Opinion

Why Hulla Bol when India is doing better than many?

09 Aug 2022 08:02 AM IST

Price rise is only a ruse. As the noose tightens on Congress leaders, the country is certain to witness more such protests on one pretext or the other.

Dhankar has to find new ways in the midst of challenges

08 Aug 2022 02:30 AM IST

It has been very easy for jurist and successful politician Jagdeep Dhankar to become the Chairman of Rajya Sabha by winning the post of Vice President with a good majority. But during the coming months and years, there will be a big challenge in the Rajya Sabha to handle the

CENTRE IGNORES AGMUT CADRE IPS OFFICERS WHILE CHOOSING THE DELHI CP

08 Aug 2022 02:27 AM IST

By appointing Sanjay Arora as the Commissioner of Delhi police, the Centre has once again overlooked the claims of IPS officers of the AGMUT cadre for the coveted position. Arora no doubt has had a very successful career as a police officer and though he belongs to the Tamil Nadu

Repo rate, credit policy, inflation and EMIs: Hard facts

08 Aug 2022 02:25 AM IST

An economy like India that grew at 8.7% last year and is slated to grow in excess of 7% in the ongoing fiscal year cannot continue to have a Repo rate of 4% or thereabouts.

Evaluation of natural resources and quality of life

06 Aug 2022 04:50 AM IST

What are the concepts of quality of life, its ingredients and inclusion of natural resources as one of the major indices influencing it? At the World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), Helsinki in July 1988, Professors Martha Nussbaum and Amartya Sen organized a conference to deliberate upon issues like

SIDDARAMAIAH LIKELY CONGRESS CM FACE FOR KARNATAKA ASSEMBLY POLLS

06 Aug 2022 04:48 AM IST

It is virtually certain that former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah would be the hot favorite to lead the Congress if it wins the Karantaka Assembly elections slated for early next year. During the 75th birthday celebrations of the popular leader, Rahul Gandhi, during a massive rally to mark the occasion at

Are we going back towards the era of ‘Volcker Shock’?

06 Aug 2022 04:44 AM IST

Are we going back towards the era of ‘Volcker Shock’?

‘TALIBAN 2.0’ FAILS TO SHOW ZERO TOLERANCE TOWARDS TERROR, INDIA NEEDS TO BE WARY

05 Aug 2022 05:26 AM IST

After the killing of Al-Qaida chief Ayman al-Zawahiri in Kabul, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s statement sufficiently described the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. Blinken said that “the Taliban grossly violated the Doha Agreement by hosting and sheltering al-Qaida’s top leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.” What Blinken suggested was that the

The South needs to lead against global annihilation

05 Aug 2022 05:25 AM IST

Will there be a global war? The UN Secretary General said recently that there is more chance of a nuclear confrontation than at any time since the Cold War. Such a greater risk relates to the hostile atmosphere, especially between China and Russia, on one hand, versus US and its

India plays a key role in shaping SCO agenda

05 Aug 2022 05:23 AM IST

India participated in the SCO meet of foreign ministers in Tashkent on 29 July and provided its noteworthy inputs to come up with solutions for various global issues.

Pakistan’s anti-India machinations in Sweden

04 Aug 2022 02:50 AM IST

Pakistan considers Stockholm significant for pushing through its propaganda-based information war against India and has begun a vicious anti-India campaign in Stockholm.

NANCY PELOSI STANDS UP TO CHINA

04 Aug 2022 02:48 AM IST

Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi must be congratulated for being steadfast in her decision to visit Taiwan, in spite of opposition from US President Joe Biden. Biden was rather circumspect about Pelosi’s visit, saying that it may exacerbate tensions with China. But Pelosi went ahead nonetheless.