Opinion

7 reasons why the Silicon Valley Bank turmoil is unlikely to affect the Indian banking system

23 Mar 2023 00:08 AM IST

The recent turmoil in Silicon Valley banks has caused concern among investors and financial experts worldwide. The collapse of several such banks has raised doubts about the sustainability and reliability of modern banking systems. However, India’s banking sector remains comparatively unaffected by the crisis, despite its financial interdependence with the

Unforeseen risk: Time to build quake-resilient cities

23 Mar 2023 00:06 AM IST

Earthquakes are a natural phenomenon that can have devastating effects on cities and their inhabitants. The risk of an earthquake event is especially high in areas that lie along fault lines, such as the Himalayan region and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. However, even cities that are not located in

Auditioning for 2024 Begins

22 Mar 2023 00:13 AM IST

Once again, Parliament is besieged by disruptions rather than legislative work. The opposition wants a JPC on the Adani issue, while the treasury Benches have upped the ante by targeting Rahul Gandhi and his comments in Cambridge during his recent visit there. One could say that the latter was a

Plight and compulsions of the Bengali intellectual class

22 Mar 2023 00:09 AM IST

Many of us have not forgotten the fiercely contested 2021 Assembly elections in West Bengal. Post the visible and non-visible violence in the Panchayat polls of 2018–where more than one third of the total seats went to the ruling dispensation uncontested and the surprising undercurrent of the Modi wave in

New ‘colonialism’ that India must resist

22 Mar 2023 00:02 AM IST

Tony Blair, ex-UK prime minister, has done it again. As reported by RT news, he is defending openly and publicly the West’s military policies of aggression and regime change to promote its idea of democracy. This is indicative by his recent statement, “At least you could say we were removing

Britain ‘complicit’ in attack on Indian high commission

21 Mar 2023 00:42 AM IST

A disturbing incident of an attack on the Indian high commission in London took place on Sunday, where Khalistani radicals climbed up the first floor balcony of the high commission and threw down the Tricolour with the intention to set it on fire and tried to put up a Khalistani

Innovations to popularize the use of Lepcha, an endangered tribal language

21 Mar 2023 00:40 AM IST

Many language experts around the world are discussing the endangered languages of India. These languages have a smaller number of speakers, and some people within the tribe have neglected their own mother tongue due to socio-cultural, political, educational, and economic reasons. However, UNESCO has taken the lead in saving these

Ruckus can’t replace debate in a democracy

21 Mar 2023 00:38 AM IST

Debate and dissent are, undeniably, the warp and woof of a robust democracy. Thus, a truly democratic regime can always afford a large and free space to discordant voices and will not take recourse to means of muffling them; rather these voices are duly considered to be equally contributory factors

Amritpal Singh Saga, a probable precursor to difficult times in Punjab

20 Mar 2023 00:17 AM IST

The ease with which alleged Khalistan sympathizer, Amritpal Singh, managed to escape the police dragnet in Jalandhar and other places, has raised a big question mark over the efficiency of the Punjab police. The young preacher, who shot into fame after he and his supporters had gheraoed the Ajnala police

Menstruation not a dirty topic, it’s about female right to health

20 Mar 2023 00:16 AM IST

The menstrual health of women is always a concern for the women’s fraternity at international as well as national levels. Every year on March 8th, we celebrate International Women’s Day, and on May 28th, we celebrate Menstrual Hygiene Day. We are happy that we women have succeeded in every sphere of

G20 agenda for digital futures on sustainable development

20 Mar 2023 00:11 AM IST

Inclusive growth relies heavily on the degree of digital penetration, making digital futures and sustainable development deeply interconnected. Development in the digital sphere is crucial in attaining Sustainable Digital Goal (SDG) targets through resilient Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) in which India is globally leading today. G20 is the platform to

Steps should be taken to avoid traffic snarls on NH-48

18 Mar 2023 00:51 AM IST

With the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) shutting the stretch between Delhi’s Rangpuri and Rajokri to allow the construction of two underpasses linking NH-48 to the Dwarka Expressway, traffic flow has been severely affected. In fact, the consequence of this action, however, necessary it may have been is, that