How INDIA Can Counter Modi's Popularity

What the INDIA alliance needs is neither a counter to Modi's tall personality and undiminished charisma nor a counter-narrative to his Hindutva agenda, now centred on the Ayodhya temple......

'Democracy is at risk, its pillars are getting weakened'

'I wonder how people who come to power through democratic means turn out this way.''But people of India are strong, and those who think they can hoodwink people, are mistaken.''You can fool some......

Modiji, Is India Ready For UCC?

Introducing UCC is a challenging task for any government.The complexities are real and difficult to negotiate as it deals with sensitive religious and cultural sentiments.How can it strike an easy......

Kota: From Coaching Hub To Suicide Cluster

25 student suicides in 2023 at India's coaching hub Kota have revealed the mindboggling stress children confront every day, reports Prakash Bhandari. IMAGE: Students at Bansal Classes in Kota. All......

BRICS pitches for using local currencies in international trade

The BRICS nations on Friday underlined the need for using local currencies in international trade and financial transactions besides committing themselves to supporting rule-based open and......

Adani Crisis: What RBI, SEBI Must Do

In the context of market integrity, the IRAI and RBI should go over the minutes of the LIC and SBI board meetings when the decisions to invest in Adani equity or debt were taken, notes Jaimini......

Why India denied China 5-G trial

Given the security dilemma prevailing between India and China, India should curb the operation of Chinese telecom companies in India, assserts Dr Rup Narayan Das. Photograph: Rafael......

'Scrapping centres will be an industry'

'Our automakers export 50 per cent of what they manufacture and once the policy comes into play, which is in the next 2-3 years, we would become a Rs 10 trillion industry.' IMAGE: A wrecked car is......

The Bala Review

'Nimble humour, shuddh desi zingers, refreshing flippancy and a lively blend of small-town quirk and orthodoxy.'Sukanya Verma applauds Bala.   A bald man takes off his wig before a......

'Asian Games is a cash-burning project'

With economic problems and job cuts, Hangzhou locals and people in other parts of China are not very pleased about hosting the Asian Games. IMAGE: Police officers walk on a street following the......

Here's why Olympics must go ahead next year...

'I want to host them (Olympics) as a symbol of the world coming together to overcome this tough situation' IMAGE:  Fake blood in seen in test tubes labelled with coronavirus disease......