Opinion

A campus murder, an errant actor and acquittal of a bishop

19 Jan 2022 02:50 AM IST

On Friday Kottayam Additional Sessions Judge acquitted Father Franco Milakkal, the former Jalandhar Bishop of the Catholic Church, of all charges in the alleged rape of a nun.

BRAHMOS DEAL IS A SIGNIFICANT STEP TOWARDS AATMANIRBHAR BHARAT

18 Jan 2022 07:43 AM IST

It’s of immense significance that India has got the order to supply the Brahmos supersonic missile to Philippines. It is significant for both domestic industry and for India’s broader strategic interests. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has kept an ambitious target of reaching $5 billion (roughly Rs 35,000 crore) exports in

Modi phobia has blinded Gregory Stanton and Co

18 Jan 2022 07:41 AM IST

The earlier predictions of the ‘Genocide Watch’ founder on Kashmir, Assam and CAA too were proved wrong, and nobody in India takes Gregory Stanton seriously.

NON-CRICKETING REASONS FORCE KOHLI TO QUIT TEST CAPTAINCY

17 Jan 2022 02:00 AM IST

Virat Kohli, the country’s most successful Cricket Captain had to give up his position due to politics within the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). It is apparently an array of the non-cricketing reasons that have compelled him to step down, and it would become a very difficult

Just a ‘security breach’ or a sinister plan?

17 Jan 2022 01:59 AM IST

Unsurprisingly, after the inexplicable dereliction of duty by Punjab administration and police, defiance of all the existing protocols and sheer disrespect of the Constitutional authority, the Congress regime made a mockery of the incident.

DESERTIONS PUT YOGI ON THE BACKFOOT IN UP

15 Jan 2022 07:30 AM IST

Desertion by several OBC leaders from the Bharatiya Janata Party on the eve of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections could spell trouble for Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and come in the way of his second consecutive term. In fact, the momentum seems to be shifting towards his principal challenger, Akhilesh

Is the Arab world ready for a post-oil future?

15 Jan 2022 07:28 AM IST

In terms of preparing for a post-oil future, GCC governments will need to curtail public services, benefits, and jobs even further, while also curbing opportunities for rent-seeking in the private sector.

THE OPPOSITION HAS FAILED THIS NATION

14 Jan 2022 09:59 AM IST

The Indian Opposition has failed the people. Bereft of ideas and somewhere having the ruling syndrome in them, they have become shadow ruling parties oblivious of the key issues and problems of the people. It is indeed a critical economic situation where the opposition could not play the constructive role

Seldom known causes of climate change

14 Jan 2022 09:57 AM IST

Several factors have created an unsustainable world. The very individuals who cause major global warming have barely understood this phenomenon. Most are in denial and do not wish to understand it, either deliberately or otherwise.

WHAT IS INDIA’S ROLE IN US-CHINA’S BANGLADESH GAME?

13 Jan 2022 07:51 AM IST

Last Friday, Sheikh Hasina’s government completed three years of being in power in Bangladesh, and the next elections are just two years away. Hasina’s party virtually does not have any rivals, and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the main political rival of Awami League, is in utter disarray. Khaleda, the party’s

The capacity to govern

13 Jan 2022 07:50 AM IST

The capacity to govern has been challenged by many mistakes that governments commit intentionally or inadvertently. One such mistake that rulers make is in treating prosperity as greatness, which is not.

THE MAKING OF A LEADER?

12 Jan 2022 08:05 AM IST

First of all, one has to be absolutely clear about one thing: the Prime Minister’s security is not a political football and any breach needs to be seriously looked at. The Supreme Court is doing that, taking it out of the ambit of both the state and the central government