Category: Commentary

The ‘blaze’ of Urdu poetry and his invaluable contribution

By Vikas Datta His fame mostly endures on one couplet, which ably uses changes of nature to reflect the turmoil…

7 years ago

School transportation: Safety first

By Christopher Hanvey When a child goes to the school, one of the most crucial things that parents are concerned…

7 years ago

Can Yechury stitch together an anti-BJP coalition?

By Amulya Ganguli Given the weakened position of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) at the national level, the uneasy…

7 years ago

Book ringside seats for May 15 post-poll poker in Bengaluru

By Saeed Naqvi On May 15, when the Karnataka election results are announced, and the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party…

7 years ago

Cooling India with less warming: Affordable, efficient ACs

By Anjali Jaiswal & Amartya Awasthi With Earth Day top of mind this week, what do you think is among…

7 years ago

India investing: Art of connecting the macro to the micro

By Taponeel Mukherjee Author H. Jackson Brown Jr once remarked: "Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor." For…

7 years ago

The digital revolution’s dystopian potential – and what we can do (Book Review)

By Vikas Datta Title: The People Vs Tech; Author: Jamie Bartlett; Publisher: Ebury Press/Penguin Random House; Pages: 256; Price: Rs…

7 years ago

Why death penalty for child rape doesn’t mean swifter, better justice

Mumbai, April 24 (IANS/IndiaSpend) About 90 per cent of child rape cases were pending trial in India in 2016, no…

7 years ago

The worrying problem of global debt

By Amit Kapoor Any undergraduate student of economics would vouch for the fact that an economy in a recession requires…

7 years ago

Exit Yashwant: No big deal, yet…

By Amulya Ganguli Yashwant Sinhas departure from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is an event which ranks as low on…

7 years ago

James M. Cain’s bleak view of human nature and relationships

By Vikas Datta Why do we like evil, or rather, are fascinated by it, especially in its literary manifestations? Philosophically,…

7 years ago

Nihal Singh was the last of the Gentlemen Editors

By Saeed Naqvi These are such desperate times for journalism that S. Nihal Singh's departure at 89 triggers memories about…

7 years ago

Raising a wolf to know our life’s simian and vulpine choices (Book Review)

By Vikas Datta Title: The Philosopher and the Wolf; Author: Mark Rowlands; Publisher: Granta Books; Pages: 256; Price: Rs 499…

7 years ago

Switch to stevia for a sweet, healthy lifestyle

By Priscilla Samuel In the midst of today's hectic lifestyle, let's spare a thought for one of the biggest threats…

7 years ago

You have now entered the age of absurdity: Be very afraid

By Nury Vittachi Shopkeeper: "Will you be paying by credit card, EPS, Apple Pay, debit card, Google Pay, Bitcoin or…

7 years ago

Will there be a Yechury-Vijayan showdown at 22nd CPI-M party Congress?

By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram, April 18 (IANS) Having won the first round in the battle for supremacy in the Communist…

7 years ago

Samurai Loans: Why Indian infrastructure needs them

By Taponeel Mukherjee News that Reliance Jio has raised 53.5 billion Japanese yen (approximately Rs 3,251 crore) in Samurai loans…

7 years ago

Times are changing and ideas for economic growth need to keep up

By Amit Kapoor All economies want to produce more within national borders. This urge arises from the popular belief that…

7 years ago

Will social media replace traditional media as democracy’s fourth pillar?

By Saket Suman The increasing polarisation among media in India -- and perhaps across the world -- has led to…

7 years ago

Core mobile gamers to propel PC gaming market in India

By Nishant Arora New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) If you belong to the generation that played platform games like "Mario",…

7 years ago



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