Opinion

The procedure and power of repealing laws

24 Nov 2021 02:19 AM IST

Hopefully, the protracted agitation would be called off and the persisting discontent among the farmers would vanish substantially with the repeal of these laws during the ensuing winter session of Parliament.

GOVERNMENT’S SOFTNESS MUST NOT BE SEEN AS WEAKNESS

23 Nov 2021 03:24 AM IST

The announcement by the Prime Minister last week that the farm laws would be repealed was accompanied with the clarification that reforms in the agriculture sector were a necessity and that it was the government’s failure that it could not convince a section of farmers about the benefits of the

PM Modi’s surgical strike on anti-India forces

23 Nov 2021 03:22 AM IST

Prime Minister’s apology to the nation that he could not make a section of farmers understand the merits of the farm legislations reflects his commitment to the nation and strength of character and not weakness.

JFK’S ASSASSINATION AND HOW IT AFFECTED COVERAGE IN INDIA

22 Nov 2021 02:31 AM IST

It would be 58 years on Monday (22 November) since America’s first Roman Catholic President John Kennedy was gunned down in Dallas by sharpshooters allegedly linked to the Mafia and a specially created Delta Force. The murder mystery remains unresolved though it was officially claimed that JFK was shot by

Law enforcers can stop India from becoming a fragile state

22 Nov 2021 02:30 AM IST

The law enforcers are the face of the State, the first interface between people and the State for getting justice. They have a greater responsibility on their shoulders to ensure that the State is not seen to be either weak or oppressive.

INDIA NEEDS TO BE MORE TOLERANT AND PLURALISTIC IN ITS THINKING

20 Nov 2021 07:00 AM IST

The recent debate over the performance of Stand in Comedian, Vir Das at the Kennedy Centre in the United States as well as the observations of film actress Kangana Ranaut regarding our freedom struggle and Mahatma Gandhi, only indicate how intolerant we as a nation have become. While I do

Purvanchal Expressway: Vikas triumphs

20 Nov 2021 06:58 AM IST

The 6-lane expressway, set to boost connectivity and development in Uttar Pradesh, also has a 3.2 km emergency airstrip and has been built in a way that it can also be expanded to 8 lanes in the future.

CROSSING THE HURDLES ON INDIA’S ROAD TO DEVELOPMENT

19 Nov 2021 06:09 AM IST

We all have heard about India being a developing country and on the verge of being a developed country. You may also have wondered that you have been hearing this for quite some time now and yet we never seem to transition from a developing country status to that of

Profiteering & pandemic: WTO, pharma industry must introspect

19 Nov 2021 06:06 AM IST

The stock prices of global pharma companies are zooming up. Investors are betting big on the pharma and healthcare sector by investing billions more. Wouldn’t it be better for their reputation and the world’s health that IPR laws are waived during the pandemic?

BIDEN SMILED, XI LIED: THE STORY OF A US-CHINA MEETING

18 Nov 2021 07:15 AM IST

The consensus about this week’s meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping is that nothing much was achieved, which is largely true. In fact, no one was expecting any breakthrough, but it was definitely problematic that Joe Biden could not read the riot act to Xi

Why Corbett tiger reserve needs immediate attention

18 Nov 2021 07:13 AM IST

The current crisis of Corbett Reserve is not a new one but the speed and volume with which these surreptitious illegal construction and tree felling have been pushed with impunity have threatened environmentalists including wildlife conservationists as well.

TO DEFEAT PANDEMIC, THE SECOND JAB IS INDISPENSABLE

17 Nov 2021 07:28 AM IST

We are living in a Covid-continuous world. Post festive season has once again seen the rise of Covid-19 cases. However, the silver lining (and everyone is looking for one) is that so far there has not been the mad rush for hospitalisation with most of the cases, barring a few