February 2026

Sweet life?

Leopards in western Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand sugarcane fields are turning ‘soft’ and ‘fatter’, refusing to return to the wild, say forest officers. These big cats have become heavier, slower, bellies round, shoulders heavy, claws rubbed smooth, their stealth and urgency fading, and canines faded out so that they cannot grip a prey. When hunger

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Hate a bribe

Jethro, the Father-in-law of Moses, gave criteria for choosing leaders. Of them, the most important was those who hate a bribe to be chosen. (Exodus 18:21) Even in those ancient times, bribery seems to be a social, economic, and political problem. Those who do not hate bribery would fall victim to covetousness. (Exodus 20:17) Seekers

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