'Every village in Tamil Nadu has BJP members'

'DMK is taking a wrong image of BJP to the people.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi felicitated by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami in Coimbatore, February 25, 2021.......

'Aadhar is a national security threat'

'The government that is talking all the time about national security and national interests should be concerned.''When national interests are jeopardised by their own project, they should pause and......

'Delhi has to engage Kashmiris politically'

'The problem in Kashmir is not about pellets, bullets or tear gas.''It is the government's policy and intention to criminalise the protest.' IMAGE: A policeman fires tear gas shells at fleeing......

'You are sitting on a volcano of Dalit anger'

IMAGE: Dalits enforce the closure of markets during a protest in Ahmedabad July 20 against the assault by cow protectors in Rajkot. Photograph: PTI 'Only the smoke is coming out now. Let us......

Aadhaar for every Indian? Or just a select few?

The stories of exclusions illustrate so tragically, the need of the hour is to bolster biometrics and ‘smart’ technologies with something more old-fashioned -- the good old fashioned,......

Indian pharma's Trump fears

Industry fears tougher US stance on IP after President Donald Trump asserted that foreign countries must pay a fair share for drug development costs. Aneesh Phadnis reports. IMAGE: Donald Trump......

Most rural Indians can afford a toilet but don't want one

A household survey shows that they don’t think using a toilet is good for their health, pointing to the need for sanitation policies that focus on changing attitudes rather than just building......

Free medicine plan remained on paper only

Many health policy initiatives of the government could not be rolled out for various reasons in 2012 during which the country faced fresh challenges on disease prevention as dengue and Japanese......