Opinion

Curvy paths to publishing

25 Mar 2024 04:23 AM IST

Self-publishing has allowed authors to publish and distribute their work independently. The world of book publishing is always changing due to new trends and technology that have an impact on how writers produce, publish, and interact with their readers. Authors who want to succeed in navigating the publishing world must

Maldives in China’s Shadow?

25 Mar 2024 04:16 AM IST

India-Maldives ties worsened over time, reaching its lowest point earlier this year when many Indian tourists stopped going to the Maldives after negative comments on social media about PM Modi. India should seek to mend its frayed relations with the Maldives amid an ongoing withdrawal of its troops from the

Kejriwal may become the rallying point for the Opposition

23 Mar 2024 05:52 AM IST

By arresting Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party Supremo Arvind Kejriwal, the Enforcement Directorate has perhaps inadvertently created a situation where he could emerge as the rallying point of the collective Opposition against the BJP. Kejriwal’s arrest in the Excise case was imminent, particularly after his deputy Manish Sisodia

Departure from regimes mired in graft to welfare govt

23 Mar 2024 05:49 AM IST

Prime minister Narendra Modi in his debut inning in the year 2014 of Indian political match had asserted the ‘Neither will I eat, nor will let you eat’. This declaration was made by him when he started his first term. The last decade under his leadership, the country has seen

Iftars now out of fashion in Delhi

23 Mar 2024 05:46 AM IST

Iftar’s waning appeal in Delhi is having an impact on Bollywood. There are no iftars where Salman Khan could be seen hugging Shah Rukh Khan before retiring to two corners for the rest of the day. The first ten days of the Islamic month of Ramadan have passed but iftars

The dawn of India 3.0— a global powerhouse

22 Mar 2024 05:14 AM IST

“You can see the change you want to, be what you want to be” In the heart of the 21st century, India is considered to be not merely a country but a pulsating powerhouse of change. The era of India 2.0 has concluded, paving the way for the nation’s transition

Echoes of resilience: The Hindu and Armenian journey

22 Mar 2024 05:10 AM IST

In the words of British writer Annie Besant, “Hinduism is the soil into which India’s roots are stuck, and torn out of that, she will inevitably wither as a tree torn out from its place. And if Hindus do not maintain Hinduism, who shall save it? If India’s own children

General election 2024: Saffron party is ahead of its rivals

21 Mar 2024 02:26 AM IST

The dates of Parliamentary election announced have been announced by the Election Commission. This Parliamentary election will be held in seven phases which will begin on April 19 and continue till June 1. The counting will take place on June 4 from which the shape and the face of new

Walking with Nanak By Haroon Khalid

21 Mar 2024 02:23 AM IST

It is very rare when I pick up a book and read it twice or thrice, for me to do that it has to be a special book, written well, simple and uncomplicated… that’s how I picked up my first copy of Walking With Nanak “ at book shop in

Festival of democracy in country of youths

21 Mar 2024 02:16 AM IST

Even as I was analysing ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, I stumbled upon a fascinating piece of information that the number of voters who will exercise their franchise for the first time in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in India is more than the population of over 130 countries

Western media exposed for being loyal ‘pit bull’ of western oligarchy

20 Mar 2024 02:20 AM IST

There seems to be no end in sight by much of the western press, even vigorously to try to sully, if not ruin India’s reputation. Those efforts are especially nowadays being pointed against the nationally popular Narendra Modi-led government, including most recently it’s amendments to the National Citizenship Act. These

One Way to Bury the Headlines

20 Mar 2024 02:16 AM IST

The 2024 Lok Sabha election dates have been announced and it won’t be long before the campaigning takes off in full earnest. Tickets are still being finalised but the narrative building has begun. The Supreme Court’s decision on the electoral bonds came as a welcome reprieve for the Opposition because