Category: Opinion

Surge in female contestants, not MLAs

By Saumya Tewari Female contestants increased across the four states that went to polls recently - but not legislators -…

8 years ago

A vivid snapshot of a 19th century Delhi cultural extravaganza

By Vikas Datta Mirza Farhataullah Baig is not a writer whose name triggers recognition beyond the limited circle of formal…

8 years ago

With Assam in bag, time to move forward with reforms

By Amulya Ganguli Assam has given Narendra Modi a breather. It is now up to him to make full use…

8 years ago

Death on India’s roads — same as 2 daily plane crashes

By Kamala Thiagarajan About 350 people die every day on India’s roads - more than any other country - with…

9 years ago

Is Rahul really a Modi asset as Mamata believes?

By Saeed Naqvi The sharpest observation after the five state elections has come from Mamata Banerjee. “Rahul Gandhi is a…

9 years ago

BJP, Mamata are real winners

By Amulya Ganguli Since the Left Democratic Party (LDF) has lived up to the expectation of replacing the Congress-led United…

9 years ago

Home sales to gain momentum with prices firming up

By Vinod Behl Against the backdrop of low demand and slow home sales, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram…

9 years ago

BJP’s gains In Assam unrelated to record voter turnout

By Swapnil Bhandari & Rithika Kumar Higher-than-expected voter turnout of a record-breaking 84.7 percent in Assam has been making headlines…

9 years ago

Philosophy, peace, and a Bollywood cameo: The relevance of Bertrand Russell

By Vikas Datta Among the foremost thinkers of all ages, his contribution to knowledge spans maths, logic, history, philosophy and…

9 years ago

Republicans trust Donald Trump more than Paul Ryan: poll

Washington, May 18 (IANS) A new poll found on Tuesday that rank-and-file Republicans differ from party elites who see House…

9 years ago

Americans split between choice of Trump or Clinton: Poll

Washington, May 18 (IANS) US voters are split between the choice of Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton in…

9 years ago

Proposal for longer maternity leaves stuck in labour ministry: Maneka Gandhi

New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) A proposal by the women and child development ministry to increase maternity leave period has…

9 years ago

Know your BP numbers to stay healthy

By Rajat Arora Those were the days when our forefathers toiled in the fields all through the day; our grandmothers…

9 years ago

77 percent Indian parents expect to live with sons in old age

By Prachi Salve & Saumya Tewari Almost 77 percent of Indian parents expect to live with their sons in old…

9 years ago

Drought, floods or hail, UP at centre of all political slugfest

By Mohit Dubey It's not without reason that Uttar Pradesh is at the centre of any and every thing even…

9 years ago

India’s IP policy: A positive first step for economic development

By Amit Kapoor India's first and recently initiated national IPR policy is a culmination of the ongoing process of improving…

9 years ago

Indians increasingly prefer private education, 71 mn take tuitions

By Devanik Saha In a recent "Mann Ki Baat" address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed that every government should focus…

9 years ago

Assam’s future: Need to strengthen intra-regional linkages

By Samir K. Purkayastha The emergence of Maulana Badruddin Ajmal, an immigrant of East Bengali origin, as the central theme…

9 years ago

A strange quest and a stranger legacy: Lewis Carroll’s Snark Hunt

By Vikas Datta Poets can count themselves fortunate even if snatches of their works linger on in memory down the…

9 years ago

13 African countries top India’s infant mortality rate

By Prachi Salve Much criticism has been directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim - wrong, as FactChecker reported -…

9 years ago



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