Opinion

India set to talk tough on terror in Bilawal’s presence at SCO meet

20 Apr 2023 22:24 PM IST

Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Goa on May 4 and 5. This was announced by Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mumtaz Baloch on Thursday. While the announcement has triggered speculations on the possibility of a bilateral meeting between External

Agitation for rights: A discourse on tribal discrimination

20 Apr 2023 22:21 PM IST

India is a country where caste, class, religion and tribes are always treated as an instrument for the game of thrones. In socio-cultural settings, they play a very sensitive role whereas, in political issues, they are merely treated as anything apart from a vote bank. Two days back when the

How will SC judgment in Eknath Shinde case impact future of politics?

20 Apr 2023 22:19 PM IST

Political environment in Maharashtra has become something to watch for in anticipation of Supreme Court’s Constitutional Bench’s judgment in Subhash Desai v/s Government of Maharashtra and others case that will be delivered on 21 April, 2023. This case is between Uddhav Thackarey and Eknath Shinde on disqualification of latter and

Rajnath Singh sends strong signal to China

20 Apr 2023 00:28 AM IST

With the border row between India and China in eastern Ladakh set to enter its fourth year in early May, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh made three significant remarks at the Army Commanders’ Conference in New Delhi. One, the Defence Minister asked the Army to maintain strong vigil along the Line

Maximize scope of skill-based education

20 Apr 2023 00:27 AM IST

Indian education system has to create new trends by looking at how the finest systems of education have evolved over a period of time in various countries across the world. Education empowers each of us with a vision to actualize a new mission by dismantling the ancient stigmas of social

ChatGPT: Disruptor or facilitator in universities

20 Apr 2023 00:24 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 examination. Even at times, it

Battle Ground Karnataka: A Curtain Raiser

19 Apr 2023 00:26 AM IST

The Karnataka elections are slated for next month and this promises to be a high profile face off between the BJP and the Congress, with the JD (U) playing a supporting role. Ticket distribution has been more or less finalised and this is usually when inner party rivalries and turf

Same-sex marriage and its conflicts with societal norms

19 Apr 2023 00:24 AM IST

Today is an important day for both supporters and opponents of same-sex marriage. A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court, including Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices SK Kaul, Ravindra Bhat, Hima Kohli, and PS Narasimha, is set to hear petitions regarding same-sex marriage. The Supreme Court’s

Same-sex marriage: Be ready for watershed SC verdict

19 Apr 2023 00:22 AM IST

The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has started hearing a batch of 20 petitions seeking recognition of marriage amongst same sex partners. The hearing has generated significant interest and had a fiery start with the Central Government questioning the maintainability of the petitions. About a decade back, it seemed

Jaishankar-Blinken telephonic talk important amidst Chinese aggression

18 Apr 2023 00:05 AM IST

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday spoke with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and discussed regional as well as global issues. “A warm conversation, as always with US Secretary of State Secretary Blinken this morning. Discussed current regional and global issues. Noted the steady progress in our bilateral

Indian farmers face myriad challenges, policy paralysis

18 Apr 2023 00:04 AM IST

Considered as an important sector in India, agriculture engages 50 per cent of our workforce. This sector plays a pivotal role in contributing to the country’s food security. Though the government and policy makers have introduced major steps to boost income and raise living standards of farmers from time to

End NATO to save India, world from destruction

18 Apr 2023 00:02 AM IST

NATO is the West’s main military alliance. It is often the overly sharp edge to keep or push certain countries into the US line. Despite the West being highly disagreeable to dissension about its efficacy, including most of its main media cheerleaders, NATO is not a “sacred geopolitical cow”. This