Opinion

Why Is World Crazy About Someone Else’s Affair?

02 Aug 2024 00:41 AM IST

You all must have heard a movie song, “Begani shadi mein Abdullah diwana!” The movie was ‘Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai’. You might wonder why I am reminding you of this song. Since the US presidential election has been making headlines worldwide, these lines keep recurring in my mind:

Premchand: ‘My Sacred Corner’

01 Aug 2024 01:11 AM IST

With age and experience, observation and assimilation we consider certain artistes, writers, leaders as close to our own ideology. Our own ideology to a large extent is influenced by these people, whom we consider as our own ; almost sacred. We refer to them from time to time, verify our

Caste Politics Divides India, Best Avoided

01 Aug 2024 01:10 AM IST

Opposition leaders are absolutely right. How can anyone ask anyone’s caste identity in this day and age? In the 21st century, as the world races ahead, to identify a person on the basis of one’s caste is reprehensible and symptomatic of a regressive mindset. But then the luminaries protesting a

A Fresh Perspective On Modi’s Legacy

01 Aug 2024 01:06 AM IST

As the prime minister having secured a momentous third term with a clearly outlined vision for the next five years, Narendra Modi’s overarching legacy will be that of transforming his party into an electoral machine, a party that can win elections, says a new book. In ‘Indian Renaissance – the

Katy Mirza, The Actress Who Played A Role In Unseating Indira

31 Jul 2024 00:21 AM IST

Playboy “Bunny, model, actress Katy Mirza had another claim to Bollywood fame: a role — albeit indirect — in unseating prime minister Indira Gandhi. Katy played a politician’s personal secretary in the controversial film Kissa Kursi Ka, a political satire perceived as an attack on the Emergency. The controversy surrounding

Is Akhilesh Yadav The Thought-Leader Of Opposition ?

31 Jul 2024 00:15 AM IST

While Rahul Gandhi is the Leader of the Opposition by virtue of being the single largest party in opposition one cannot discount the role played by Samajwadi Party Chief, Akhilesh Yadav. Not only is the Samajwadi Party the third largest party in Parliament today after the BJP & the Congress

Andher Nagri: A Curious Case Of Culpable Homicide

30 Jul 2024 23:51 PM IST

While the shock of the untimely loss of the lives of three UPSE aspirants still lingers, the outrageous police action of arresting one Mr. Manoj Kathuria, an SUV driver, on the charges of driving through the flooded street where the unfortunate incident took place, is a horrifying blow to the

Rajinder Nagar Tragedy: A Tale Of Civic Apathy

29 Jul 2024 23:09 PM IST

The tragic death of three civil services aspirants at the basement of their coaching centre in Delhi’s Old Rajinder Nagar area because of sudden flooding caused by heavy rain is symptomatic of the rot that is crippling our system. It is like a vicious cycle where the authorities are either

The Legal And Human Rights Implications Of The Taliban’s De Facto Authority In Afghanistan

29 Jul 2024 23:03 PM IST

As the ICJ in its opinion on the Israel-Palestinian dispute called the occupation unlawful and human rights, ICJ, Israel-Palestine, Afghanistan, Taliban, women’s rights, international law declared that building settlements in the occupied West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem was illegal and rejected any argument that Israel has sovereignty over the

Unshackled Desire Of Female Agency And Unveiled Hypocrisy: Tribhuvan

29 Jul 2024 22:50 PM IST

Throughout history, women have often been viewed as the weaker and inferior members of society, facing obstacles in expressing their desires and remain silent. Although desire knows no boundaries, yet social shackles constrain the expression of female sexuality. Whileas men are provided the freedom to wander, their desires unrestrained, loud

Accountability For The UPSC’s ASPIRANTS’ DEATH Must Be Fixed

28 Jul 2024 21:50 PM IST

This cannot be allowed to pass under any circumstances. The death of three UPSC aspirants in the basement of a Civil Services coaching Centre in Rajinder Nagar in Delhi is something which should never have happened. All it took was 30 minutes of heavy rain and following which water gushed

What Will Netanyahu say If He ever Faced The Judgement Day?

28 Jul 2024 21:44 PM IST

I guess, in Judaism, unlike Hinduism and some other religions, for afterlife, the concept of heaven and hell doesn’t exist though the orthodox Judaism stresses that one must do good deeds as it is right thing to do but without expectation of any hypothetical future reward. So, obviously, Netanyahu won’t