There are two major myths in the practice of foreign policy which need to be debunked. The first is that the yardstick of its success must depend on the “approval ratings” you have globally. The second is that idealism should be primary, and national self-interest, secondary. A successful foreign policy should win you respect, not … Read more
How when the world appears to be falling apart around you, do you concentrate on the lighter things in life? Or is that the best time to do it. We’re so good at this, humans. Overthinking, obsessing and then closing our minds of. Women often accuse men of compartmentalising their lives, and it is true … Read more
“Parivarvaad” or dynasty politics is no longer a dirty word for the Bharatiya Janata Party. After running a systematic campaign against the Congress for promoting a host of dynast leaders, the BJP is now doing the same. It was only too happy to induct “Congress dynasts” like Jitin Prasad, R.P.N. Singh, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Milind … Read more
God might work in mysterious ways, but there appears to be no mystery behind the noteworthy rejections by the Lord’s keepers at Tirumala — if the grievances that are being heard are anything to go by. And non-acceptance of ‘VIP recommendation letters’ issued by Telangana ministers and MLAs to devotees for darshan of Lord Balaji … Read more
Hyderabad: The ubiquity of Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered tools cannot be denied anymore. It has permeated the walls of classrooms to the extent that students are relying on AI chatbots for clearing their doubts rather than interacting with their teachers. Tools like ChatGPT functioning as a search engine (however, they are not search engines), they … Read more
Last week started with a viral video of a couple intimidating the police on Marina beach late in the night. It was interesting and intriguing, at the same time, to see the man, who also admitted on camera that he was drunk, telling the police that he will not move from the place and the … Read more
New Delhi: A top US official, who leads the Office of National Drug Control Policy, has cautioned against a shift in the trend from organic to synthetic drugs in the last few years and said AI can play a “critical role” both in combatting the drug menace as well as in treating patients. In an … Read more
San Francisco: Tech behemoth OpenAI has touted its artificial intelligence-powered transcription tool Whisper as having near “human level robustness and accuracy.” But Whisper has a major flaw: It is prone to making up chunks of text or even entire sentences, according to interviews with more than a dozen software engineers, developers and academic researchers. Those … Read more
At the forefront of this movement is Sana Aziz Khan, a trailblazing fashion designer based in Turkey, who is on a mission to bring Indian textiles and crafts to the world, infusing her work with a commitment to sustainability and heritage. The world of fashion is in a state of dynamic evolution. More than ever, … Read more
The Israeli military didn’t say much about the attacks, which were in response to an Iranian rocket attack on Israel earlier this month. They only said they were “precise” and meant to hit “military targets in Iran.” Israeli attacks on Iran early Saturday morning hit targets in Tehran. This was the latest in a series … Read more