Can Pakistan Economy be Bailed Out

By Tirthankar Mitra Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif securing a $7 billion package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in September was accompanied by a commitment to break Pakistan’s longstanding reliance on bailout programmes. Since…

Check rising prices, blackmarketers

O.P Sharma The recently elected J&K UT, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah must act swiftly and sternly for holding the price-line and also ensure action against adulteration, especially of all essential items of daily utility. To…

The anatomy of funerals

Vishal Sharma With eyes swollen and reddened; and a wearied, tear stained face; he sat silent and morose, looking through the glass top of the dead body freezer box at his deceased mother. The death…

Harnessing human literacy in age of AI

Biju Dharmapalan In an era increasingly defined by technological innovation, reading and writing-cornerstones of human intellect-are facing a profound transformation. While artificial intelligence (AI) bots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google Bard redefine the boundaries of…