Jayalalithaa to be from CCU to private room
Chennai, Nov 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa will soon be moved out of the critical care care unit (CCU) to a private room, said a senior AIADMK leader on Friday. “The lung infection…
Opinion
Development potential of international migration needs to be tapped
By Amit Kapoor International migration refers to the movement of people across borders caused by various economic, social and environmental factors as well as forced displacement on account of conflicts, violence and natural disasters. In…
Low birth weight, preterm delivery cause most newborn deaths in India
By Devanik Saha The death of every other newborn in India can be traced to either low birth weight (LBW) or premature delivery — a reflection of poor maternal health and an inadequate healthcare system…
China-Pakistan corridor is against India’s strategic interests
By Jai Kumar Verma The much touted $46 billion, 3,000-km-long China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) links Gwadar port in the troubled state of Balochistan to China’s restive autonomous region of Xinjiang. The project, which is…
‘Hitler’ may not return: An ode to a stray dog
By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 31 (IANS) Over the years, I have always been fascinated by dogs but never the stray dogs in our neighbourhood. On many occasions, after seeing well-trained dogs in homes, the…
Why Global TB Report a Wake-up Call for India?
By Sachi Satapathy The just-released Global Tuberculosis (TB) Report-2016 is a shocker for India. The report reveals the spread of this curable disease is larger than previously projected and moreover, the country accounts for 24…
SP imbroglio makes it Advantage Modi in UP
By Amulya Ganguli The fallout from the Samajwadi Party’s infighting is clear in Uttar Pradesh. Till the fratricidal strife broke out, the party had a fair chance, largely because of the relatively clean and forward-looking…
Smoke from firecracker snake=464 cigarettes
By Swagata Yadavar Would you be comfortable sending your child into a room filled with smoke from 464 cigarettes? That is equivalent to the amount of particulate matter less than 2.5 microns (PM 2.5) emitted…
Neutral venues producing results in Ranji Trophy
By Veturi Srivatsa The 2016-17 Ranji Trophy season played at neutral venues is being watched with a lot of curiosity. The teams are into their fourth round of matches and its time for some stock-taking….
When Vajpayee pulled India back from the brink on Iraq
By Saeed Naqvi Hard to believe, but Mosul, currently in the news, would have been ours today had Atal Bihari Vajpayee not played spoilsport. After their invasion of Iraq in April 2003, Americans realized fairly…
Jammu & Kashmir’s accession to India: Final and non-negotiable
By Brig. Anil Gupta (Retd) October 26, 1947, is a red-letter day in Indian history since on this day, Jammu & Kashmir — the crown of India — acceded to India and became its integral…
Odd-even car restrictions did not improve Delhi air
By Abhishek Waghmare As Delhis air quality begins to deteriorate with Diwali, new government data indicates that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) governments restrictions on cars based on odd-even number plates-between January 1-15, 2016, and…
Realty to miss out Diwali bang
By Vinod Behl The surge in buyer sentiment, resulting in home sales picking up during the ongoing festive season, bodes well for the real estate sector. But with long-term confidence of buyers still not restored,…
Xi’s Bangladesh visit: Why Dhaka sees Beijing, Delhi ties through different lenses
By Sreeradha Datta Arriving at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport is always a happy moment for me. It was no different earlier this month when I went as a participant at the South Asia Economic…
India faces greatest global loss from internet shutdowns
By Devanik Saha Internet shutdowns cost India $968 million (Rs 6,485 crore) in 2015-16, the largest loss among 19 countries surveyed and the result of 22 shutdowns, the same as war-torn Iraq, according to a…
Indian banks must login for fully-encrypted ATM security solutions
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) While some of the countrys premier banks are busy blocking debit cards that have been compromised (the numbers run into millions) in one of the financial sectors…
Mistry’s exit a blip in Tata’s long, illustrious history
By Amit Kapoor The Tata group is no stranger to Indians. It has had a long and illustrious history in the sub-continent and has been one of the pillars of the country’s industrial success post-independence….
India’s new #1: J&K surpasses Kerala’s life expectancy, except at birth
By Oommen C. Kurian Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has surpassed Kerala as the state with the highest life expectancy in India for all ages, barring life expectancy at birth, according to data released on October…
India should not gloat over moderate tactical success
By Lt. Gen. Kamal Davar (retd) The last three weeks may not have been historically momentous, as some in the establishment would like us to believe, but certainly India has been in the news, both…
New learning plans could help 52 per cent class 5 rural students who can’t read
Salgaon (Sirohi district) In a classroom in the government school here in southwest Rajasthan, about 25 students from standards 3, 4 and 5 standing in a circle, animatedly recited a story spoken by a specially…