Category: Opinion

Modi’s inclusive call: Need for religious leaders to build bridges

By Frank F. Islam As India celebrates its 71st Independence Day, it must remember the sacrifices made by leaders of…

7 years ago

Indian jails overflowing with prisoners

By Raja Bagga The annual report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) says that the average overcrowding rate in…

7 years ago

Judging books by their names: A trip through tantalising titles

By Vikas Datta "Conquering kings their titles take.." begins a Christian hymn, but what about those of books that demand…

7 years ago

Opposition unity may remain a chimera

By Amulya Ganguli It has again become Sonia Gandhi's responsibility to put together the broken pieces of opposition unity. She…

7 years ago

True independence means a sustainable, holistic India

By Anil K. Rajvanshi My father went to jail in the 1942 Quit India movement. He was interned for 2.5…

7 years ago

Time for Modi’s version of New Deal?

By Amit Kapoor The RBI expectedly cut the repo rate last week by 25 basis points, bringing the key lending…

7 years ago

Trump’s threat against North Korea: Credible or premature articulation?

By Mayank Chhaya The problem with issuing a dire ultimatum as a first response to a traditionally bellicose regime is…

7 years ago

Forgotten benefits of breast milk for the newborn

By Rekha Babu Breast milk is recommended as the first source of nutrition for a newborn. It is considered as…

7 years ago

Glen Campbell: A country music singer with ‘True Grit’

By Vikas Datta In his five-decade-long, acclaimed and much-awarded musical career, this sharecropper's son not only brought his genre into…

7 years ago

Kohli’s team should think of tougher challenges ahead overseas

By Veturi Srivatsa A series in Sri Lanka has always been tough and no captain before Virat Kohli won back-to-back…

7 years ago

Startling figures of inequality in India offer an incomplete picture

By Amit Kapoor The data released by the Bloomberg Billionaire Index reveals some shocking statistics about the rise of inequality…

7 years ago

Irony of history: From Angrez-mukt in 1942 to Congress-mukt in 2017

By Amulya Ganguli On August 31, 1942, Lord Linlithgow wrote to Winston Churchill: "I am engaged here in meeting by…

7 years ago

Niti Aayog vice-chief’s exit a bad signal

By Amulya Ganguli Narendra Modi must be realising by now that it is easier to demolish than to construct. He…

7 years ago

A ‘fuzzy Brexit’ in the making? High stakes for India

By Bhaswati Mukherjee The UK after Teresa May's self-imposed "Brexit General Election" reveals a stalemated society and politics, deeply divided…

7 years ago

The twilight of the West’s cherished values: Inevitable, but irreversible too?

By Vikas Datta Title: The Retreat of Western Liberalism; Author: Edward Luce; Publisher: Little, Brown/Hachette India; Pages: 240; Price: Rs…

7 years ago

IIT-Delhi gets 50 proposals to study cow milk benefits: Centre

New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The Indian Insititute of Technology, Delhi, has received about 50 proposals for research on benefits…

7 years ago

Pinarayi Vijayan and his problem with the media

By Sanu George Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan remains the tough guy of the state's politics unlike his predecessors, who…

7 years ago

Market investors need to avoid being driven by animal spirits

By Amit Kapoor The Indian stock markets seem to be on a steroid-infused dream run. Both the National Stock Exchange's…

7 years ago

Ajeeb dastaan hai yeh: The tragedies of Meena Kumari’s life, work and verse

By Vikas Datta Termed the "Tragedy Queen" of Bollywood for her immortal, iconic portrayals of a varied gamut of wronged,…

7 years ago

Dileep’s arrest reveals unsavoury side of Malayalam film industry

By Sanu George Ever since the arrest of superstar Dileep, the big fat egos of those in the Malayalam film…

7 years ago



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