Category: Commentary

Manual scavenging a crime, government agencies dodge law

By Prachi Salve The Railway Ministry said "no" to a question in the Lok Sabha on May 4, 2016, when…

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The unholy nexus that began World War II – the full story

By Vikas Datta Title: The Devils' Alliance - Hitler's Pact with Stalin, 1939-1941; Author: Roger Moorhouse; Publisher: Vintage/Random House India;…

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Mamata trying to sell ‘Bengal model’ to national audience

By Anurag Dey Kolkata, Aug 25 (IANS) Having won West Bengal twice -- in 2011 and 2016 -- by inflicting…

8 years ago

India needs to tread the innovation path to progess

By Amit Dasgupta Innovation worries us. At one level, many perceive it as a threat to their jobs and, in…

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In rural India, less to eat than 40 years ago

By Pavitra Mohan As India's 70th year of Independence begins, widespread progress is evident, but in rural India, where 833…

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92% of villages ‘electrified’ have houses without power

By Charlie Moloney As many as 78 per cent of the 18,452 inhabitable villages the government set out to provide…

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Driverless cars on the horizon, but India far from ready

By Nishant Arora New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) It was Google that first flagged off self-driving cars. Tesla Motors, GM…

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Only 1 of 27 Indian sports bodies has athlete as president

By Devanik Saha Indian marathon runner O.P. Jaisha said she fainted at the Rio Olympics on a hot, humid day…

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Despite sporting glory, Indian women struggle to rise

By Saumya Tewari In the 2016 Rio Olympics, shuttler P.V. Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win a silver…

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Focusing on IP alone will not increase access to healthcare

By Amit Kapoor Access to healthcare is a major challenge in developing countries as this involves making available affordable and…

8 years ago

Embracing Cloud can help India master digital era: Oracle

By Nishant Arora New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) India is poised to become the world's leading market for Cloud, and…

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Dipa Karmakar, coach Nandi braved ‘conspiracies’ to reach the top

By Subir Bhaumik Agartala, Aug 21 (IANS) Dipa Karmakar's coach Bisheswar Nandi had once sought the intervention of the Tripura…

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Why India wins only a few Olympic medals

By Amulya Ganguli The joy felt by Indians over the successes of P.V. Sindhu in badminton, Sakshi Malik in wrestling…

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Key elections are near: Kashmir, Pakistan can wait

By Saeed Naqvi Kashmir is ablaze and relations with Pakistan are at a low. Consequently, the communal cauldron is on…

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77 mn women added to banking system in 1 year

By Saumya Tewari As many as 358 million Indian women (61 per cent) have bank accounts, up from 281 million…

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Narsingh’s case an indictment of NADA and political forces

By Veturi Srivatsa Ironically, the day woman wrestler Sakshi Malik brought in India's first medal from the Rio Olympics, the…

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Sindhu assures second medal for India as Narsingh’s Olympic dream ends

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) Star shuttler P.V. Sindhu entered the women's singles final to assure India of a…

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In 2016, Karnataka charged students, union leaders with sedition — Amnesty latest

Bengaluru, Aug 18 (IANS/IndiaSpend) The police investigation against Amnesty International India -- for slogans raised during an event the global…

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Phasing out hydro-fluorocarbons the next big challenge

By Rajendra Shende It was hotter than normal in Vienna when US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived there late…

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47 mn Indian youth drop out by 10th standard

Silvio Grocchetti & Charlie Moloney India has 47 million youth of secondary and higher secondary school-going age out of school,…

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