The way forward for Congress
BY JAYANTA GHOSAL In 1947 after independence, Jawaharlal Nehru asked Dr Bidhan Roy to become the Uttar Pradesh Governor. I learnt from the writings of the late Bengali ICS officer Ashok Mitra that Lord and…
Opinion
Expect sharp volatility as markets decide next trend
By Arun Kejriwal Markets continued to gain ground on expected lines last week and were up on three of the five trading days. They however showed signs of fatigue as the week drew to a…
A faltering Erdogan falls back on Islamism for brownie points
BY SAEED NAQVI Saint Sophia museum in Istanbul being reverted into a mosque has brought back, like a powerful refrain, that couplet of Mir Taqi Mir which has been an emotional crutch for me on…
Operating systems: The businesses of tomorrow
BY TAPONEEL MUKHERJEE The flurry of investments by global technology giants and investors into India and the rapid ascent of digital technologies has once again squarely brought the focus on just how vital digital transformations…
Has play in Test cricket come a full circle?
By Yajurvindra Singh The COVID-19 crisis has made cricket come a full circle. The restrictions that were imposed, especially as regards the use of saliva on the ball, has shown what a difference it has…
Ordinances to transform agriculture sector
By Kailash Choudhary For a very long time, reforms in agriculture marketing have been debated, but no decisive action had been taken. It required leadership and political will to unshackle the farmers from the vice-like…
With July futures expiring this week, rally to continue
By Arun Kejriwal Markets began the week on a quiet note and at the end of Tuesday it appeared as if we would end the week in no mans land. Market behaved in a completely…
Finally, cricket has arrived once again
By Yajurvindra Singh The England versus West Indies first Test match in Southampton finally brought cricket to the forefront once more. The Test match was a thriller with the West Indies finally chasing the runs…
Leaders need a makeover
BY HIMANSHU MANGLIK The silence of impatient guns on the border and the sighs of the jobless is an ominous and nervous combination taking shape across the world. It’s a wake up call that the…
Book profits in volatile week ahead
By Arun Kejriwal Markets had a volatile week and made their highs mid-week on Wednesday itself before some profit taking set in and markets gave up some of their gains. The BSESENSEX gained 572.91 points…
Vikas Dubey saga: Reflecting on Lucknow’s badmen in nicer times
BY SAEED NAQVI The manner of Vikas Dubey’s murder (encounter) would cause Joey the child in awe of Shane played by Alan Ladd to scream: “That’s not fair — I hate you.” A kneejerk response…
Digital play with Indian business models
BY TAPONEEL MUKHERJEE The last decade has seen rapid digitisation. However, the last three months have seen the pace of digitisation accelerate rapidly. Even as the world adjusts to a new normal, the ability to…
Time to bring match-fixing law into Indian cricket
By Yajurvindra Singh The time has come for the government of India to bring into effect the law for match-fixing. Although the bill has been languishing to be tabled in the Parliament since the last…
Kashmir: Geelani didn’t quit, he was dumped by Pak
BY DEEPIKA BHAN New Delhi, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Syed Ali Shah Geelani, the patriarch of the pro-Pakistan separatist movement in Kashmir, quit the All Parties Hurriyat Conference. That was the impression that his parting letter…
GB Nagar reports 81 new Covid cases in 24 hours
Noida, July 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Even with the national capital struggling to keep its daily Covid-19 tally under the 2,000-mark, its neighbouring Gautam Buddh Nagar, which comprises Noida and Greater Noida, witnessed 81 new cases in…
Sourav Ganguly: Captain who is still steering the ship of Indian cricket
By Aakash Kumar New Delhi, July 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Many refer to him as the “Bengal Tiger”. For some, he is the “Prince of Kolkata”. But what he is most famous as is “Dada”. Dada generally…
Market momentum likely to take a pause
By Arun Kejriwal The week gone by began on a subdued note losing on the first two trading days and then gaining on the next three to end the week on a strong note. BSESENSEX…
Sagging electoral prospects behind Trump’s H-1B action
BY FRANK F. ISLAM On June 22, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order suspending the entry of a number of non-immigrant work visa holders into the US till the end of the year….
India set for breaking new space horizons
BY LT. -GEN PJS PANNU India has taken a historic stride towards opening up its space sector for private participation with the creation of IN-SPACe. I have met many exuberant youngsters in the past with…
We shall prevail
By R. K. Pachnanda Union Home Minister Amit Shah made a very profound and pertinent statement that under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, we shall overcome the two “jung” of COVID-19 and China and…