Opinion

POLITICAL PARTIES LOWER THE DIGNITY OF INDIAN POLICE AND JUDICIAL SYSTEM

09 May 2022 02:43 AM IST

Several recent incidents wherein the State police machinery has been used to settle political scores is something that shall hurt our democracy in the long run. The judiciary, particularly, the Apex Court must take cognizance of what is happening around us and give appropriate directions to the Centre and the

Modi 2.0: Empowering India’s bond market

09 May 2022 02:38 AM IST

The relevance of a healthy bond market that was ignored for the longest time by erstwhile dispensations is finally getting its due under the Modi government, in more ways than one.

CONGRESS DECIDES NOT TO PROJECT A CM FACE IN HIMACHAL PRADESH

07 May 2022 05:13 AM IST

In order to keep the party united ahead of the Assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh later this year, the Congress High Command has decided not to project anyone as the Chief Ministerial candidate. Instead, the central leadership has constituted a widely representative state unit with Pratibha Singh, wife of the

Lines blur between politicians and civil servants

07 May 2022 05:11 AM IST

Some retired civil servants have imagined themselves as protectors of the current dispensation and pounce on anyone who dares to find fault with present government.

PM MODI SETS THE STAGE FOR DEEPER TIES WITH EUROPE

06 May 2022 02:07 AM IST

Convergence of opinions and interests beyond ‘differences’ over the Russian invasion of Ukraine was what conspicuously marked Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three-nation visit to Europe which came to an end after the Indian Premier’s much-awaited meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron late Wednesday night. In over two dozen engagements that

Uniform Civil Code strengthens India’s secularism

06 May 2022 02:04 AM IST

India needs to encourage a progressive and broadminded outlook among the people to make them understand the spirit of the UCC.

SOME SELF-STYLED LIBERALS SOW THE SEEDS OF HATRED AGAINST INDIA

05 May 2022 05:16 AM IST

India is our mother. It is through our motherland that we have an identity in this world. When we travel around the world, people do not recognize us by our religion or caste but by our ‘Indianness’. We are seen as the children of India. India will always be perfect,

‘Save water’ is not just a slogan, but need of the hour

05 May 2022 05:15 AM IST

A holistic approach toward sustainable water management across every element of the water cycle needs to be curated, implemented and monitored.

CAN THE UPA BE REINVENTED?

04 May 2022 05:29 AM IST

After Prashant Kishor’s failed talks with the Congress the focus is once again on what the Opposition can do to revive the UPA. For if the Modi juggernaut is to be countered then it cannot be left to the Congress alone. The entire UPA has to come together and fight

Long-awaited: Language of justice should get justice soon

04 May 2022 05:28 AM IST

The language of justice should be accessible, simple and easily understandable. If there is justice in favour of someone, but he cannot understand it, then that justice remains incomplete.

LOUDSPEAKERS ARE NOT ESSENTIAL TO ANY RELIGION

03 May 2022 01:02 AM IST

Given the way everything is political in India, the ban on loudspeakers too has gone into the realm of politics, with barely relevant politicians such as Raj Thackeray latching on to it in the hope of breathing life into a career that never really took off. On Sunday, Thackeray was

Pass the litmus test before you ask PM Modi

03 May 2022 01:00 AM IST

The bulldozers have been used in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and other BJP ruled states against mafias, dons, and illegal encroachers. Who are the people trying to defend them and why? It is a sad commentary on the country and its people that the state is being reprimanded for acting