Sir — The legendary Formula One racer, Lewis Hamilton, should be lauded for securing his sixth World Championship title. He won his first title 11 years ago. With the latest victory, he has become o...

Sir — A mural on a 200-metre-long wall along Justice Chandra Madhab Road that had been painted by the renowned artist, Shanu Lahiri, and her team in 1985 has been wiped out. In its place, the wall n...

Sir — If the ever-increasing number of advertisements put up by astrologers in prominent dailies is a sign of their rising popularity, it is indeed worrying. Even a decade ago, there were far fewer ...

Sir — The Centre’s proposal to ban all animal performances in circuses and mobile entertainment facilities is laudable. Animals are forced to perform tricks that go against their natural instincts...

Sir — Greta Thunberg was recently awarded the Nordic Council’s environmental award for 2019. In a refreshing move, Thunberg turned down the award as well as the prize money of 500,000 Swedish kron...

Sir — Nothing lasts forever, unless it is an order of burger and fries from McDonald’s that is. A decade after the chain shut shop in Iceland, its last order in the country is yet to decay. One sh...

Sir — The call by the Union home minister, Amit Shah, for rewriting the history of this country from an ‘Indian point of view’ seemed to be clear in its intent — comprehensively amending histo...

Talented personSir — The news of the demise of Alyque Padamsee has saddened the nation. He was a multi-talented personality, who made rich contributions to the fields of theatre and advertisement. P...

Sir — Toilet humour is often frowned upon. But it can actually help, through the laughter it generates, to highlight important issues of sanitation that are usually hushed up in society. What two st...

Sir — J.K. Rowling is in the news again, but this time for the wrong reason. The author of the Harry Potter series posted a tweet, perhaps unwittingly, that many found uninformed and demeaning towar...