Yes, we homeschool our kids, like the hundreds of parents around the world who pulled their kids out of the virtual schooling format in the wake of the global pandemic. This was never an easy decision, and we had our initial moments of confusion and despair. However, now that we…

A pregnant nurse serving on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, Priyanka caught the infection herself and gave birth to a beautiful baby girl while admitted in the ICU My job as a PR professional often gives me the opportunity to meet and interact with people from various walks of…

A few seconds into the virtual get-together, we found ourselves picking up where we left off 22 years ago Last month, when someone in our Whatsapp group (of former classmates — grade 12, class of 1999) asked, “Why don’t we think of a virtual meet up, if we can’t do…

The UAE is using the challenges of the present situation to demonstrate how an unfortunate event has the power to shift standard practices, bringing forth a heightened ability to think and act, creating new and better ways of doing things The UAE government has been taking timely, strict measures to…

One of the most serious concerns about India’s biometric Aadhaar cards has been the safety aspect, both in terms of the mismanagement of data as well as the misuse of the card itself. The government — the political leadership as well as the UIDAI (The Unique Identification Authority of India)…

Aided by a major section of the police, judiciary and the media, combined with the silent complicity of the opposition parties averse to upsetting their Hindu voters, Sangh Parivar goons armed with guns, rods and stones have a field day attacking and looting Muslims in the national capital Hindu bigotry…