Opinion

Xi Jinping must resign

29 Nov 2022 14:33 PM IST

Some are calling it the “white paper revolution”, others the “blank paper protests” or the “A4 revolution” where civilians hold up a piece of blank paper of A4 size, to register their protest against their authoritarian government. Characterised as “passive aggression”, the protests are spreading—from campus to campus, from city

Pak at a crossroads with new Army chief in place

29 Nov 2022 14:27 PM IST

The Pakistan government has recommended to the President to appoint Lt. Gen. Syed Asim Munir as Chief of Army Staff and Lt. Gen. Shamshad Mirza as Chairman of Joint Chief of Staff Committee (CJCSC). Gen Munir was commissioned in the frontier Force Regiment and deemed to be a close aide

NEW PAKISTAN ARMY CHIEF GEN MUNIR WILL BE A ‘HARDLINE’, INDIA NEEDS TO BE CAUTIOUS

28 Nov 2022 00:49 AM IST

With General Asim Munir set to take charge as Pakistan’s new army chief on 29 November, India needs to be more cautious now as the former ISI head would be more hardline. The fact that New Delhi cannot afford to ignore is that Munir was heading Pakistan’s intelligence agency –ISI

‘Aukat’ remarks for Modi: Why is Gujarat not enthusiastic about it?

28 Nov 2022 00:47 AM IST

On 12 November, a video went viral on social media wherein Congress senior leader and Rajya Sabha MP Madhusudan Mistry was seen making a derogatory remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ‘Aap mujse puchhate hai to main to kahunga ki ye Narendra Modi ki aukat batayenge.’ When a journalist in

PM’s employment catalyst: Rozgar Mela and beyond

28 Nov 2022 00:45 AM IST

Under the Rozgar Mela scheme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed about 71,000 appointment letters to newly-inducted recruits on 22 November 2022, via video conferencing. The Rozgar Mela is a step towards fulfillment of the commitment of the PM to accord highest priority to employment generation. The Rozgar Mela is expected

Rahul’s yatra: Too little, too late for a fragile Congress

26 Nov 2022 00:05 AM IST

Just before India’s independence, the Congress party in 1939 faced its first biggest crisis. Subhas Chandra Bose was elected as President of Indian National Congress during the party’s session in Madhya Pradesh’s Tripuri. Bose had won the elections by securing 1580 votes defeating Dr Pattabhi Sitaramayya who managed 1377 votes.

Akal Takht Jathedars meet to clear confusion over crucial dates

26 Nov 2022 00:03 AM IST

An important meeting has been convened at the Akal Takht on Saturday to provide greater clarity to Sikh devotees over the dates of both Guru Gobind Singh ji’s Prakash utsav and the day of sacrifice of his brave Sahibzadas. As of now the dates of these two very significant events

High time world spoke in one voice against nations backing terror

25 Nov 2022 00:15 AM IST

As India is set to observe the 14th anniversary of the 26/11 terrorist attack on Saturday, the international community must speak in one voice against terrorism and the countries supporting this scourge. The countries which provide safe havens to terror organisations must be condemned and rebuked. On this day, the

Europe discriminating against India on issue of Pak terror

25 Nov 2022 00:15 AM IST

The war in Ukraine is troubling. There are excesses by both sides and over time both, if not Russia alone, may be found by the International Court of Justice to have committed war crimes. The deliberate destruction of Ukrainian civilian infrastructure is extremely unacceptable, as well. While all this may

Congress should have begun a ‘party jodo’ yatra

25 Nov 2022 00:15 AM IST

Congress, the grand old party, should have planned a “Party Jodo” yatra instead of a Bharat Jodo Yatra. This misstep is just one among many taken by the party. Congress has a new president, a party veteran Mallikarjun Kharge. Rahul Gandhi embarked on his 3,570 km Bharat Jodo Yatra just

This is India’s time, don’t blow it

24 Nov 2022 00:30 AM IST

China has ceased to be the world’s best place for business, a fact that is more than apparent by now. The tide started to turn from 2020, when with the onset of Covid, China shut down city after city, disrupting supply chains the world over. Everyone got a rude wake-up

Perspectives on bioremediation and eco-friendly lifestyle

24 Nov 2022 00:30 AM IST

Ecological balance is essential for the human survival on the earth. Ecology encompasses every being in this world. Each of these beings may be inseparable part of visible organisms or invisible microbes remaining indispensable to sustain the ecological systems of recycling and soil enrichment. Our social and cultural spheres of