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Before AI takes a job, it learns by watching. How that buys time for Indians earning from their handiwork
Ranjith Melarkode
28 Sept 2026 3:57 PM IST
From garment floors in Gurugram to call centres, AI is creeping into Indian jobs. But most Indian workers earn their living with their hands, on farms and building sites and AI barely reaches that...
The Eighth Column
The Eighth Column
How theatre activist Prasanna’s scheme for women empowerment has transformed these Karnataka villages
25 Sept 2026 6:21 PM IST
The Eighth Column
How planned repatriation of ancestral human remains from UK museum is uniting Naga tribes back home
24 Sept 2026 5:31 PM IST
The Eighth Column
How a character’s success can limit the actor from experimenting on screen
23 Sept 2026 3:51 PM IST
Beyond political war of words, how the KPSC cash-for-jobs case has impacted govt job aspirants
22 Sept 2026 5:42 PM IST
Why Delhi’s discourse on air pollution seems to have moved from action to adaptation
21 Sept 2026 5:46 PM IST
Why a new Chinese heritage gallery in Kolkata holds deep, personal significance for the community
18 Sept 2026 6:30 PM IST
Why scientists’ nearly-100-year-journey towards creating ‘artificial Sun’ continues to face hurdles
17 Sept 2026 3:01 PM IST
Why for many of India’s youth the first adulting in an alien city is winning the accommodation battle
16 Sept 2026 5:37 PM IST
Why Manipuri singer’s death from ‘assault’ highlights problem of linking identity, freedom with noise
15 Sept 2026 4:49 PM IST
Ex-intelligence chief targeting Chandrababu, Jagan, not 1st IAS-IPS with political ambition. A recap
14 Sept 2026 3:57 PM IST
Why Jarange-Patil winning Kunbi quota battle may not be the simple solution to Maratha issue
11 Sept 2026 5:49 PM IST
Is the state shaping our private choices? From what we eat to who we love and what we read…
10 Sept 2026 5:33 PM IST
How Meta’s US settlement for social media users under 18 reveals gaps in India’s protection framework
9 Sept 2026 4:22 PM IST
Why for Dalits in Uttarakhand there is a silver lining in ‘purification’ row after Kharge visit
8 Sept 2026 11:54 AM IST
Why despite Earth observation satellite images, there was little on-time alert of Nepal-Tibet floods
7 Sept 2026 2:43 PM IST
Teachers’ Day special: Why discourse on coaching institutes seems to ignore plight of faculty
Poulomi Banerjee
4 Sept 2026 4:32 PM IST
While much has been written about the regimented schedules and hyper-competitive atmosphere of India's coaching institutes preparing students for...
Why bringing the dead down from Everest and similar high altitudes remains a challenge
3 Sept 2026 5:37 PM IST
Why in Keralam, Muthalapozhi in Thiruvananthapuram has become ‘harbour of death’ for fishers
2 Sept 2026 4:31 PM IST
Buying a plot of land on the Moon? Here’s why it’s not really real estate investment
1 Sept 2026 3:55 PM IST
Why CM Suvendu seems not to have factored in the Bengali disconnect with 'Sahitya Samrat' Bankim
31 Aug 2026 4:40 PM IST
Why Nepal-Tibet floods have brought back memories of an 'unforgiving' Kailash trek for this Indian
28 Aug 2026 4:37 PM IST
Jantar Mantar to South Mumbai, can Neha Bora's Gen Z campaign penetrate beyond Left liberal camps?
27 Aug 2026 5:17 PM IST
Why, despite govt efforts, West Bengal continues to see underage marriages, teen pregnancies
26 Aug 2026 5:13 PM IST
How the language of political discourse in India has transformed with the years & why it's a matter of concern
25 Aug 2026 4:06 PM IST
Why in Kashmir, those associated with the adventure tourism sector are struggling to keep afloat
24 Aug 2026 5:08 PM IST
Why legal experts, activists are critical of PM Modi’s call to ‘identify and isolate Dimagi Naxals’
21 Aug 2026 5:09 PM IST
What NASA invitation to India to join work on planned Moon Base could mean for both
20 Aug 2026 2:58 PM IST
Why Ramayana row, demand for pre-release preview raise questions over our engagement with our epics
19 Aug 2026 5:24 PM IST
30 years since launch, why Kerala’s iconic decentralisation project appears to have lost steam
18 Aug 2026 5:22 PM IST
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