Category: Opinion

India reduces baby deaths but still hasn’t met 2012 targets

By Rhea Colaco First, the good news: 37 babies died for every 1,000 that were born in 2015, two better…

8 years ago

A poetic colossus and his stylish, striking and sonorous works

By Vikas Datta Among the shortcomings of our education system is that literature, especially poetry, is mostly presented to impressionable…

8 years ago

Dhoni made players feel they can be world-beaters

By Veturi Srivatsa Tiger Pataudi showed his India teammates what self-respect is, Sourav Ganguly taught his troops to stand up…

8 years ago

State elections: Modi may prove to be lucky

By Amulya Ganguli It is obvious that the ensuing elections in five states will be an excellent mid-term appraisal of…

8 years ago

Keep your fingers crossed in New Year: Beware Ides of March

By Saeed Naqvi "Ek din keh leejiye jo kuch hai dil mein aapke Ek din sun leejiye jo kuch hamare…

8 years ago

Om Puri: An actor for all seasons with remarkable range of expressions

By Vikas Datta His craggy, pockmarked but distinctive face may have kept him from becoming a leading man in films,…

8 years ago

Only 1 in 100 sexual assaults in Karnataka ends in conviction

By Devanik Saha The New Year's eve sexual attacks against female revellers in Bengaluru may have generated nationwide outrage, but…

8 years ago

What’s common to Arab Spring, European Summer, American Winter

By Rajendra Shende Mohamed Bouazizi was a Tunisian fruit vendor. Six years ago, in Decemebr 2010, he set himself ablaze…

8 years ago

‘AAP won’t be allowed to win in Punjab – at any cost’

By M.R. Narayan Swamy Only a miracle can prevent the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) from finishing on top in the…

8 years ago

Choosing the right partner to build your home

By Preeti Harit & Pralayesh Guha A finance executive who retires in two years is a visibly worried man. The…

8 years ago

New Year resolutions doctors must stick to

By Rajat Arora It is easy to preach, hard to practise. Though, as a doctor, I pretty much practise what…

8 years ago

Black money cannot be glibly wished away

By Salim David I remember standing for hours in the queue to withdraw my own cash, and then being told…

8 years ago

India’s great school education challenge: Crisis in BIMARU states

Khushboo Balani By 2020, India will have the worlds largest working population-- 869 million -- but an IndiaSpend analysis of…

8 years ago

Trump’s threat and the challenge before new UN chief

By Sachi Satapathy US President-elect Donald Trump's controversial tweet on the 193-member UN comes at a time when former Portuguese…

8 years ago

Mega trends and events to look out for in 2017

By Amit Kapoor There has been much debate on how the world will be in 2017. Several trends are visible…

8 years ago

An altruistic Arabian prince and his legendary quests

By Vikas Datta In our contemporary, high-tech world where a range of inventions and devices once thought magical are common,…

8 years ago

Head in cashless sand, as global events pass India by

By Saeed Naqvi While New Delhi is busy with the demonetisation upheaval, it may find itself paces too slow in…

8 years ago

After disruptive year, realty headed for consolidation

By Vinod Behl The real estate sector, which faced turbulent times in 2016, is staring at another challenging year ahead,…

8 years ago

Mulayam’s skewered priorities in family fued

By Amulya Ganguli If the psychological angularities of the turmoil in UP appear to be more intriguing than the political…

8 years ago

RBI, Urjit Patel should speak up or lose credibility

By Vatsal Srivastava Central bankers are often called Masters of the Universe. No period in financial history has proven this…

8 years ago



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