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Problematics | Surviving Russian roulette

India, Sept. 21 -- One of my most satisfying original puzzles involves Gabbar Singh's revolver, and regular readers might remember it from 2023 when I ran it to mark the 50th episode of Problematics. ... और पढ़ें


Indian scientists find tool to control quantum loss: What does it mean?

India, Sept. 14 -- One of the fundamental concepts in quantum physics is entanglement, which is key to quantum computing. Entanglement, where the quantum properties of two particles can only be descri... और पढ़ें


Indian scientists control quantum entanglement loss with timed move

NEW DELHI, Sept. 14 -- One of the fundamental concepts in quantum physics is entanglement, which is key to quantum computing. Entanglement , where the quantum properties of two particles can only be d... और पढ़ें


Problematics | Sailor dance

India, Sept. 7 -- In Quentin Tarantino's iconic Reservoir Dogs, the heist gang is given codenames because their boss wants to ensure that they do not know each other's true identities. That is why we ... और पढ़ें


Jaishankar begins three-day Poland, Ukraine visit

New Delhi, Sept. 3 -- Dark matter is called dark because it cannot be seen. Scientists believe it must be there because nothing else adequately explains many of the things we observe in the universe. ... और पढ़ें


Problematics | Dickens on the shelves

India, Aug. 31 -- In the very first edition of Problematics, which I published in a local newspaper in my hometown in 1993, the inaugural puzzle involved three variables and two equations to work with... और पढ़ें


Dickens on the shelves | Problematics

India, Aug. 31 -- In the very first edition of Problematics, which I published in a local newspaper in my hometown in 1993, the inaugural puzzle involved three variables and two equations to work with... और पढ़ें


Problematics | Birds in flight

India, Aug. 3 -- Our main puzzle this week is an adaptation of an 11th-century Arabian original. Because readers have solved similar (if not identical) puzzles in these columns before, I have added so... और पढ़ें


Problematics | Book # 6

India, July 27 -- As a puzzle setter who is very conscious about acknowledging sources for puzzles that are not my own, one question I often ask myself is: having adapted an existing puzzle into a new... और पढ़ें


Problematics | Cycling to college

India, July 13 -- There was a time when the bicycle was a widespread mode of commutation even in urban centres. I grew up in a city where many students cycled to school, although I was not one of them... और पढ़ें