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Do men or women have worse farts? Science has the answer

Posted on April 7, 2026April 10, 2026 by Trisha Pasricha, MD, The Washington Post

The following is an excerpt from “You’ve Been Pooping All Wrong,” by Trisha Pasricha, MD, MPH, which will be published on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. Dr. Trisha Pasricha. PHOTO: health.harvard.edu Science has finally…

Cinema Is Not Policy, But Films Like Dhurandhar Culturally Reflect India’s Place In The World

Posted on April 6, 2026 by Piyush Chaudhary, South Asia Monitor

Recent Bollywood blockbusters like Dhurandhar (2025) and Dhurandar (2026), have triggered intense debate about whether cinema is shaping public understanding of the state, power, and even foreign policy. The reactions, especially around…

Sharmila Tagore: Embracing femininity and feminism

Posted on April 3, 2026April 6, 2026 by Archana Adalja

Sharmila Tagore recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Film Festival Delhi, India, for her contribution to Indian cinema. It is apt that she received this award when the US…

The Supreme Court Should Affirm Birthright Citizenship

Posted on April 2, 2026April 3, 2026 by Thomas A. Berry, Dan Greenberg, and Kimberly Coleman, Cato Institute

On his first day in office last year, President Trump signed Executive Order 14,160. That Order attempted to end birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to parents without permanent…

With Global Stability at Risk, India Must Initiate Efforts to De-escalate US–Israel–Iran Conflict

Posted on April 1, 2026April 3, 2026 by Lt. Col. Manoj K. Channan (Retd.)

A police officer stands outside ‘Bharat Mandapam’, the main venue of the G20 Summit, in New Delhi, India, September 7, 2023. REUTERS/Amit Dave BRICS LOGO. PHOTO: https://www.brics2026.gov.in/brics-india-2026/ The current tensions involving the…

AI is hitting the sweet part of the S-curve

Posted on March 24, 2026March 25, 2026 by Gautam Mukunda, Bloomberg Opinion

Image generated by DALL-E 3, symbolizing advanced artificial intelligence. Public Domain. Author: Alenoach. @Commons.Wikimedia.org One of the most compelling theories about the future of artificial intelligence comes, oddly enough, from a 161-year-old…

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