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The biggest social media risk lies in not involving ones employees, as socially engaged employees are overall viewed as the most credible voices on its work culture, ethics, innovation and practices. (Representational image)

Employees doing time pass in virtual space?

One cannot wish away the importance of social media at workplaces, just like we cannot wish away the importance of the...

2 Dec 2017 9:23 PM GMT

Social media connects us to the big wide world outside but ironically disconnects us from the real one. This yawning chasm between the offline and online only further isolates us, defeating the very purpose of going online at all. (Representational image)

Connected online but disconnected still

The greatest casualty in this, the war between the offline and the online is that of attention.

2 Dec 2017 9:18 PM GMT

Social media, created to connect people, has turned into an effective tool for propagandists to manipulate public opinion. They feed off the fact that people trust messages sent by their friends and families. A complex regulatory mechanism involving various stake holders is need to end the menace.

Breeding misinformation in virtual space

A well-informed citizenry and institutions that provide good information are fundamental to a functional democracy.

2 Dec 2017 9:14 PM GMT

What you think is a pest serves a purpose in nature. Keeping Pests away is easier and better than killing them with chemicals. All violence is harmful to humans and insecticides prove my point!

Don't resort to violence to get rid of pests'

There are many humane and harmless ways to keep insects at bay at your home.

25 Nov 2017 9:31 PM GMT

Chikungunya, dengue and Zika viruses are transmitted to humans by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which live in tropical, subtropical, and in some temperate climates. (Photo: Pixabay)

Small bite that carries a big threat

The patient's immune system and immune response also have a major impact on disease.

25 Nov 2017 9:25 PM GMT

Abandonment of pets In abundance

A pet is not a toy that should be bought on a whim and then given away.

19 Nov 2017 9:10 PM GMT

John Abraham with his dog

Be Indian, adopt Indian

Most breeders and dog shows hand out C-Class certificates.

19 Nov 2017 9:07 PM GMT

Ongole, Kandhari and Deoni from the Deccan

Trouble in desi animal farm

In Punjab and Haryana alone, more than 75 per cent of the stray cattle on the street belong to exotic breeds.

19 Nov 2017 9:05 PM GMT

A video clip of the abuse, involving one of the 16-year-old girls, was leaked on various social media platforms, including Facebook. (Representational photo: file)

Parental neglect, emotional, physical abuse can have a life-long...

The sad part is that these parents are not criminals, sociopaths or psychopaths.

11 Nov 2017 8:59 PM GMT

The one-minute video, which was shot by the lawyers younger daughter, shows the lawyer hurling abuses at his wife and daughter.

Abusive parents, don't skip this page

In India, it's the child welfare committees that would ascertain what would be in the best interest of the child.

11 Nov 2017 8:54 PM GMT

Always remember that successful and happy people are not those who get the best of everything in life, but are the ones who make the best of everything they get in life. (Representational image)

A tolerant India would be a happier India

A growth agenda alone is not enough to promote happiness, social values too have dramatic effects on well-being.

6 Nov 2017 12:38 AM GMT

A popular teacher of Buddhism once spoke about the ease with which one is able to generate feelings of loving-kindness and compassion in solitary retreat, when there is no one around. (Photo: AP)

Happiness lies, Buddhism says, within you

The fundamental point of the practice of Buddhism lies in our behaviour as human beings.

6 Nov 2017 12:33 AM GMT