Opinion

India must stand its ground

18 Jun 2020 05:22 AM IST

After this week’s barbaric attack on unarmed Indian soldiers at the Galwan valley by China’s People’s Liberation Army soldiers, let there be no illusion about India’s ties with China. Whatever little was left of India-China relations, disappeared into the ravines of Galwan on Monday night. Diplomacy, of course, is the

Sushant Singh Rajput: An actor destined for another galaxy

18 Jun 2020 05:21 AM IST

It rained very heavily on the day of actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s funeral — the first downpour of the Mumbai monsoon for 2020. It seemed as if the heavens were crying and mourning too like those down below at the tragic demise of the young star, a life cut short

Sushant’s Suicide: A Wake-up Call for One and All

18 Jun 2020 05:16 AM IST

Increasing mental stress and psychological distress of modern age, coupled with Covid-19 pandemic, is a sign of impending mental health crisis.

The privacy issue emerging from tracking app operations

18 Jun 2020 05:15 AM IST

The concept of ‘Privacy’ has a great significance in human existence. It assures the protection of the dignity of the human beings. Any move aimed at intrusion in once personal space, in absence of plausible reasons, will be inappropriate and in utter disregard of his/her self-esteem. The sanctity of once

The post-colonial problem of elephantine proportions

17 Jun 2020 04:46 AM IST

The latter half of the 20th century exerted great pressure on the natural habitat of Asian jumbos. Both elephants and human beings have fallen victims in the crisis that ensued.

Beware of the outsider

17 Jun 2020 04:44 AM IST

There is a lot of buzz about the Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case and even for those not too into Bollywood it is easy to see where the problem lies — he was an outsider trying to get in and the cartel blocked him. This cartel of Bollywood insiders —

Time to switch to natural ways to fight locusts

17 Jun 2020 04:44 AM IST

Locust swarms have coexisted with human civilisation since time immemorial. Should we not revisit the past to seek alternative, non-patented solutions?

Pakistan’s paranoia regarding India is unfounded

17 Jun 2020 04:39 AM IST

Pakistan’s brazen belligerence continues towards India in spite of the extension of an olive branch from time and again by India for good neighbourly relations.

India’s Covid response is well calibrated

16 Jun 2020 05:12 AM IST

Despite serious challenges of diverse nature, the country’s corona-related deaths and cases per million population are one of lowest in the world.

Ease the regulations

16 Jun 2020 05:11 AM IST

At a time when the country is opening up after a debilitating blow inflicted on the economy by an over two-month-long lockdown, there must be consensus that India will not go down the path of another lockdown, even if there is a huge spike in coronavirus cases. The prolonged lockdown

Economic package draws from Gandhi, Deendayal & Thengadi

16 Jun 2020 05:11 AM IST

After nearly one month from the declaration of Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan and nearly 2.5 months after declaration of the Lockdown 1.0, we are seeing an ascending legitimacy and social trust in the Narendra Modi-led Central government. This is primarily a result of the leadership skills and understanding of PM Narendra

Public Interest Litigation: A law and economic perspective

16 Jun 2020 05:06 AM IST

After the Supreme Court judgment in Tata Cellular case, normally courts restrain themselves from interfering in policy matters and this development is stated to have an effective check on unnecessary exercise of judicial discretions in entertaining public interest litigation.