Apply Newton’s law for a healthy planet and life
By Pavan Kaushik The theme for the world health day, 2022 is “Our Planet, Our Health”. As, the law of Newton says — “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction”. What we…
Commentary
Imran Khan is the new Nazi of Asia
By Dr Amjad Ayub Mirza Imran Khan represents a peculiar phase in politics that emerges during periods of economic contradictions between the ruling elite and the wider population and which cannot be resolved through democratic…
Trust vote in Pakistan – constitutional issues
By Vikram Hegde Sunday was a day of tumult for South Asia, with major political developments in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. While the resignation of 26 cabinet ministers of Sri Lanka was prompted by the…
Transforming gold investments in India
By Sameer Patil Gold has always been an essential part of the socio-economic-cultural ethos of every Indian. As an investment, it has always carried with it the tendency of invoking a sense of sentimental attachment….
India charting its own path
By Asad Mirza The last one-month has shown the tenacity and astuteness of the Indian foreign policy, and the “correctional change” which the current polity is trying to achieve through it. Last week saw a…
EC must dissect manifestos, stop parties asking Centre to fund freebies
Assembly elections are not natural calamities or disasters that require central assistance to meet the extravagant promises made by certain political parties in their manifestos just to lure voters and win these polls. It has…
‘This time for Africa’: Fair writing of and from the continent
By Vikas Datta It was called the “Dark Continent”, not only due to lack of (European) knowledge of its expansive hinterland, but also for political reasons. Terming Africa backward and unenlightened gave colonial powers license…
There’s change in the air happening in Kashmir
By Deepika Bhan Over the past few days, certain events in Kashmir have come as a surprise. Groups from the majority and minority communities, which had been torn apart following the Pakistan-supported terror being unleashed…
Market momentum to propel further gains
ByArun Kejriwal Markets in the week gone by behaved on expected lines and gained quite sharply. Markets opened on a weak note on Monday and then did a U-turn. They gained on four of the…
China takes cognisance of India’s rise as global counsel
By D.C. Pathak The ongoing Ukraine-Russia military confrontation has had the world community focus its attention on the moves of the US and Russia as the opposing powers, the role of China that remained firmly…
Nepal PM Deuba’s Visit to India: How New Delhi can drive Kathmandu’s policy of strategic diversification
By Bhavdeep Modi Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is set to arrive in India on a three-day visit on April 1, aimed at inking cross-border connectivity and healthcare projects. Additionally, it has also been…
‘Moditva’: Hard work pays, more so in war-time diplomacy
By Nirendra Dev New Delhi, March 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) India is the only country among the Quad which has not condemned Russia. But the geo-political standing is such that none can easily condemn India in media…
Urdu: Whose Language Is It?
By Asad Mirza The occasion, when Urdu journalism is celebrating 200 years of its existence, seems to be perhaps the best opportunity to clear some myths and misconceptions about Urdu. Urdu is a language, which…
No rocket science! Why science seems difficult and the books that can help
By Vikas Datta Brimming over with challenging calculations, daunting data, and formidable formulas, science seems an intimidating prospect for many people. This seems true for both young people — despite their parents’ best efforts –…
Markets to trade with positive bias in the last week of financial year
By Arun Kejriwal The week gone by was volatile and saw markets losing on four of the five trading sessions. At the end of the week, BSESENSEX was down 501.73 points or 0.87 per cent…
The drift towards ‘war of resistance’
By DC Pathak The month-long Russian military operations in Ukraine — initially aimed at swiftly seizing Kiev after degrading the defence capability of the East European country — have turned into a protracted armed conflict…
Why Real Estate is a better option than gold
By Annuj Goel New Delhi, March 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Gold has always been a favourite investment vehicle of Indian households as many people transfer the yellow metal from one generation to another. The biggest advantage of…
India captures only 8% of 4K billion cubic meters of rain
By Pavan Kaushik New Delhi, March 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Many historians and archaeologi-sts believe that the Indus Valley Civi-lisation that existed about 2,500 years ago mysteriously lost its existence and disappeared suddenly due to catastrophic water…
India acts big brother to Sri Lanka
By Asad Mirza Indian policy in the region towards smaller countries, seems to be paying dividends, as compared to China, which is more and more is being seen as a hawk, intent on taking over…
Markets trading higher than Ukraine war beginning – Allow consolidation to happen
By Arun Kejriwal The week gone by was a short week with just four trading sessions. Markets saw gains on three of the four trading sessions and gained substantially. BSESENSEX was up 2,313.60 points or…