step to protest against the ...

Sir — All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. A zoo in Germany has said that it might have to feed some animals to others as a last resort if it is to stay afloat during ...

Sir — It was wonderful to see the New Zealand prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, attend the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit at the United Nations with her three-month-old daughter, Neve Te Aroha. The child...

Sir — It is worrying, but not entirely unexpected, that 22 species of flora and fauna have gone extinct in India in the past few centuries. These findings were recently tabled by the ministry of env...

Sir — Paris might not be burning yet. But the city — it lends its name to the United Nations agreement on climate change — did experience its hottest day in history last week. In fact, the whole...

Sir — It was heartbreaking to learn that the senator from Vermont, Bernie Sanders, dropped out of the Democratic presidential race in the United States of America, thus clearing the path for Joe Bid...