Opinion

DEAR MS JAYAPAL, FARM REFORM IN INDIA IS NOT A HUMAN RIGHTS CRISIS

29 Dec 2020 03:39 AM IST

Pramila Jayapal has a problem. This Representative for Washington’s 7th congressional district in the US Congress has a problem with the present dispensation in New Delhi. And she has been making it clear from several platforms, right from the time she introduced House Resolution 745 in the US Congress last

DDC election results show a vote for change in J&K

29 Dec 2020 03:36 AM IST

The enthusiastic voters, the rise of young independent candidates and the BJP emerging as the single largest party—the DDC polls have resulted in the victory of all those people looking to usher in an era of change and development in the Valley.

SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT MYSTERY REMAINS UNRAVELLED

28 Dec 2020 04:30 AM IST

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has urged the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to share in public domain the details of the probe conducted into the mysterious death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. The budding star was found dead at his flat on 14 June and the CBI was asked

Regulatory reforms needed in higher education

28 Dec 2020 04:27 AM IST

It may be a good idea to establish a unified regulatory body by annulling some of the existing regulators. A single regulatory body would be more effective as it is often the implementation and monitoring of the regulations rather than the regulations themselves which pose the problem.

RELIVING MOTI MAHAL EXPERIENCE AT DARYAGANJ

26 Dec 2020 02:20 AM IST

In 2015 when I wrote about Moti Mahal, at one time, Delhi’s best-known restaurant, the article went viral since it presented an accurate picture of the place and how three friends, all refugees of Partition, carved out a place for themselves in the culinary history of the country. The Moti

How PM Modi is leading the global war against Covid-19

26 Dec 2020 02:16 AM IST

With one of the lowest fatality ratios and highest recovery rates, India has shown bigger and more developed nations how to manage the pandemic effectively and in a compassionate and humane manner.

IT’S HOPED BIDEN REALISES THE IMPORTANCE OF QUAD

24 Dec 2020 06:10 AM IST

The presentation of the US Legion of Merit award to Prime Minister Narendra Modi by President Donald Trump for providing leadership to elevate the strategic partnership between the two countries is a significant step forward in India-US relations, apart from an acknowledgement of India’s rising status globally. That this award

THE FARMERS’ AGITATION AND JUDICIAL OVERLOAD

24 Dec 2020 06:07 AM IST

The lack of internal decentralisation and rising centralisation of penal action have bitten into the trust in the government. It is a tough time for the judiciary which might have to prepare for another bout of litigation on the farm Acts and issues of constitutional morality.

CAN MODI GOVT CONTAIN THE SHOWMANSHIP AND BRINKMANSHIP ON DELHI’S BORDERS?

23 Dec 2020 03:27 AM IST

If there is one message from the last month it is this: The spirit of Punjab is very much alive and kicking. The Modi government may have brought in the farm reform bills with the best of intentions, and had probably expected some opposition but certainly not on this scale.

The tension between Hinduism and Hindutva

23 Dec 2020 03:26 AM IST

We know that universal Hinduism is committed to pluralism, but what about ethnic Hinduism or Hindutva? Perhaps readers of this piece will be as surprised to know that ethnic Hinduism is as committed to it as universal Hinduism.

DON’T IGNORE THE THERAPY ROUTE TO TACKLE CORONAVIRUS

22 Dec 2020 07:51 AM IST

Disturbing news is coming from the United Kingdom about a new strain of the coronavirus surfacing there; in fact even in South Africa. Considered to be 70% more contagious than the virus that the world has been dealing with for almost a year now, the new strain spreads much faster

Critics, rest assured! PM Modi’s oil economics isn’t crude at all

22 Dec 2020 07:49 AM IST

Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India’s dependence on oil imports is likely to witness a major fall owing to the focused push on gasification and solar energy as well as the electrification of the automobile industry.