Opinion

Reverse Urbanization: A sustainable shift towards everyday living with Nature

05 Apr 2023 22:47 PM IST

Never like before, there is now a need for balance in living and a longing to reconnect with Nature. High population density and pressure on land have led to rapid urbanization—the Earth’s natural recharging capacity has been rendered ineffective in most current urban settings that we inhabit today. In such

Urgent need to raise level of political discourse

05 Apr 2023 22:44 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi has been able to secure a breather from the Surat Sessions Court in a criminal defamation case pertaining to the surname “Modi” case. His conviction is yet to be stayed, failing which, he stands to lose his Parliamentary seat. However, Gandhi faces a long list of defamation cases.

Is the BJP propping up Rahul Gandhi?

04 Apr 2023 22:40 PM IST

No one in the country takes Rahul Gandhi seriously, I don’t know why the BJP is taking him so seriously, said Harsimrat Kaur Badal at the NewsX We Women Want Conclave yesterday. The former cabinet minister and Akali Dal leader is making an interesting political point. If the BJP had

Climate crisis and its growing impact on stock markets

04 Apr 2023 22:36 PM IST

Climate change is one of the most pressing global issues of current time, and its impact is being felt across various sectors. One area that is often overlooked, however, is the impact of climate change on stock markets. In recent years, there has been an increasing recognition of the connection

Criminality of overseas Khalistani propagandists

04 Apr 2023 22:31 PM IST

The criminality and hypocrisy of overseas propagandists of an independent state of Khalistan is evident to most Indians, including the vast majority of Indian Sikhs, though not to naïve Western governments, some of whom have become inadvertent facilitators and co-sponsors of global terrorism. Are you listening, Mr Trudeau? Only part

EU’S move to remove Pakistan from ‘HIGH-RISK’ countries’ list WORRISOME

03 Apr 2023 23:12 PM IST

In what has come as an unwelcome development for India, the European Union (EU) has removed Pakistan from its list of “High-Risk Third Countries” that do not have robust anti-money laundering and countering terrorist financing regimes. The EU’s move is a big relief for Pakistan as it can help the

Urgent need to make short trips on Delhi’s ‘last mile stretches’ walkable

03 Apr 2023 23:09 PM IST

The blossoming of the Semal, the Indian Silk Cotton Tree, is a sure sign that winter is fading from the capital. The bright red flowers bloom on the now leafless trees and fall to the ground with resounding thuds. It also marks the onset of the fierce summer months, where

Is UN really addressing interests of India, South?

03 Apr 2023 23:07 PM IST

I have spent years promoting the United Nations through NGOs. I was even a chief organizer of a top UN-supported youth conference with official representation from the UN Secretary General. And like many of my staff and those throughout my native country, Canada, we considered for the world the UN

Navjot Sidhu’s release would enthuse Congress cadres

03 Apr 2023 00:03 AM IST

The release of former Indian Test opener and senior Congress leader, Navjot Singh Sidhu from the Patiala Jail after ten months, is certain to have an impact on overall politics of Punjab in general and his party in particular. Sidhu has always been the stormy petrel of his State’s politics

ChatGPT: A disruptor or facilitator for universities?

03 Apr 2023 00:01 AM IST

The entire world of education is almost going haywire. There is something called ChatGPT. So you have a conversational open artificial intelligence chatbot which can answer every question that you ask. It can give an answer to a question that would normally come in an exam. Even at times, it

Pharmacy of the world under quality scanner

02 Apr 2023 23:58 PM IST

We have witnessed recent incidents around children in Gambia and Uzbekistan losing their lives after consuming Indian-made cough syrup. There have been complaints from the US of sub-standard eye drops resulting in the loss of eye sight of some of its citizens, again made by one of our factories. Such

Politics and Religion should not go Hand in Hand

31 Mar 2023 23:45 PM IST

The recent observations by a division bench of the Supreme Court that politicians should desist from pursuing politics mixed with religion, in order to curtail hate crimes and incidents, is most apt and appropriate. Yes, politics has been used by various political parties to promote their winning chances in elections