By Vikas Datta Given that the system it gave birth to lasted only a bit over seven decades and has now been gone for over a quarter of century, does the Russian Revolution, even in…
By Saeed Naqvi It is one of the great ironies of our times that Muslims are a problem for all political parties, except the BJP. In a totally different way, for Mamata too. Without Muslims…
By Amulya Ganguli One of the oddities of the current political scene is the compliments which the Shiv Sena has been paying to Rahul Gandhi. The party’s spokesman, Sanjay Raut, noted recently how the Congress…
By Anil K. Rajvanshi Last week, a forum on clean cooking was arranged in New Delhi. Funded by international organisations like the UN, the World Bank and USAID, among others, it attracted about 600 delegates…
By Dr. Gurdeep Sethi & Dr. Sudhir Borgonha Genomics and genetic analysis are the most effective ways to manage cancer, not only in India but also across the globe. Hereditary cancers are seen in approximately…
By Madhuri Ruia Veganism as a concept comes from a sense of responsibility towards animals and animal products and towards the need for a healthier lifestyle. In a world where people are looking to turn…
By Amit Kapoor In an expected and welcome turn of events, the Indian economy received a Rs 9-trillion resolution to its bad loan and slow growth problem. The government unveiled its plan to pump Rs…
By Jai K. Verma The 2017 report of the Fragile States Index places Pakistan among the first 20 failed countries, which should be worrisome for Islamabad. Instead of continuing with the low intensity war against…
By Amulya Ganguli Winston Churchill’s observation that America can be depended upon to do the right thing after it has tried all the other alternatives is applicable to most countries. The government’s latest initiative on…
By Saeed Naqvi The final shootout in the old Wild West movies has the camera dwell on the blaze engulfing the Sheriff’s office. The Sheriff leads the charge into the saloon where the bad men…
By Vinod Behl Though the government’s radical measure of demonetisation has disrupted the economy and has hit the real estate sector — already reeling under prolonged slowdown — it will turn out to be a…
By Amit Kapoor & Manisha Kapoor Since the recent growth figures disclosing the deceleration in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) have been made public, the debate among policymakers and economists in India is revolving around…
By Tanuja Joshi Every fifth blind person in the world is an Indian. Of the 15 million blind people in India, 1.1 million suffer from corneal blindness. And 25,000 new cases are added to this…
By Vikas Datta If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, even in literature, then what about parody? We can call it ingenious imitation though deft adaptation or skillful improvisation would be more apt, and…
Islamabad, Oct 26 (IANS) An accountability court on Thursday issued bailable warrants against ousted Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in cases relating to two of his properties, the media reported. The Islamabad-based court wrapped up…
By Vatsal Srivastava In a global financial landscape where everyone is enjoying a swim in a pool of excess liquidity created by central banks in the developed world, Indian interest rates remain amongst the highest…
By V. Srinivas A new aspirational India is on the march. A mature democracy, India at 70 needs strong institutions evolving with the changing times to fulfil rising aspirations. Land — the summum bonum of…
Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) Celebrities including Shabana Azmi, Shekhar Kapoor, Feroz Abbas Khan are on board as jury members to judge a film contest which involves movies on the theme of ending violence against women…
By Frank F. Islam As an Indian American, I have had the privilege of living in the two largest democracies in the world. One of those, the United States of America, came into being in…
By Mayur Abhaya Srisrimal Chennai, Oct 23 (IANS) Most of the time parents are faced with myriad decisions for their newborns. One of them is whether to preserve their baby’s umbilical cord stem cells. It’s…