Opinion

Stand-up comedies and the outrage

02 Nov 2021 03:38 AM IST

Stand-up comedy has become a new way for youngsters to express themselves but most stand-up comedians try to ride a fast-track route to stardom by making fun of Hindu Gods and Goddesses and the faith adhered to by most Hindus. The use of filthy language or abuses to amuse has

PATEL, A UNIFIER, AND INDIRA, THE MOST CHARISMATIC LEADER

01 Nov 2021 01:31 AM IST

October 31st has a special place in India’s history. It is the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, who after Independence played the most difficult role of uniting the various provinces and Rajwaras despite opposition, and also the death anniversary of Indira Gandhi, who prevented the Nation from being balkanized

The Hindu world view and India-Bangladesh relations

01 Nov 2021 01:28 AM IST

The recent happenings in Bangladesh remind us of India’s Hindu world view and its relations with the neighbours. This article attempts to find what Hindu views are of the world and why it is necessary to weave relations with our neighbours through the texture of the Hindu order.

PAKISTAN BOARD SHOULD CLARIFY ON INTERIOR MINISTER’S REMARKS

30 Oct 2021 02:58 AM IST

The shameful comment by Pakistan’s Interior Minister, Sheikh Rasheed that his country’s victory in the ongoing world cup against India was the triumph of Islam, has needlessly vitiated the sporting atmosphere. The minister further added that the outcome demonstrated the supremacy of Islam over other religions. Rasheed is an experienced

Inflation: Nailing the propaganda

30 Oct 2021 02:54 AM IST

We must not forget that the previous Congress-led UPA government took loans by purchasing oil bonds of Rs 1.44 lakh crore that the Narendra Modi-led NDA government inherited and paid for.

COMMEMORATING THE SACRIFICE OF SHAHEED MAQBOOL SHERWANI

29 Oct 2021 02:29 AM IST

In 1947, India became independent from the clutches of British oppressive regime after centuries of struggle. Nevertheless, the dawn of independence arrived in the form of fragmented and divided India into princely states. With the wounds of its partition, India got involved in national integration. Gradually, discussions of various levels

India values Afghan friendship, but cannot condone Kabul Emirate

29 Oct 2021 02:25 AM IST

India has done well to maintain that the Taliban government is not inclusive and while India values friendship of peace-loving Afghans, it disapproves of terrorist outfits.

LEAVE BOTH BIGOTRY AND ACTIVISM OUT, PLAY CRICKET

28 Oct 2021 04:22 AM IST

Pakistan is playing good cricket, trouncing first India and then New Zealand at the World T20 championship. Both its victories were well deserved and could mark a resurgence of Pakistani cricket after a prolonged slump, during which international teams stopped visiting that country and team performance went from bad to

Firecracker verdict or licence to pollute with impunity?

28 Oct 2021 04:19 AM IST

The verdict is based upon some highly distorted and propagandized beliefs; that there is something like green crackers, that green crackers do not pollute, that enforcement agencies can actually enforce a two-hour duration for lighting crackers and can also test noise pollution levels for taking action and lastly that sale

PRIYANKA GANDHI’S ROLE IN UTTAR PRADESH POLLS

27 Oct 2021 03:19 AM IST

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is certainly busy making up for lost time as she bombards the people of Uttar Pradesh with a headline a day. If she is not taking on the cause of the farmers versus the Central and State Government on the Lakhimpuri Kheri murders, she is courting arrest

NEP warrants rewriting school syllabus

27 Oct 2021 03:18 AM IST

Of course, we must analyse the past without being its prisoner— in the context of the present to build a resurgent India-the hub of global education, by laying the foundation of a sound, secure and holistic school education system to meet the aspirational needs of the 21st century.

THE PANDEMIC: US NEEDS TO CLEAN UP ITS OWN HOUSE, COUNTER CHINA

26 Oct 2021 03:26 AM IST

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) of the United States has admitted what was being suspected for a long time—that the US has poured money into gain-of-function research in China and that money has funded bat coronavirus research at a Wuhan laboratory. In a letter to members of the House