Opinion

CANCELLATION OF EXAMINATIONS HAS SERIOUS RAMIFICATIONS FOR STUDENTS

07 Jun 2021 04:25 AM IST

The decision of the Union government following which several boards, both Central and states, have cancelled board examinations for Class XII students throughout the country, would have serious ramifications. In fact, the decision could affect lakhs of students, not only in terms of pursuing their dreams but would simultaneously deprive

WHY OUR UNIVERSITIES FAIL IN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE TEST

07 Jun 2021 04:20 AM IST

Notwithstanding the establishment of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell on the campus of each university, there has not been much progress insofar as number of accredited universities and their accreditation standard are concerned. As of now, 77% of the universities are non-accredited. And, worse, almost half of the accredited universities

HOW SHEIKH HASINA HAS TRANSFORMED THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN BANGLADESH

05 Jun 2021 03:42 AM IST

Four decades ago, on Sunday, May 17 1981, Sheikh Hasina came to Dhaka after spending six years of political asylum in India’s capital, Delhi. When the plane touched the runway, a sturdy wind was blowing. It was raining heavily in Dhaka. The storm and the hostile weather could not stop

DEBUNKING THE FUEL PRICING PROPAGANDA

05 Jun 2021 03:39 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.

OPERATION BLUE STAR WAS INDIRA GANDHI’S GRAVEST FOLLY

04 Jun 2021 08:07 AM IST

It has been 37 years since Operation Blue Star, an intelligence and Indian Army-driven mission, which went on to change the political narrative in the country. The use of excessive force by the then Lt General K. Sunderji and the destruction of the Akal Takht by tank fire on 6

INDIA AND ITS ‘USEFUL IDIOTS’

04 Jun 2021 08:04 AM IST

The time has come for India to confront its own ‘useful idiots’ serving Beijing’s interests; often under ‘academic’ garbs, they are deeply harming India.

USE BRICS TO QUESTION CHINA ON COVID ORIGIN

03 Jun 2021 04:10 AM IST

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s read-out at the BRICS summit hosted by India made a significant statement about territorial integrity of member states being one of the key principles of the grouping. As the minister pointed out, “It is one based on international law and the UN Charter, that recognizes

WAR AND THE SCORCHED PLANET EARTH

03 Jun 2021 04:08 AM IST

The strongest environmental movement to save this planet must begin through the generation of humanity’s moral and intellectual solidarity which exposes them to their across the boundary fellow-humans.

WE SHOULD NEVER FORGET THE LESSONS FROM SECOND WAVE

02 Jun 2021 01:43 AM IST

As Delhi reports a decline in the Covid-19 positive cases, it is time to send a fervent thank you to our doctors, nurses, and healthcare workers who have been working round the clock. The last two months have been excruciating not just in terms of the working hours but also

CHINA STUCK IN A TIME WARP

02 Jun 2021 01:41 AM IST

When countries push back against China’s fabricated story of its coronavirus success, or complain about faulty supplies, Chinese diplomats, leaders, and media lash out—in large part because they are so unused to dealing with dissent and open discussion at home.

A GANDHIAN QUAD

01 Jun 2021 10:51 AM IST

Chief of Army Staff General M.M. Naravane is an outstanding choice for the job. His professionalism and knowledge of warfare made him the most suitable candidate for the very consequential responsibility that has been placed on his shoulders by the Government of India. The Indian Army, which he has the

WHO WILL GUARD YOUR PRIVACY?

01 Jun 2021 10:49 AM IST

Social media organisations have data that would help them analyse not just consumer but political behaviour too. What is the guarantee that they would not sell the data to the highest bidder and not try to influence elections or other political narratives?