Opinion

Annus horribilis: Indelible images of 2021

29 Dec 2021 07:02 AM IST

A look back at significant events, major news, stirring and tormenting images globally and domestically that defined this year.

WINTER OLYMPICS: INDIA MUST STAND UP TO THE PRC BULLY

28 Dec 2021 04:42 AM IST

Voices have been getting louder for quite some time now regarding the boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics to be held next year in February in Beijing. Following which, action has started being taken, with leading democracies announcing a diplomatic boycott of the Olympics, protesting the extreme human rights violations

PM Modi’s announcement of jabs for children is timely

28 Dec 2021 04:28 AM IST

It has come at a time when Omicron—the highly contagious variant— is already knocking at the doors with 19 states reporting the presence of this virus. While Delhi tops the list, several states of the country, in a bid to tackle the contagion, have imposed night curfews already.

KARNATAKA COULD WITNESS LEADERSHIP CHANGES IN BJP, CONGRESS

27 Dec 2021 06:33 AM IST

By stating that no job was permanent, Karnataka Chief Minister, Basavaraj Bommai has fueled speculation regarding his imminent exit from his post. Speaking at a public event in his hometown of Shiggaon in Haveri district last Sunday, Bommai became emotional and observed that in life nothing was permanent, not even

The war of paradigms and doctrine of engineered conflicts

27 Dec 2021 06:32 AM IST

The politics of the times we live in has changed for most of the countries in the world, especially powerful countries, as they have an aura and stature at the world stage and in the circles of influence. There is also one valid fact that macroeconomics drives geopolitics. The power

LITMUS TEST OF AMETHI ASSEMBLY SEAT AWAITS GANDHI SIBLINGS

25 Dec 2021 04:03 AM IST

The recent visit of both Rahul and Priyanka to Amethi, once considered as the Gandhi family bastion, is an attempt by the siblings to reclaim their lost stronghold. In the 2019 Parliamentary polls, Union Minister Smriti Irani defeated Rahul Gandhi thus forcing the former Congress president to look southwards for

2021: Modi government’s assessment

25 Dec 2021 04:01 AM IST

The last two years of the Modi government have been extraordinary, for the sheer number of opportunities that were seized to create new milestones. PrimeMinister Narendra Modi’s impeccable leadership has made things possible that the inept Congress couldn’t do for decades.

UN RECOGNITION FOR DURGA PUJA: INDIA’S SOFT POWER IS WINNING HEARTS

24 Dec 2021 02:31 AM IST

Our soft power based on our cultural heritage, is India’s gift to this message of where the forces of fundamentalism and extremism are raising their ugly heads. Ours is a composite cultural spread. It reflects the evolution of our history. India seamlessly absorbed other cultures but never lost her own.

What Surat’s POCSO trials teach us about justice delivery

24 Dec 2021 02:28 AM IST

The Surat model has been quite motivating, and it could be emulated in other parts of the country. This only adds to the inference that with smooth and streamlined coordination at the district level, a robust justice delivery mechanism is viable.

Chaudhary Charan Singh was a true mass leader

23 Dec 2021 07:34 AM IST

Chaudhary Charan Singh’s 120th birth anniversary on 23 December is a good time to reflect on his political journey and his values and ideals that are worthy of emulation.

REMEMBERING RAMANUJAN AND THE MATHS OF LIFE

23 Dec 2021 07:28 AM IST

The subject of mathematics and solving life’s questions would have become easier if we had understood the maths happening in the life of Srinivasa Ramanujan and other mathematicians. We will focus on solving the problems of life with mathematics because yesterday was the birth anniversary of Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan,

IS TRINAMOOL THE NEW CONGRESS?

22 Dec 2021 00:39 AM IST

There has been a lot of speculation as to what Mamata Bannerjee and her ace strategist Prashant Kishor are up to, especially when they started poaching leaders from the Congress. At that time, some speculated that the TMC’s main aim was not to defeat the BJP as much as it