Category: Commentary

Nitish caught between a rock and a hard place

By Amulya Ganguli Nitish Kumar must have realised by now that his 'ghar wapsi' hasn't helped him. The BJP is…

7 years ago

States obliged to compensate victims of cow vigilante groups: SC

New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday said that states were obliged to compensate the victims of…

7 years ago

Secrets of the gender pay gap

By Nury Vittachi This columnist, who is also a writer of books, was at a school as a Visiting Author…

7 years ago

U-17 World Cup: Tempered expectations

By Novy Kapadia Long-term preparation of age-group national teams is now a regular and welcome feature in Indian football and…

7 years ago

On our heads mostly: Hair and its importance to human society (Book Review)

By Vikas Datta Title: Hair (Object Lessons); Author: Scott Lowe; Publisher: Bloomsbury; Pages: 152; Price: Rs 250 For a filament…

7 years ago

Climate financing: India, South Asian nations lack funds to meet SDGs

By Lenin Babu India has made significant progress in achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by UN member-states…

7 years ago

Economic issues will have a decisive say in 2019 general elections

By Amit Kapoor It is becoming really hard to be optimistic about the Indian economy. As T.N. Ninan pointed out…

7 years ago

The Czech Locomotive’s long run into our hearts

By Vikas Datta If sport epitomises human grace, then look elsewhere. For when running, he looked as he was "wrestling…

7 years ago

Gloomy characters: The melancholic aspect in literature

By Vikas Datta The human race displays an infinite capacity for dividing itself into various categories -- justified or not.…

7 years ago

Gorkhaland demand: Road to nowhere?

By Saeed Naqvi Darjeeling, Thimphu, Gangtok and Siliguri are a tight cluster on any map even in a large Atlas.…

7 years ago

Indian Muslims should embrace triple talaq verdict

By Frank F. Islam On August 22, the Supreme Court ruled that triple talaq -- the practice which allows a…

7 years ago

Glucagon-like Peptide 1

By Ganapathi B. and Arpandev Bhattacharyya Diabetes is one of the most serious health problems of modern times. It is…

7 years ago

Scaling up core micronutrient interventions: It’s $12 bn vs $574 mn

By Amit Kapoor Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon, was quoted as saying: "If we can conquer space,…

7 years ago

BRICS crafts new mantra of diplomacy

By Rajendra Shende The BRICS meeting in Xiamen in China last week was a timely opportunity for both India and…

7 years ago

Playing fed up: Herbert Lom’s masterful performance in the ‘Pink Panther’ films

By Vikas Datta Most of us, in our working life, may be unfortunate to encounter a subordinate, whose incompetence is…

7 years ago

Globalisation has to retune itself to needs of the time

By Kula Saikia The tsunami of change was all-pervasive to engulf most of the nation states. Liberalisation, free trade, WTO,…

7 years ago

India must not be seen to be uncaring about Rohingyas

By Amulya Ganguli The Union Minister of State for Home, Kiren Rijiju, is looking for a round of applause for…

7 years ago

Keeping track of your kids

By Nury Vittachi Modern life is weird. Thanks to supermarket delivery tracking apps, we know the precise location of our…

7 years ago

State discoms playing spoiler on open access for solar power

By Jaymin Gajjar & Saptak Ghosh There is an increasing opportunity to innovate in solar markets in India thanks to…

7 years ago

India should take humane view of Rohingya refugees

By Bawa Singh Given its rich mineral resources, historical and civilisational ties and strategic location, sharing maritime and land borders,…

7 years ago



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