Opinion
Why Hindutva Card May Not Yield TMC Much Gains in West Bengal Polls
The jury is out whether the TMC can harvest gains from the sudden and overt embracement of Hindutva.
Modi Govt’s Ambitious Vaccine Drive Has Placed India Ahead of Many Developed Nations in Covid Fight
A well thought-out plan and an effective system in place are the main reasons for the smooth functioning of the vaccination drive
Will Women Come to the Rescue of Mamata in Bengal Like They Did for Nitish in Bihar?
Data from the past few elections in West Bengal suggests that increased poll participation by women in the state favours the Trinamool Congress.
Take to Healthy Eating. Nutrition May Improve Covid-19 Vaccination Efficacy
What is of utmost importance is providing information on Covid-19 vaccines along with counselling on good nutrition for improved vaccine response and efficacy.
Why Panchayat Elections in Uttar Pradesh are a High-stakes Battle, Especially for BJP & Yogi Adityanath
Politics in Uttar Pradesh begins in the little world of the village before the gaze turns on Lucknow and Delhi.
Days of 'Khela' and 'Boma': What Bengal Needs is an End to Decades of Political Violence
As late as 2018, West Bengal led the nation in political murders. Where is the data for 2019 or 2020? We don't know, because the state government has refused to report it to the NCRB. What we do know is that there is now a shocking level of tolerance, eve...
Mohandas Pai: Nehru’s Model of State Controlling Economic Activity Flawed. Leave Business to People
Profit is not a dirty word, every business has to make profit. India has always been a free-market economy. Nehru tried to create a fake narrative that businessmen are corrupt, that they are wrong, and that they make profit.
High-flyer in Politics: In Capt Satish's Demise, Sonia Lost Precious Link with Life & Times of Rajiv, Indira
According to ML Fotedar, had Sharma not been close to Rajiv, perhaps Priyanka Gandhi would have had a different name, ‘Sharika'. Apparently, Indira Gandhi wanted to name her granddaughter after the Nehru family deity.
Twitter, Facebook & Democracy: Competition Among Social Media Platforms Will Discipline Them, Protect India's Interests
It seems that the monopoly over social media by a few platforms is making them think that since they don’t have competition, they can have their way.
How to Spot an 'Andolanjeevi' and Why We Need to Acknowledge that the 'Protest Economy' Exists
In every other field, the distinction between amateur and professional is both clear and universally accepted. Why would we have difficulty extending this to protesting?
Advice of Obama's Campaign Manager on Mind, is RaGa Gearing Up to Return as Congress President?
Rahul Gandhi's recent statements on China, farmers’ issues show he is following the advice given to him in 2012 by Stephanie Cutter, who had served as a deputy campaign manager in Barack Obama’s re-election campaign.
YSR Cheyutha Scheme: An Attempt at Creating Women Entrepreneurs
Women from castes like Budaga Jangamas, Benti Odia, who are not able to get caste certificates, have been provided financial assistance based on their self-declaration and will get the benefit of the YSR Cheyutha Scheme.
OPINION | New Agri Laws Not Against Farmers, Acts Most Prominent Steps to Raise Ryots' Income
The reason for opposing these acts by few farmers of Punjab and Haryana might be inconsistent with the farmers’ welfare activities.
Farmer Protests: Are Big Businesses Bad or Just Easy Targets?
The question of big becoming bigger haunts us in these pandemic times, where the wealth of the rich has increased during a crisis. But, could it be denied that private corporations have also fostered innovation and entrepreneurship?
Pushed to Corner by BJP, Why Nitish Kumar's 2024 Agenda May be Blocked by Rahul Gandhi's PM Desire
The major anxiety for the Congress is not that Narendra Modi returns to power in 2024 but that no other party substitutes Congress as the main pole against the BJP and no other leader like Nitish Kumar replaces Rahul Gandhi as the PM candidate.
As Sri Lanka Reviews Handing over East Container Terminal to India, China Watches Closely
Currently, 80 percent of the transhipment cargo is from India at the PoC and the revenue earned from this is huge.