Opinion

How to save yourself in awkward<br>and anger prone situations

How to save yourself in awkward
and anger prone situations

09 Feb 2023 08:17 AM IST

So we all get caught in embarrassing situations now and then. If you are like me, it would be even more frequent. I can’t tell you the number of times I have forgotten people’s names, faces and even phone call appointments. So here are some smart tips (I didn’t say

Mergers & Acquisitions: An Analysis

09 Feb 2023 07:58 AM IST

Introduction Ours is a fast-growing economy which is ultimately leading to competitive practices and cut throat competition in the free market regime. Mergers, acquisitions and takeovers of the companies are now very common. Some common reasons for such mergers and acquisitions of the companies are to acquire a greater share

ISI-backed pro-Khalistan group spreads fangs in Australia

09 Feb 2023 07:47 AM IST

The violence committed by Khalistani terrorists against Indian Hindus and people of Indian descent is spreading to other countries. It has already become a significant issue in the UK and Canada; it has surfaced in the US; and it has recently become violent in Australia. A violent group of extremists

No basis to fears of Adani group firms going bust

09 Feb 2023 07:40 AM IST

For a very long time, people were raising concerns about high leverage in Adani group companies. The debate had multiple layers ranging from imminent bankruptcy to Gautam Adani fleeing the country like Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi. The other angle was whether Adani group companies were in a position to

Assam drive to end child marriages is praiseworthy

08 Feb 2023 07:41 AM IST

The recent concern against the crackdown on paedophiles who married minor girls as young as 10-11 years in Assam is nothing new, but a continued concern for boys and men, at the cost of girls. This gender bias is classical patriarchy. There can be no arguments that the steps taken

Hindenburg Aftermath in Parliament

08 Feb 2023 07:29 AM IST

The Adani issue has certainly achieved one thing, which is to unite the entire opposition. This is something even Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo yatra could not do as many senior Opposition leaders stayed away from the marathon walk. But the Hindenburg report and its aftermath saw all the Opposition leaders

Adani issue: Value versus price dichotomy of stocks

08 Feb 2023 07:27 AM IST

Hindenburg Research’s report about Adani Group stocks has created waves, not only in stock exchanges, but also in political circles. While political parties and politicians are hurling allegations and counter allegations at each other, the media and social media is filled with debates about valuations of Adani Group stocks. Hindenburg

WHY SUPREME COURT HAS LENIENT VIEW ON POCSO CONVICTS

06 Feb 2023 07:18 AM IST

India is home to 430 million children which approximately includes one in every five children below the age of 18 years, in the world. They face staggering challenges from the day they are born. Malnutrition, illiteracy, trafficking, forced labour, drug abuse, sexual abuse pornography etc. are not uncommon among the

Why use balloons for spying instead of satellites

06 Feb 2023 07:13 AM IST

The recent spotting of a Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon over the continental United States led to further strains in the already difficult bilateral relations between the U.S. and China, as Washington announced the cancellation of U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken’s visit to Beijing. Pentagon press secretary Brig Gen Patrick

Budget boost will help leverage Municipal Bonds

03 Feb 2023 09:23 AM IST

The Union Budget 2023-24 has emphasised incentives to urban local bodies (ULBs) through property tax governance reforms and ring-fencing user charges on urban infrastructure. Ring-fencing is a legal or financial arrangement of separating the activities, assets and liabilities, revenues and costs associated with the functional unit as if it were

BLINKEN MUST CALL OUT CHINA’S AGGRESSIONS AGAINST INDIA

03 Feb 2023 09:19 AM IST

With the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken set to visit China this weekend, several influential Republican lawmakers have urged him to tell the Chinese leadership that Beijing’s blatant aggression against India in the Himalayas and Taiwan is “unacceptable”. In other words, the Republicans have sought Blinken’s intervention in China’s

Delicate Budget act of maximising fiscal impulse

03 Feb 2023 09:14 AM IST

In the Union Budget, the fiscal arithmetic aside, the policy theme remains similar to that of the last couple of years, when higher capex allocation was one of the key thrusts of the budget, with focus on building domestic manufacturing capacity in the medium term. This implies a larger fiscal