Opinion

Delhi riots book stopped: Extremism at work

25 Aug 2020 05:58 AM IST

The censorship of books, films or any such creative content is a weapon in the hands of the authorities scared of the truth being told. It is a tool misused at will by authoritarians. But there are times when the demand to muzzle such content comes from within a society

Ethics in the time of Covid-19 pandemic

24 Aug 2020 06:51 AM IST

The decision to attend coronavirus patients worthy of intensive care first can be practically viable to save more lives, but whether it was morally right or not is a matter of discussion.

Sonia offers to resign to blunt partymen’s attack

24 Aug 2020 06:48 AM IST

In an obvious attempt to divert attention from the crucial issues, raised ahead of a Congress Working Committee meeting on Monday, by some of her senior party colleagues, interim Congress president Sonia Gandhi has offered to step down. The CWC meeting may now end up persuading Sonia Gandhi to continue,

NEP 2020: Beginning of a new era in education

24 Aug 2020 06:41 AM IST

National Education Policy has lofty vision and goals and will prepare India to meet future challenges. But all depends its implementation.

Biden makes the right noises, all eyes on Trump now

22 Aug 2020 06:21 AM IST

American Presidential polls enter the grand finale stage. Standing strong at 77 years (he will be 78 at the time of taking the oath if he is elected) and echoing an emotional connect with the people to reach out the maximum voters in the time of Covid-19, Joe Biden on

CBI must ensure there is no travesty of justice in Sushant case

22 Aug 2020 06:20 AM IST

Sometimes in sensational cases, public opinion is so strong that police cannot turn a blind eye. Mumbai Police has learnt this the hard way in Sushant case. Any investigations should be sensitive towards public sentiment. But at the same time the investigating agency must not get carried away, lest administration

Over-reliance on corporates may rob India of ‘self-reliance’

21 Aug 2020 06:44 AM IST

On the call of Mahatma Gandhi, a strong wave of enthusiasm swept across the nation which, subsequently, witnessed scores of people celebrating Holi by consigning foreign clothes to flames. A youth with British looks came and flared the flames by throwing his expensive suit. This youth was none other than

Back to good, old politics

21 Aug 2020 06:42 AM IST

The Rajasthan crisis may have been stemmed for now but it did signal one thing — that while the cure for Covid-19 still remains an enigma, it is back to good, old politics. Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot may have saved his government but not without a dash of resort politics,

Challenges before the new education policy

21 Aug 2020 06:41 AM IST

Unless civil society acts as a vanguard in the implementation of a policy, vested interests will prevail, twist it to serve their interests, and make it ineffective.

Biden’s statements on India reassuring

20 Aug 2020 06:31 AM IST

Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden’s policy document, “Joe Biden’s Agenda for the Indian American Community” issued over the weekend, has a detailed section on India-US partnership. It makes for reassuring reading in the backdrop of the unpleasant statements made about India by Biden’s team members and a combination of leftist-Islamist

Illegal constructions, unethical demolitions

20 Aug 2020 06:31 AM IST

What is the answer to illegal constructions spreading horizontally and vertically over land in complete defiance of building bylaws as well as environmental regulations?

PM Modi is setting India’s financial basics right by honouring the honest

19 Aug 2020 06:26 AM IST

Ever since the first day of assuming the office of the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has marked his tenure with various reformative coups at regular intervals, which have laid the foundation of setting the financial basics for the country in the right manner. On Thursday, PM Modi unveiled the new