Opinion
Resurgence on Agenda, Raj Thackeray Takes a Leaf Out of Uncle's Book to Woo Shiv Sena's Pro-Hindutva Voters
The MNS chief launched an image makeover for his party by adopting a saffron flag, signifying his formal shift to Hindutva, and is scheduled to hold a rally on Sunday against illegal Bangladeshi and Pakistani immigrants.
Heckling the Heckler is Hazardous to Health No Matter How Much They Deserve It
The burning question, as the Commander-in-Chief of Heckling might shout, were he to debate it, should he have been heckled at all?
Govt Makes Three Big Changes to Exit Air India Completely, But Why Sale Remains a Tough Bargain
At least in terms of exiting Air India completely and lessening the employee plus debt burden on the buyer, the government appears to have done well this time.
Opinion | Creating New EV Jobs For an Economy On The Move
Countries like China, Europe, and the US see EVs as one of the fastest-growing job-creating industries, and India ought to take a cue from these economies.
The Sophomore Bane of India
Many would count caste, creed and religion as the bane of India. But a bigger misguided youth, unions and vote-banking are perhaps more dangerous at this point.
OPINION | Indian State Must Respect Human Need for Identity While Negotiating With Its Diverse People
The reasons for anti-citizenship law protests by Muslims and northeastern states are different, but the apprehensions against majoritarianism are similar.
Why Ambedkar Has Replaced Gandhi as the New Icon of Resistance and Social Awakening
The portrait of Ambedkar is now being widely symbolised as an antidote to anti-people approach and actions of the governments. His ideas and thoughts are often invoked in the speeches given during protest marches.
Dalit-Bahujan Pitch Already Losing Steam, Mayawati Should Worry About Bhim Army Rise Amid CAA Stir
Apart from celebrating with sweets and eulogizing Ambedkar on his birthday, the BSP has failed to develop or provide a vision document about its future course of politics.
From Assam Movement to Anti-CAB Uprising: Making Sense of an Agitation That is Same, But Different
Unlike the movement in the early eighties against foreigners, the agitation this time around has been more spontaneous and less organised.
Close Encounters of Fatal Kind: Killing of 4 Rape-and-murder Accused in Hyde Raises Troubling Questions
While the matter needs thorough investigation, at first glance the police version of the events has numerous gaps, to say the least, because at the very fundamental level it strains credulity.
Soaring Onion Prices: Govt Action is Too Little, Too Late
Farmers bemoan that the belated decision taken two days ago to import up to 1.2 tonnes of onion from a consortium of countries or onion-producing countries will result in the imported bulbs landing at Indian shores when the farmers will be ready to harves...
OPINION | Equating the Right with Nazism is an Old Leftist Ploy, It's Time to Bust the Myth
In our country, Leftists are quick to dub anybody they don’t like as Nazis, but themselves they try to malign their ideological opponents.
Clashes Show Lawyers Have Become a Law Unto Themselves, Writes Delhi's Ex-Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar
It can be said with some certainty that no punitive action will be taken against a single lawyer caught on camera openly indulging in vandalism, arson or assaulting policemen.
SC's Rs 1.20 Lakh Crore Blow: Responsibility Squarely Lies Non-Paying Behaviour of Telcos
Post the Supreme Court’s judgment, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea have started lobbying with the government for bailouts.
OPINION | Disillusioned by Doomed Oppn & Lack of Options, Is Voter Indifference Chronicle of An Election Foretold?
This indifference runs counter to the spirit of our messy, feisty and combative democracy, which loves gladitorial contests and doesn't believe in one-horse shows.
OPINION | With Schools, Medical Centres and Self-help Groups, RSS Spreads Its Tentacles in Bihar to Help BJP Flourish
Like its ongoing drive among tribes of Jharkhand and adjoining areas of Chhattisgarh, the RSS is closely interacting with people at the grassroots level and trying to rope in the intermediary castes to its side in Bihar.