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Scripted Realities?
Scripted Realities?

Exceptions notwithstanding, is much contemporary architectural work of particular types of buildings scripted by advertisements and related world views? The Good Life condominium advertisement is a typical sales pitch of luxury living, which invariably has an infinity pool with glass railing looking at an infinitely spacious and manicured landscape stretching allmost to the horizon amidst a dense city.

Erdogan’s Turkey
Erdogan’s Turkey

The recent wave of mass protests across Turkey underscores a growing crisis in the country’s democratic institutions.

Tariff Tug

The resurgence of US President Donald Trump and his aggressive tariff policy places India in a uniquely precarious yet opportune position.

Tariff Tug
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Of Williams and Wilmore
Of Williams and Wilmore

We don’t like to wait. We don’t like to be confined. The times when we are stuck in traffic jams make us feel helpless. The times when we can’t get off the plane or train perhaps, during a long journey makes us restless.  Even when we know that the wait is temporary. Not indefinite. 

Psychologist speak: surviving in outer space

The psychological, indeed, the physiological health of people dwelling in confined environments, is an extremely important area of discussion. And suddenly the topic has come to the fore with news of the return to earth of astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who were confined in a space station for a duration of nine months.

Psychologist speak: surviving in outer space
World
Iran ‘open’ to indirect negotiations with US: FM
Iran ‘open’ to indirect negotiations with US: FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi announced Monday that his country will not engage in direct negotiations with the United States unless Washington adjusts its policy towards Tehran, but "the path is open for indirect negotiations."

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L&T-Cloudfiniti partners with three AI start-ups
L&T-Cloudfiniti partners with three AI start-ups

Mumbai-based Larsen & Toubro (L&T) officially announced here on Tuesday that its division, L&T-Cloudfiniti, has partnered with three leading Artificial Intelligence (AI) startups, including one based in Europe

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