Opinion

Risks and reforms in Muslim world

27 Aug 2022 08:17 AM IST

What has happened in Afghanistan one week ago is a bad omen. Islamists have now started bombing mosques, and are started killing innocent civilians. This alarming situation needs serious introspection. A huge explosion had ripped through a crowded mosque in Kabul killing 21 people and injuring more than 33 persons.

Indian armed forces @75: The challenges ahead

27 Aug 2022 08:15 AM IST

India overall, since 1947, has done reasonably well in keeping at bay the many diverse security challenges which came its way. However, the strategic and military lessons from our confrontations, since 1947, must never be forgotten.

BOMMAI DISMISSES CHARGES OF TAKING 40 PC COMMISSION

27 Aug 2022 07:58 AM IST

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said that charges of taking 40 per cent commission for clearing bills are politically motivated. He said, “Charges must be specific and accompanied with evidence. Without this only baseless press statements are made. I told the same thing to Kempanna when he met

With distinct advantages, are neobanks the future of new-age banking?

26 Aug 2022 06:26 AM IST

It is no secret that technology has permeated every aspect of our lives and created a disruption across industries. This is true for the banking sector as well. Once considered a heavily traditional ecosystem rooted in paper systems and physical presence, banking has transformed significantly in the past few decades.

Time for India to step up ties with Taiwan

26 Aug 2022 06:24 AM IST

And that includes trade and diplomatic relations with Taiwan. Though India has supported the ‘One China Policy’, it has not been reiterated publicly or in any bilateral meetings for over a decade.

With distinct advantages, are neobanks the future of new-age banking?

26 Aug 2022 02:07 AM IST

SHARIF DESERVES TO BE SNUBBED BY PM MODI DURING SCO SUMMIT

26 Aug 2022 02:05 AM IST

There were some media reports, saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi may meet his Pakistan’s counterpart Shehbaz Sharif during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan in mid-September. Sharif is said to be more than keen to have an interaction with his Indian counterpart on the sidelines of

Time for India to step up ties with Taiwan

26 Aug 2022 02:04 AM IST

Predictable price control key to success in healthcare

25 Aug 2022 12:21 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the Make in India initiative from the ramparts of the Red Fort on 15 August 2014, encouraging international and domestic investors to set up shop and manufacture in India for consumption here and for the rest of the world. It was meant to remedy the low

RAHUL SHOULD SHOW COURAGE, TAKE ON MANTLE OF PARTY PRESIDENT

25 Aug 2022 12:19 PM IST

If Rahul Gandhi does not take on the mantle of Congress president this time too, then it will be too late. The party is learnt to be fully prepared to hand over the party’s responsibility to the Gandhi scion. As per the party’s strategy, the delegates from all the Pradesh

Focus on UN resolution on religion, beliefs

25 Aug 2022 12:18 PM IST

The General Assembly failed to elaborate on the limits to practising ‘religions’ as well as ‘beliefs’. The terms ‘religion’ and ‘beliefs’ are the two most mischievous words of social theory.

Stubborn Taliban and future of Afghanistan

22 Aug 2022 06:46 AM IST

The manner in which the Taliban have been able to retain power in Afghanistan and their latest decisions show that to save millions of Afghanis from impoverishment and death, international community will have to adopt a new approach. While the nearly one-year old Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) government trundles