Opinion

NCLT has no jurisdiction to examine legality of action taken under MPID Act: Bombay HC

23 Nov 2020 06:59 AM IST

In a fresh and significant development, the Bombay High Court in a latest, landmark and laudable judgment titled The State of Maharashtra Through the Deputy Collector & Competent Authority (NSEL) V/s Anil Kohil in Writ Petition No. 3396 of 2019 With Civil Application No. 29 of 2020 delivered recently on

Chances rise of a Saudi-Israeli accord

21 Nov 2020 07:36 AM IST

After the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan have established diplomatic ties with the Jewish state of Israel, will it now be the turn of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to do so? The signs are auspicious. There was a time that the kingdom functioned as one of the two

Why school, college reopening should not be a priority right now

21 Nov 2020 07:34 AM IST

The fear of losing an academic year should not trump the fear of losing young students to coronavirus. We need to listen to scientific and medical practitioners and let the academic community adapt to the situation with alternative ways of teaching and learning.

Arbitration Ordinance 2020: One step forward, several steps back

21 Nov 2020 07:32 AM IST

The Ordinance has reversed the effect of the 2015 amendments to the Act which had done away with the automatic stay on enforcement of arbitral awards upon a challenge being made under Section 34 of the Act. Most certainly, a regressive step, the Ordinance has inserted a further proviso to

India’s European dilemma as a ‘Vishwa Shishya’: Strategic delusions & idea-centrism issues

21 Nov 2020 07:18 AM IST

The year 2020 marks the shedding of ideological obscuration amidst democracies. Geopolitics and the face of ‘realpolitik’ is undoubtedly at the centre of many problems and avenues that the world accordingly faces. India’s dilemma therefore – is different. In many aspects, India has a fortunate position, unlike EU and the

Covid-19 battle should be collective, not political

20 Nov 2020 06:56 AM IST

The sudden spurt in the Covid-19 cases in the national capital is indeed a cause of immense concern and all agencies, whether belonging to the Centre or Delhi government, must gear up to face the challenge collectively. The short point is that in this war against the pandemic, there should

Voters in Bihar choose hope over pessimism

20 Nov 2020 06:55 AM IST

While the Opposition continues its baseless and unproven allegations on the Modi government, the NDA retains the trust of voters by working for them. On one hand, there is a ray of hope, and on the other, there are shades of pessimism.

Prenatal sex determination: Termination of female foeticide is destruction of woman of future, says Punjab and Haryana HC

20 Nov 2020 06:49 AM IST

We all keep hearing the old adages like “Where woman is worshipped, God resides there” and “When you educate a man you educate an individual but when you educate a woman you educate the entire family” so on. But in actual practice we see the stark truth as to how

Ensuring a safe future for our children

20 Nov 2020 06:36 AM IST

Between 2005 and 2016, India lifted 270 million people out of poverty, according to a report by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme. This is an impressive feat—to put things in perspective, the entire population of the UK is around 67

Indian data centres draw 6 million investment in 2020 so far: Report

Indian data centres draw $396 million investment in 2020 so far: Report

20 Nov 2020 06:32 AM IST

The country’s data centre industry has attracted close to $977 million in PE and strategic investments since 2008, of which nearly 40% or approximately $396 million were infused between January and September 2020 alone.

No monetary punishment for cartelisation: Necessary or high-risk precedent?

19 Nov 2020 08:09 AM IST

The Competition Commission of India pointed out that the main objective of the penalty is to discipline the behaviour of the opposite parties so that the act performed by the accused is not repeated and the penalty imposed by the CCI will fulfill the same. In response to the following

TMC vs BJP: The fight is on

19 Nov 2020 08:01 AM IST

Among a clutch of states going for Assembly elections next year is West Bengal, which is expected to witness a keen contest between Mamata Banerjee’s ruling Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party. That the BJP central leadership is placing immense importance to this election is evident from the way