Opinion

THE INTRIGUING DEBATE OF NEO-GENDER EQUALITY

09 Apr 2021 08:32 AM IST

The recent case of a Zomato delivery boy allegedly punching a social media ‘influencer’ he was delivering food to has brought to the fore a grotesque but rather imperative debate. While at the surface, the case is swinging between assault on a woman and a woman making false accusations—a classic

PM Modi’s war against Covid-19 and Opposition’s vaccine politics

09 Apr 2021 08:29 AM IST

India has surpassed the US to become the country with the fastest vaccination rate globally, with the number of people vaccinated on a single day, 5 April, 2021, exceeding 4.3 million people, vindicating Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s measured and calibrated approach on this front. Overall, till date, since the vaccination

LOCKDOWN IS NO ANSWER TO SECOND CORONA WAVE

08 Apr 2021 01:41 AM IST

Now that India is in the middle of a second wave of coronavirus, with the number of daily cases rising exponentially, particularly in Maharashtra, the Centre has issued a stark warning about the next four weeks being “very, very critical”. The infection is spreading more rapidly than it did earlier,

What is in the ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogan?

08 Apr 2021 01:39 AM IST

The warm community greeting of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ has assumed the proportions of an incendiary war cry in recent times. How did it become so and does it respect the true spirit of the Ramayana or Lord Ram?

WHY ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS MATTER SO MUCH TO CONGRESS AND BJP

07 Apr 2021 08:24 AM IST

With polling on 6 April, it’s finally the end of this round of Assembly polls in all the states except West Bengal. The official reason why the polls in West Bengal were so staggered is the expected level of violence that has marred polling in the state. And this is

Tackling the menace of SIM swap frauds

07 Apr 2021 08:21 AM IST

SIM swap attacks can cause significant loss of face and finances for victims. Amid a worldwide wave of such attacks, banks and telecom companies must join hands to put in place stronger security measures and protect their customers.

LAVROV’S VISIT TO PAK IS A MESSAGE TO INDIA

06 Apr 2021 08:13 AM IST

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in New Delhi for a two-day visit to discuss bilateral ties and to review preparations for the upcoming bilateral summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin. Interestingly, Lavrov threw in a visit to Pakistan as well, along with his India visit.

US won’t help, Mr Gandhi: Think of lost opportunities

06 Apr 2021 08:11 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi’s recent plea to the US to intervene in India’s affairs speaks of a tendency of the Congress to look to the West to strengthen its position, instead of recognising its faults and reflecting on the opportunities it has missed.

WOMEN ACTORS CONTINUE TO BE IGNORED FOR DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD

05 Apr 2021 08:13 AM IST

Tamil megastar Rajinikanth has been deservingly honoured with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award for his contribution to the world of cinema. He is amongst the few film personalities whose fame extends beyond international borders. In Japan, for instance, every Rajinikanth movie is awaited and needless to say that each of

Learning a life-long endeavour through MOOCs

05 Apr 2021 08:11 AM IST

Online education, in the style of Massive Open Online Courses, has the potential to greatly reduce barriers to education. It provides a wonderful opportunity to all the institutions of higher learning to increase the scope of their programmes and effectively cater to larger number of regular as well as part-time

COVID SURGE SENDS ALARM BELLS RINGING EXCEPT IN ELECTION RALLIES

03 Apr 2021 07:51 AM IST

The baffling aspect of the recent Covid-19 surge in many regions, including the capital, is that while cases are shooting up amongst common people, there seems to be no such thing happening to either the agitating farmers on Delhi’s borders or the participants of election rallies in the five poll-bound

PUDUCHERRY DESERVES THE CHANGE THE BJP WILL BRING

03 Apr 2021 07:48 AM IST

After years of misrule under the Congress, which culminated in CM Narayanasamy losing the trust vote in the Assembly, Puducherry is relying on the BJP’s promises of inclusive development, which pays special attention to the Union Territory’s textile and fisheries sectors.