Opinion

PRIYANKA NOT AVERSE TO A NON-GANDHI AS CONGRESS PRESIDENT

24 Jan 2022 05:08 AM IST

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who has emerged as the most visible face of the Congress during the past few months, does not appear to be averse to a non-Gandhi becoming the chief of the grand old party. In fact, in an interview with an English News Channel, she said that the

Caste, religion and other factors that will decide UP

24 Jan 2022 05:01 AM IST

Religion and caste are the biggest determining factors in the voting preferences of people in India, more so in Uttar Pradesh. It is a fact that out of political compulsions, BJP uses the religious card to woo Hindus, while other political parties ue appeasement to garner Muslim support.

NOT GANDHI’S BUT NETAJI STATUE UNDER THE CANOPY NEXT TO INDIA GATE

22 Jan 2022 07:55 AM IST

The Centre has decided to have a granite statue of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, definitely one of the greatest freedom fighters of this country, under the Canopy near India Gate in the heart of Lutyen’s Delhi. In fact, way back in 1968, when the government of the day removed the

Modi 2.0: Empowering financial inclusion

22 Jan 2022 07:54 AM IST

No government in post Independent India has embraced Welfarism, within the larger framework of a Capitalist order, as seamlessly as the Modi government and that speaks volumes about PM Modi’s commitment to a socio-economic order that encourages all three—egalitarianism, free markets, and competition.

REMEMBERING BANGABANDHU’S GLORIOUS RETURN TO INDEPENDENT BANGLADESH

21 Jan 2022 03:47 AM IST

10 January 1972 will always be remembered as a golden day in the history of Bangladesh. On this day, Father of the Nation ‘Bangabandhu’ Sheikh Mujibur Rahman retuned to the land free from tyranny and anarchy. The reign of terror and destruction, aimed at wiping off the very identity of

Tackling global temperature rise with simple innovations

21 Jan 2022 03:40 AM IST

People must abandon eating beef and the reasons are not belief-based. There is a direct link between shooting demand for beef and increase in earth’s temperature as beef consumption creates too much carbon footprint.

DIGITAL INNOVATIONS CAN DEMOCRATISE EDUCATION IN INDIA

20 Jan 2022 07:51 AM IST

Education is the backbone of any country be it developed, developing, or underdeveloped. A crucial role has been played by education in technological advancements and imparting skills and awareness. People have realised the importance of education for a better living. Innovative initiatives like free primary education, mid-day meals, and other

Why we need humanitarian law in disaster management

20 Jan 2022 07:48 AM IST

The origin of humanitarian law suggests its close linkage to human sensitivities. Law is an outcome of collective rationality of ‘we the people’, which is the real sovereign.

DESPITE COVID, ELECTION FEVER RIDES HIGH

19 Jan 2022 02:53 AM IST

Election fever is at an all-time high in the five states that are slated to go to the polls. In the build-up to the assembly elections, it was the farmers’ bill that was high on everyone’s radar, especially when these were rolled back. They were supposed to impact the elections

A campus murder, an errant actor and acquittal of a bishop

19 Jan 2022 02:50 AM IST

On Friday Kottayam Additional Sessions Judge acquitted Father Franco Milakkal, the former Jalandhar Bishop of the Catholic Church, of all charges in the alleged rape of a nun.

BRAHMOS DEAL IS A SIGNIFICANT STEP TOWARDS AATMANIRBHAR BHARAT

18 Jan 2022 07:43 AM IST

It’s of immense significance that India has got the order to supply the Brahmos supersonic missile to Philippines. It is significant for both domestic industry and for India’s broader strategic interests. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has kept an ambitious target of reaching $5 billion (roughly Rs 35,000 crore) exports in

Modi phobia has blinded Gregory Stanton and Co

18 Jan 2022 07:41 AM IST

The earlier predictions of the ‘Genocide Watch’ founder on Kashmir, Assam and CAA too were proved wrong, and nobody in India takes Gregory Stanton seriously.