Opinion

Partisan talk by MPs internationally not helping

20 Oct 2020 06:29 AM IST

Members of Parliament, when they are speaking at international platforms, should paint a fair picture of their country to an audience that is unlikely to know much about the ground reality. This applies to even Opposition MPs, who should try to appear impartial, instead of coming across as partisan and

PM Modi’s massive reform to honour the honest taxpayers

20 Oct 2020 06:26 AM IST

With a non intrusive and impartial tax charter, which will henceforth work with the basic assumption that a taxpayer is honest and not otherwise, India has joined a handful of countries like the US, Australia and Canada which have such a provision in their laws.

Release the salaries of 12 Delhi government-funded colleges

19 Oct 2020 06:35 AM IST

The Delhi University Principals’ Association has urged Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to release the grant in aid for the 12 fully funded colleges, so that salaries of the teaching and non-teaching staff can be released without any further delay. The Association has also sought the intervention of the Vice Chancellor

Needed, a robust teacher training programme

19 Oct 2020 06:33 AM IST

The success of India’s education system depends on how well our teachers are trained. However, this fundamental area has remained the weakest one till date. The country is badly in need of a teacher who can inspire and teach how to learn.

Time to stop tripping over TRPs

17 Oct 2020 08:17 AM IST

For long now, some TV channels have been able to get away with highly polarised toxic content under the pretext that this is what gets them high viewership. And if this is what the viewers want, then why blame them? They would then bring out the TRP figures to back

A nation born out of Sanskrit, and still in love with it

17 Oct 2020 08:14 AM IST

Historically, Germany has had a special affinity for Sanskrit, which continues to be the case today. The language has enjoyed a great revival in the country, with 14 universities teaching Sanskrit, as opposed to just four in the UK.

Government must have a dialogue with farmers

16 Oct 2020 09:08 AM IST

Punjab farmers who came to the capital after receiving an invitation from the government for a dialogue, were greatly disappointed when they were unable to meet Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. Instead, Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Aggarwal, who greeted them, was unable to provide any satisfactory answers to their queries.

Time to do some plain-speaking on China

15 Oct 2020 05:48 AM IST

The story goes that Sushma Swaraj, soon after she became External Affairs Minister in 2014, told her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi that the new NDA government would follow the “One China” policy provided China followed a One India policy. This is relevant at a time when China repeatedly keeps asserting

South Block’s mistakes will now be corrected by Army

15 Oct 2020 05:47 AM IST

Indian diplomats have committed several blunders while negotiating with the Chinese in the past. It is thus heartening to have the Army commandeer border talks this time around.

The best and the worst of TV news

14 Oct 2020 05:43 AM IST

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was

The insidious agenda of the pseudo-liberal brigade

14 Oct 2020 05:40 AM IST

The selective outrage expressed by the pseudo-liberal factions in India has laid bare their inherent biases. The fact that their sponsors and agendas are being called out now bodes well for the emergence of a truly Indian liberalism.

Let the celebrations begin, but responsibly

13 Oct 2020 04:33 AM IST

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan must be commended for saying that “extraordinary circumstances” must draw “extraordinary responses” and that no religion or God would say put lives at risk for the sake of festivals. This is important considering the festival season is upon us and Navratri is starting this week