Opinion

Lt Governor Vs Aam Aadmi Party war escalates

14 Jan 2023 07:14 AM IST

The feud between the elected representatives in the capital and the Lt. Governor, who is also the Chief Administrator appointed by the Centre to oversee the function the government, has shown no signs of ending. In fact, one organ of the government handed over a notice to the other asking

Pros and cons of legislating online gaming in India

14 Jan 2023 07:13 AM IST

In recent years, the gaming industry in India has gained unprecedented leverage in the entertainment world. In 2021, almost 50% of the internet users in India played online games, totalling around 433 million out of the 846 million total internet users. Approximately 35% of the population became online gamers in

When world history can be re-written, why not India’s?

14 Jan 2023 07:12 AM IST

Why re-visiting history? Re-writing History mainly serves two purposes – firstly it refreshes our memory of events. The second purpose is perhaps more important. It ‘fills in details’ and addresses the gaps, grey areas existing in the current literature. There is much hue and cry from a section of society

India’s Massive Border Infra Push Is A Good And Timely Move

13 Jan 2023 07:03 AM IST

During his first visit to Arunachal Pradesh since the December 2022 Yangtse clashes between Indian and Chinese troops, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated 28 infrastructure projects. One of the important projects included a strategically important bridge over the Siyom river that will be capable of ferrying tanks and artillery guns.

Understanding the ‘Boycott Bollywood’ trend

13 Jan 2023 07:02 AM IST

The idea of “boycott” was born in Ireland. Charles Cunningham Boycott was a British land tax collector whose ways were so despotic that peasants and farmers rose against him in the 1880s and, in “woke” parlance, they cancelled him, giving birth to the word “boycott”. Boycotts have since been used

Syria’s Assad is no longer a ‘pariah’ in the Arab world

13 Jan 2023 07:00 AM IST

Russia, Turkiye and UAE have initiated plans to start talks with Basher Al-Assad, an unthinkable step till date, and establish peace once again in war-torn Syria. It seems as if the pariah of the Arab world, Bashar Al-Assad, may soon get a reprieve, as the global and regional powers rally

Can India adopt AI in Judicial Administration?

12 Jan 2023 07:48 AM IST

Last year, Law minister Kiren Rijju and then Chief Justice of India (CJI) S.A. Bobde had shared a common sentiment by stating that AI can help reduce the backlog of pending cases and sustainable justice delivery. That very year, India saw the Supreme Court launching by the hands of Justice

Alligators burgeon in Chambal reserve forest

12 Jan 2023 07:46 AM IST

The National Chambal Reserve Forest was set up on the banks of the Chambal at the tri-junction of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The area has become a natural home to alligators that had been on the verge of extinction before the reserve forest was set up. Spread over

Data Act provisions will weaken RTI mandate

12 Jan 2023 07:42 AM IST

The proposed Digital Personal Data Protection Act has two provisions which would seriously weaken the Indian citizen’s Right to Information. The Indian RTI Act, effective since 12 October 2005, is one of the best transparency laws in the world. It is empowering the citizens and is a practical recognition of

Has Bharat Jodo worked?

11 Jan 2023 07:04 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra is entering its final phase and it’s been a marathon walk for the Congress leader. This is also his last chance at reinventing himself and seems to be his attempt so far. According to Yashwant Deshmukh’s C Voter Tracker, the all India satisfaction with Rahul

BJP expected to repeat its brilliant Assembly election performance in UP civic polls too

11 Jan 2023 07:02 AM IST

The Allahabad High Court’s decision to grant Other Backward Class (OBC) reservations in urban local body elections was halted by the Supreme Court on Wednesday. This comes after the Uttar Pradesh government, which is led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, filed a petition with the Supreme Court on 29 December.

Nepal trends: China’s plan to encircle India

11 Jan 2023 07:00 AM IST

China is maintaining a long-term strategy to contain India and dominate south East Asia by denying territorial boundaries and aggression since 1949, the era of Mao Zedong, the founder of the People’s Republic of China. Annexation of Tibet by China, illegal invasion of China in Aksai Chin in 1959, followed