Opinion

Sushant’s Suicide: A Wake-up Call for One and All

18 Jun 2020 05:16 AM IST

Increasing mental stress and psychological distress of modern age, coupled with Covid-19 pandemic, is a sign of impending mental health crisis.

The privacy issue emerging from tracking app operations

18 Jun 2020 05:15 AM IST

The concept of ‘Privacy’ has a great significance in human existence. It assures the protection of the dignity of the human beings. Any move aimed at intrusion in once personal space, in absence of plausible reasons, will be inappropriate and in utter disregard of his/her self-esteem. The sanctity of once

The post-colonial problem of elephantine proportions

17 Jun 2020 04:46 AM IST

The latter half of the 20th century exerted great pressure on the natural habitat of Asian jumbos. Both elephants and human beings have fallen victims in the crisis that ensued.

Beware of the outsider

17 Jun 2020 04:44 AM IST

There is a lot of buzz about the Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case and even for those not too into Bollywood it is easy to see where the problem lies — he was an outsider trying to get in and the cartel blocked him. This cartel of Bollywood insiders —

Time to switch to natural ways to fight locusts

17 Jun 2020 04:44 AM IST

Locust swarms have coexisted with human civilisation since time immemorial. Should we not revisit the past to seek alternative, non-patented solutions?

Pakistan’s paranoia regarding India is unfounded

17 Jun 2020 04:39 AM IST

Pakistan’s brazen belligerence continues towards India in spite of the extension of an olive branch from time and again by India for good neighbourly relations.

India’s Covid response is well calibrated

16 Jun 2020 05:12 AM IST

Despite serious challenges of diverse nature, the country’s corona-related deaths and cases per million population are one of lowest in the world.

Ease the regulations

16 Jun 2020 05:11 AM IST

At a time when the country is opening up after a debilitating blow inflicted on the economy by an over two-month-long lockdown, there must be consensus that India will not go down the path of another lockdown, even if there is a huge spike in coronavirus cases. The prolonged lockdown

Economic package draws from Gandhi, Deendayal & Thengadi

16 Jun 2020 05:11 AM IST

After nearly one month from the declaration of Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan and nearly 2.5 months after declaration of the Lockdown 1.0, we are seeing an ascending legitimacy and social trust in the Narendra Modi-led Central government. This is primarily a result of the leadership skills and understanding of PM Narendra

Public Interest Litigation: A law and economic perspective

16 Jun 2020 05:06 AM IST

After the Supreme Court judgment in Tata Cellular case, normally courts restrain themselves from interfering in policy matters and this development is stated to have an effective check on unnecessary exercise of judicial discretions in entertaining public interest litigation.

Amit Shah sounds bugle of change in Didi’s Bengal

15 Jun 2020 05:16 AM IST

The Home Minister’s ‘Banglar Jana Samabesh’ comes at a time when people are increasingly being attracted by PM Modi’s vision and conviction of turning West Bengal into a lead state.

Home Minister’s strong message to Delhi

15 Jun 2020 05:15 AM IST

By holding an emergency meeting with senior functionaries of the Delhi government and its allied agencies, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday sent a strong message that the fight against the Covid-19 Pandemic in the national capital can only be fought collectively and without shifting blame on each other.