Opinion
OPINION | DUSU Elections: The Poll of Social Divide
This is not the first time that AAP-sponsored CYSS has entered the polls. Soon after the party’s victory in 2015 assembly elections, they had independently contested all the four DUSU seats and, to the embarrassment of the party leadership, their efforts...
OPINION | KCR’s Budding Bonhomie With PM Modi Fuels Buzz of Winter Polls in Telangana
K Chandrashekar Rao does not want the Election Commission to do to him what JM Lyngdoh did to Chandrababu Naidu in 2003 — deprive him of cashing in on recent gains by denying early elections.
Fuss Over GDP Should Push Govt to Release Authenticated Data Faster
The newly released data is a set of calculations to show what the economic growth was during previous years, calculated using the new base year, which was changed by the Modi government in 2015.
OPINION | Govt, Not Soldiers, Should Pursue AFSPA Fight in Supreme Court
It is extremely unfortunate to see that Army men are going to the courts to fight cases that have an institutional significance. The government should pursue the AFSPA case in the Supreme Court, not individual soldiers.
OPINION | Governor Advice on Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Rapes Fades Nitish Kumar’s ‘Sushasan Babu’ Halo
His tepid response to the horrific revelation of sexual abuse at a state-funded shelter home in Muzaffarpur marks a setback to Nitish Kumar’s ‘Brand Bihar’ narrative.
A Doctor's Guide to Prevent Rotavirus Diarrhoea Among Children
Globally, rotavirus is the most common cause of diarrhoea and India bears one of the highest burden of rotavirus diarrhoeal deaths (22%) in the world.
What Will an Imran Khan-Narendra Modi Jodi Mean for India-Pakistan Relationship
Already the old myth that India is not a factor in Pakistani elections has been busted. Imran Khan in particular has used India to paint Nawaz Sharif in lurid colors. His anti-India rants and allegations reveal the mindset of the man.
OPINION | Pride of Being Bharatiya Has Been Ridiculed by the Communists
The pride in being 'Bharatiya' and ‘Bhratiyata’ is ridiculed and rationalised. The communists have a deep and sinister design. They have a past of shaming ‘Bharatiya’ so that nationalism is looked down upon.
OPINION | The Inconvenient Truth: Reuters Survey On India's Women Needs To Be Taken In The Right Spirit
The latest government data shows that reported cases of crimes against women in India rose by 83% between 2007 and 2016, when there were about hundred cases of rape reported every day. The next obvious question is how does it fare globally?
OPINION | AAP's Dharna Politics its Final Ploy to Stay Relevant, Says Mayank Gandhi
This protest was different than the earlier ones. Unlike other dharnas in the past, this one was pre-selected to take care of comforts like Air Conditioning and soft sofas.
RLD's Win in Kairana May Herald the Revival of Jayant The Jat
The victory of the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) candidate supported by a united anti-BJP opposition in the Kairana Lok Sabha by-election gives Chaudhary a political breather
Why My 15-Year Old Daughter’s Reaction To '13 Reasons Why' Broke My Heart
'Portraying mental illness, violence, and the resulting consequences as an “entertaining” series is precisely why it is such a problem and why we are becoming so desensitised to it.'
DaasDev Deconstructed: Shakespeare Meets House of Cards With Some Salty Love
Love, sex, and violence do sell cinema, and DaasDev has those box-office elements, but what happened to Devdas the muse in the multi-pronged march to suspense, gunshots and denouement? As the film flows to its finish, we find the biggest surprise for thos...
OPINION | Lukewarm Response to Federal Front Idea Forces KCR to Rethink on Congress
The Congress may be KCR's arch-rival in Telangana, but the party is not at all a threat to any of the leaders he has met in the past two months.
OPINION| There Can't be a More Significant Time for Judges to Stand Together as Politics Takes Over
Delivering his farewell speech in February, Justice Amitava Roy had cautioned his fellow judges about the danger that “extra-legal elements and military muscles are waiting in the wings to take over” and destroy the institution once the judiciary projects...
OPINION | Secret Ballot, If Allowed, Could Help Sitaram Yechury One Up Prakash Karat at CPM Congress
As of now, the party is divided between the lines of general secretary Sitaram Yechury calling for understanding between all Left-secular-democratic forces, including the Congress, to defeat the BJP and the stand taken by his predecessor Prakash Karat opp...