Opinion

Punjab Votes For Change As All Parties Vow To Bring One, But Who Is The Real Face?

23 Feb 2022 08:10 AM IST

The one message that the voter of Punjab gave was that it was voting for a change. That message should have been easy to crack except for one thing—every party was claiming to be the change. The Congress claimed that by changing its chief ministerial candidate, it was offering a

Isolated globally, is Russia hostage to China-Pak nexus?

23 Feb 2022 08:08 AM IST

If Moscow continues to pursue its policy of engagement with Pakistan, then it will harm Russia’s geopolitical position in international community as it will send a wrong signal on its stand on terrorism

Ukraine Crisis: India Displays Diplomatic Deftness

22 Feb 2022 07:37 AM IST

‘War is a failure of diplomacy’. This is what seems to have guided India when it came to taking a clear stand on the Ukraine crisis amid the growing pressure by the western powers on New Delhi to join them to condemn Russia for creating such an ‘unseemly’ situation. Undoubtedly,

The Hindu-Muslim divide is India’s biggest challenge

22 Feb 2022 07:32 AM IST

There are enough Muslim leaders to create an impression that Muslims are suffering because of a government wedded to nationalist ideology. They call it Hindu oriented government to make the divide sharper and create their own political constituency.

BCCI Reviews Decision On Split Captaincy, Appoints Rohit For All Formats

21 Feb 2022 08:05 AM IST

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) seems to be schizophrenic in its approach to the game which is virtually a religion in every part of this country. While deciding to have separate captains for the white-ball cricket and the Test matches some months ago, the body did

India’s disinvestment journey, BJP vs Congress: Part II

21 Feb 2022 07:58 AM IST

The State has no business being in business and that has been best amplified by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for good reasons and more.

KCR Looks At A Larger Role At The National Level

19 Feb 2022 08:08 AM IST

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao is evidently looking at a larger role at the national level and perhaps sees himself as a future leader of opposition parties, wishing to form a federal front against the National Democratic Alliance. He has adopted a new political stance and has been lately

A sudden outpouring of reverence for Sant Ravidas

19 Feb 2022 08:05 AM IST

Had the birth anniversary of Sant Ravidas not come during the elections in five states, would it have attracted so much hype and attention?

Will Baghel Emerge A Dark Horse Against Akhilesh Like Shubhendu?

18 Feb 2022 07:52 AM IST

Amid shifting of majority votes, the next phases of polls in the central UP hold key to the fate of the state. The party winning the region reins Lucknow. The trends in first two phases in UP and Uttarakhand turned curioser. The minority votes are consolidating and majority votes are

Hijab or naqab is not an expression of free choice

18 Feb 2022 07:46 AM IST

A raging controversy has erupted upon some girl students reporting to their post matriculate school, referred to as pre-university college in Karnataka, wearing a Hijab for religious reasons. The School had a prescribed uniform for its students and therefore took exception to the breach of its ‘uniform’ rule. The students

Mr Trudeau, Don’t Go The Chinese Way, Learn To Tolerate Dissent

17 Feb 2022 07:26 AM IST

Who would have thought that the country that is supposed to have near flawless democracy, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit, would go rogue in such a spectacular manner and without almost any international outcry? We are talking of Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act in Canada

Covid has locked children out of their education with girls at highest risk

17 Feb 2022 07:25 AM IST

While the Covid-19 crisis has largely spared children from its devastating health effects, its impact on their education has been profound. The effects of school closures have been far-reaching, and for the most vulnerable children, the negative impacts will be lifelong. Composition of students who cannot be reached, by sex,