Opinion

NO, MINISTER

04 Mar 2021 02:24 AM IST

Even teams led by experienced and expert captains suffer from occasional self-goals. These are usually a consequence of the best of intentions, but end up as embarrassments. There was in the recent past a stray statement by a Union Minister that the gallant soldiers of the Indian Army had moved

Embedded patriarchy in science must end

04 Mar 2021 02:20 AM IST

History and research have shown proof of how few women in science have received their due, despite making discoveries and providing services which have led to the progress of modern science and civilisation. Decision makers must find a way to put an end to the gender bias.

G-23 LEADERS SHOULD HAVE WAITED TILL THE ASSEMBLY POLLS

03 Mar 2021 02:09 AM IST

The Congress is fighting two battles, one is the electoral one against the BJP in the oncoming Assembly elections and the other is the battle within as some members of the G-23 fired another salvo from Jammu last week. Whichever way you look at it, it’s a tussle for power.

Why PM Modi can’t be Ronald Reagan

03 Mar 2021 02:02 AM IST

In a country where three-fourths of the population is either facing acute poverty or dependent on agriculture that is contingent upon the grace of rain gods, welfare spending becomes imperative rather than a choice. The lack of an Indian Reagan is partly due to electoral reasons but also partly due

RISE OF ABBAS SIDDIQUI WILL POLARISE BENGAL FURTHER

02 Mar 2021 09:02 AM IST

On Sunday, a show of strength was organised in Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Ground by the CPM and the Congress, along with the newly formed Indian Secular Front (ISF) of cleric Abbas Siddiqui. Reports suggest that the huge crowd was not mobilized by either CPM or Congress, but primarily by Abbas

Same-sex marriage: Undermining the bedrock of Indian society

02 Mar 2021 08:58 AM IST

The social unit of the family is the foundation of Indian society. Since ‘the Indian family system presupposes a biological man as a husband and a biological woman as a wife and the children born out of the union between the two’—as the Union government has argued—legalising same-sex marriages might

AMOD KANTH RELIVES THE TROUBLED DECADE IN THE CAPITAL

01 Mar 2021 01:48 AM IST

Amod Kanth has without any doubt been one of the most outstanding IPS officers, who served in the capital. Although, he could not become the Commissioner of Police, yet his professional achievements have been exemplary. In Khaki in Dust Storm, his maiden book on his tenure in Delhi, he has

Long-standing issues and imperatives in higher education

01 Mar 2021 01:46 AM IST

Indian higher education provided in its majority of institutions needs a boost in its quality. Some of the important factors influencing quality are infrastructure, teachers and the teaching-learning process.

AVOIDABLE CONTROVERSY OVER THE MOTERA STADIUM RENAMING

27 Feb 2021 03:21 AM IST

By renaming the newly-built Motera stadium after Narendra Modi, the Gujarat Cricket Association and the state administration have created a totally avoidable controversy which could cause acute embarrassment to the Prime Minister. Many of the BJP’s opponents have been most critical of the fact that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, whose name

Women and the case of Sabarimala pilgrimage

27 Feb 2021 03:18 AM IST

The Sabarimala temple in Kerala has often found itself in the eye of a storm because of the ‘ban’ on women of reproductive age from entering the temple. The tradition needs to be scrutinised in detail to address certain misconceptions about it.

THE ‘CONGRESSISATION’ OF BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY

26 Feb 2021 03:32 AM IST

With the renaming of a cricket stadium (of course it had to be the world’s largest) after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP has completed its final step towards its ‘Congressisation’. Of course, various BJP spokespersons are arguing that the Congress has no right to criticise considering the number of

Chabahar Port, North-South Transport Corridor & Uzbek deal: A game-changing trio

26 Feb 2021 03:29 AM IST

India’s operations in Chabahar Port, development of the International North-South Transport Corridor and partnership with Uzbekistan will not only strengthen New Delhi’s influence over the region and improve connectivity with the larger Eurasian space, but will also counter China’s attempts at gaining ground in the region.