Opinion

Confidence is the New Accessory of today’s woman

08 Mar 2023 00:03 AM IST

As a woman in 2023, we can’t be excused anymore for even slightly hinting or agreeing for young girls to hide their sanitary napkins in black dustbin covers or teaching them to dry their undergarments inside the bathroom, away from the prying eyes of the world, including fathers and brothers.

Better democracy needs more women in politics

08 Mar 2023 00:02 AM IST

“For me, a better democracy is a democracy where women not only have the right to vote to elect, but also have the right to be elected,” said Michelle Bachelet, the former head of “UN Women” and former President of Chile. India got its first woman Chief Minister Sucheta Kriplani

Recent major escalation in the war in Ukraine may affect India, humankind

07 Mar 2023 00:19 AM IST

The Russian people have been wound up enough over the year with an information war. But the recent major drone attacks on sovereign Russian territory, even close to Moscow, are likely to ratchet up the tensions and propaganda. There is in fact near zero support in their main media that

Rahul Gandhi needs to come up with fresh ideas

07 Mar 2023 00:18 AM IST

There is something bizarre about a democratically elected Member of Parliament with over two decades in politics to claim from foreign shores that there is no democracy in India. That democracy has just vanished from India and that the West is not doing anything about it—presumably, intervene in a sovereign

BJP’s wins in northeast & regional parties’ role

07 Mar 2023 00:17 AM IST

Three of the seven sisters of India’s North East concluded their elections this week and as the prospective Chief Ministers get ready for a term of office, it becomes imperative to identify and analyse the agendas that have taken center-stage and influenced voting patterns. While it is true that the

Vasundhara Raje sends strong signal to BJP leadership ahead of Polls

06 Mar 2023 00:55 AM IST

Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Saturday sent a strong message to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Central leadership that she would very much be a contender for the top position in the state when the Assembly elections are held later this year. At an obvious show of strength to

Mumbai’s roads need more than concrete to be pothole-free

06 Mar 2023 00:53 AM IST

Potholes on roads are a menace for every Mumbaikar – car drivers, bikers and pedestrians. Every year, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) claims to fill hundreds of potholes during monsoons, yet they seem to crop up the following season and continue to be a safety hazard. In addition to slowing

What led Trinamool to lose Meghalaya election?

06 Mar 2023 00:51 AM IST

Meghalaya Assembly Election 2023 witnessed the National People’s Party (NPP) emerging as the winner. There have been various political parties, mainly regional parties, contested in this election, but the way it was being assumed that major competition to the ruling party NPP was being posed by no other regional party

US gun policy: Can firearms laws be effective?

04 Mar 2023 09:30 AM IST

As the number of mass shootings in America continues to rise, gun control — a term used to describe a wide range of restrictions and measures aimed at controlling the use of firearms — remains at the center of heated discussions among proponents and opponents of stricter gun laws. The United

A Curious take in India’s trade balance

04 Mar 2023 09:29 AM IST

Introduction There are certain interesting observations regarding the recent trade balance data of India. Whereas there is a trade deficit in goods transactions (“merchandise trade deficit”) of around $17.75 billion, interestingly, there is a surplus of $16.48 billion in the “Services” transactions, as imports are much less in this category.

Supreme Court lays down ground rules for CEC, EC appointments

04 Mar 2023 09:26 AM IST

In what is being described by some legal luminaries as a case of judicial overreach and by some others as a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court on Thursday laid down some basic ground rules for the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and the two Election Commissioners. The process is

VICTORY IN NORTH EAST: A SHOT IN THE ARM FOR BJP BEFORE MAJOR STATE POLLS

03 Mar 2023 00:33 AM IST

The victory of BJP in north east states– Tripura and Nagaland – is a shot in the arm for the saffron party ahead of elections in the big states such as Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Telangana. While Karnataka will go to polls in May this year, the other