A dowry is given so that a girl can hold her head high among others and not be looked down upon. Without it, in the groom’s family — especially from the mother-in-law or sisters-in-law — there’s a lot ...

The Sevilla Commitment and Platform for Action advance concrete strategic steps to fulfil the promise of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and chart a path for a fairer shared future, ...

In my article “Is Sri Lanka’s recovery sustainable?” published in the Daily FT on 18 January 2024, I argued that Sri Lanka’s ...

A new report from Allianz Life shows that 64 percent of Gen Z workers fear they could be laid off in the next year, up from ...

A masterstroke of branding in the Orwellian tradition. Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill: Where It Came From, What It Does ...