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View: Why India’s South thinks it has to populate or perishSome Indian states are now encouraging women to have more children. This shift comes as fertility rates fall in the south and east, while n...
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov warns the world of 'dark, dystopian' future, says we are on a path of self-destructionTelegram chief Pavel Durov issues a stark warning. He believes a dark, dystopian future is fast approaching. Durov states that freedoms are...
Nandan Nilekani, the man behind Aadhaar revolution, shares why AI won’t haunt India’s job market but create wealthNandan Nilekani, Infosys co-founder and Aadhaar architect, urged India to focus AI development on practical uses like healthcare and educat...
This European country is planning for 6-year-olds to start saving for retirement: Is this the future of financial freedom?Imagine kids saving for retirement before hitting puberty. Germany’s new “early start pension” plan might do just that—handing six-year-old...
IMF's Pakistan loan: When financial aid becomes ammunition across the borderThe IMF's recent financial aid to Pakistan raises concerns for India, given Pakistan's history of supporting terrorism. The author criticiz...
Trump's first 100 days: Is his presidency causing irreversible damage to US markets?During Trump's initial 100 days, market volatility spurred some investors to diversify from U.S. assets amid trade policy concerns. While e...
China mocks Trump's tariffs with video of overweight US sweatshop workers. It has been viewed over 6 million timesAn AI-generated video mocking downcast American workers in a post-tariffs world has been circulating on Chinese social media. The video fea...
Gold could be the saviour for 'broken' global financial system: Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu amid Trump tariffsZoho Corporation's founder Sridhar Vembu warns that the global financial system, heavily reliant on debt and currency manipulation, is on t...
Netflix ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 is coming soon: A recap of season 1 and the real-life events behind itNetflix's Squid Game, a record-breaking global phenomenon, is more than just a dystopian thriller—it mirrors the real-life hardships of Sou...
Americans agree that the 2024 election will be pivotal for democracy, but for different reasonsAmidst heightened political division, an AP-NORC poll revealed a common concern among Americans about the fate of democracy in the upcoming...
Joe Biden meets Microsoft, Google CEOs on AI dangersGenerative artificial intelligence has become a buzzword this year, with apps such as ChatGPT capturing the public's fancy, sparking a rush...
View: You are the object of a secret extraction operationFacebook and other leading surveillance capitalist corporations now control information flows and communication infrastructures across the ...
The use of cash will disappear very fast: Author Eswar PrasadThe rise of these central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, essentially virtual versions of currencies backed by the state, will be a majo...
Times face-off: Do we need population control measures?The UP Population Bill will only disproportionately impact the most deprived and vulnerable, as they are the ones most dependent on governm...
View: Services, not manufacturing, are our best bet in a post-jobs world dominated by techThe discussions we need to have in a tech-enabled, post-jobs world are the following: Which sectors with the highest jobs potential should ...
Trump's legacy: A more divided America, a more unsettled worldClosing out his presidency exactly four years later, Trump leaves behind an even more polarized America, where thousands are dying daily fr...
Trumpism will outlast Trump, who defied the odds, grew the baseThe tight race came down to late-counted mail-in ballots in Georgia and Pennsylvania, which tipped the election to Biden.
View: Price control leads to shortages and harms the country's poorThe price cap will not offer any additional benefit to consumers — and will reduce the choices available.
What I read this week: Companies shifting to hiring hearts, not brainsThe brave new world is not about knowledge economy anymore, but about human economy.
Straight talk express: Simple, RBI critics have an axe to grindThe RBI governor is not communicating enough, not talking to the media or giving out details of the currency swap exercise as often as he s...