Opinion
Big Ambitions, Zero Consistency: How Upendra Kushwaha’s Gaffes Made Him Persona Non Grata of Bihar Politics
RLSP president Upendra Kushwaha seems to have lost his charm before emerging on the political horizon of Bihar due largely to his frequent switchovers and inept handling of the political situation.
At Daily Loss of Rs 28 Crore in Q1, Air India Struggles to Stay Afloat as Govt Keeps Pushing Deadlines
While we are continuously assured of multiple bidders being in the fray for buying out this loss-maker, the government has been postponing the Air India selloff date month after month. Now, a raging pandemic and resultant disinterest among potential bidde...
What's Rahul's Plan for Next 6 Months? With No Option to Dump Gandhis, Let's Think Beyond
Rahul should learn a thing or two from his mother if he wants to be successful in his second stint. For instance, when she came to politics in 1998, she was inexperienced, not fluent in Hindi. She adopted herself to the needs of the party and with hard wo...
How The Attempt To Censor A Book Telling The Truth About The Delhi Riots Has Backfired
What the publishers did is their business. The larger issue is what happened to these guardian angels of liberalism and open thoughts.
How NSCN-IM Chief Muivah Let His Ambitions Take Over and Sabotage Naga Settlement In 1966
Th. Muivah, abusing the trust of Phizo, mischievously exploited the inter-tribal differences among the Nagas of Nagaland.
Irked by Chirag Paswan's Barbs, Nitish Kumar Now Faces Uphill Task With Hard Bargainer Fadnavis in Poll Talks
The BJP has been pursuing its policy of standing on its own throughout the country and in Bihar, it wants to emerge as the biggest party and to ensure win in all the seats it will contest as part of the NDA.
Ram Janmabhoomi Struggle Echoes the Idea of Ram Rajya
Around 160 million people watched the live telecast of the bhoomi pujan in Ayodhya and almost a similar number expressed happiness on their social media accounts by posting pictures with Ram janmabhoomi frames.
Air India Crash: Blaming Pilots Before Black Box is Decoded Exposes Meritocracy vs Babugiri in Aviation
The recent statement of the DGCA after the Air India Express crash, in a way castigating the pilots even before the decoding of the black boxes had begun, is a pointer to the rot in the selection system.
Sadhguru On Working Together For A Conscious Planet
If billions of Martian locusts landed here and began to cut through all our trees, turn our soil into deserts, and suck the water out of our rivers – we would have definitely exterminated them. But the problem is not alien locusts. The problem is us.
OPINION | Abrogation of Article 370: A Bright and Sunny Day for Jammu and Kashmir
Article 370 was an undemocratic and authoritarian piece of legislation that in particular discriminated against women.
Ignoring Own Cadre, Reliance on Legal Eagles: What Rahul Gandhi Must Not Repeat if He Returns as Party Chief
It is an open fact that Congress leaders are unwilling to acknowledge that Sonia’s continuation has become a liability as every decision that Rahul contemplates to take, old guard seeks refuge in Sonia veto.
India Must Plan New Strategy for Cities to Reap Full Benefits of Aatma Nirbhar Initiative Post Covid-19
Current transport networks available in large Indian cities are woefully inadequate for meeting the mobility needs to integrate the potential labour market created by new growth clusters across metropolitan regions.
Big Brother and Big Headache? Sena Senses Tilt in Balance of Power Amidst Pawar's Rising Clout in Maha Politics
For Shiv Sena leaders and their grassroots cadre in the hinterlands, the proximity to the NCP has been difficult to digest.
All in One Peace: Reading Between The Lines of Governor RN Ravi’s Letter to Nagaland CM
The governor wrote that “armed gangs” were brazenly running their own governments in the state challenging the legitimacy of its elected authority and creating a "crisis of confidence". It comes against the backdrop of the Naga peace process, which has be...
As China Import Cord Gets Cut With an Unwritten Writ, Only Indian Companies May Suffer
Here’s a sobering thought: India does not matter quite as much to China as that country matters to us, in trade terms. The estimated share of exports to India in China’s entire export basket is about 3 per cent.
Uddhav Wide Open to Scrutiny Now, Shiv Sena is on the Cusp of Make-or-Break Moment on 54th Birthday
With the organisation and government being controlled by one individual or family and their esoteric circle, the performance of the Shiv Sena-led regime will have a deep impact on the fortunes of the party and its perception, even among loyalists.