'Everywhere our younger computer professionals are in the forefront, defending our national interest in every forum and keeping our flag flying high.'
In refusing to accept its failure, the government has sowed the seeds of further damage: by keeping India short of cash; reducing the headroom for responses to seasonal spikes in cash demand; and increasing the chances that groups will panic at temporary cash shortages, says Mihir Sharma.
Here's what the national capital needs to do to ensure the residents stop breathing toxic fumes.
Ideas don't have border controls and visas.
India Inc was, perhaps, watching out for a repeat of the dot-com bubble burst of the early 2000s.
Decisions of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) have been under scrutiny for a while.
The Mars mission is overwhelmingly irrelevant to space science and won't advance the frontiers of knowledge. It will divert attention from the real technological challenges facing the Indian space programme, and will further distort our science and technology priorities, says Praful Bidwai.
'The impact of merely innocent clouding on radar waves is not expected to be significant on air defence radars of either country to affect operational profiles in modern day context. '
'A lack of strategic trust and the 'persistent security dilemma' prevails between India and China,' points out Dr Rup Narayan Das.
'Unlike the Chinese army that has been largely a peace time force, the Indian Army is a battle hardened force,' explains Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
I was given two mandates -- to work on individual productivity and to drive automation, says N R Narayana Murthy's son.
With Katrina Kaif as brand ambassador, will Lenskart be able to steer customers away from local opticians and keep them loyal?
The BJP said it is legal with adequate safeguards and in the interest of national security..
On April 2, World Autism Day, Ajit Narayanan explains how Avaz has transformed the lives of many autistic children across the world.
Are you an innocent smartphone user in a perilous online world, asks Geetanjali Krishna.
Give more than 100 per cent to your job, advises author Bikram Dasgupta.
There are already some signs of stress in this market.
Much of the tardy reaction to competition is the result of LIC's legacy.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Tata Sons, holding company for the Tata group, is working on building a centralised rural business platform that could be leveraged for the entire group's benefit, instead of each company looking at it separately.
'Four years into his tenure and Modi still has no idea what is wrong with the agriculture sector!'
'One thing is sure: After this Budget, no Ambani-Adani tag will be attached to the government.'
'If we play our cards right, we may even benefit from the competition between the US and China as seen from increased investment from each of these countries into India.' 'The size of our market gives us an important lever of power which we shall have to play adroitly and intelligently,' points out Ambassador Gautam Bambawale -- who served as India's envoy to China -- in the Professor V M Dandekar Memorial Lecture 2019, delivered on March 8, 2019 in Pune.
'What we are going to see is a large number of white collar jobs getting lost.' 'Job loss can drive people to depression, drugs, alcoholism and even suicide as there is no one to turn to when they are down.' 'There is no in-between now -- things go from a luxurious lifestyle to no lifestyle.'
The pandemic is set to become even more challenging, with migrant workers returning home, relaxations in lockdown rules, and the approaching monsoon. However, states are looking at community participation to ramp up testing and home treatment of patients
Defence Minister Arun Jaitley leaves for Tokyo on Sunday evening for a security dialogue with Japan, a visit that acquires huge significance after North Korea's hydrogen bomb test on Sunday morning.
No country has achieved a faster, deeper modern transformation than China, says former ambassador Kishan S Rana.
India's nuclear establishment is continuing its march of folly at the expense of safety in the false belief that atomic power is the energy of the future. It's not. Nuclear power is in relentless global decline, says Praful Bidwai.
'As a society, we are very intolerant to failures which is contrary to entrepreneurship because all entrepreneurs will not succeed.'
It is important for India to develop multiple launch sites and become capable of undertaking more launches in a year's time, says Ajey Lele.
'Instead of doing reforms and restructuring, the present government is busy with the perception that everything is fine and the economy is hunky-dory.' 'Such hollow perceptions are very dangerous for the Indian economy in the long run.' 'The real risk to India is the lack of decent employment opportunities for youth in general and educated youth in particular.'
Trump said he may call a national emergency to build a border wall which, he argues, is essential to stop the illegal immigrants from entering the United States.
As the new ecommerce paradigm works its way through multiple sectors of the economy it is likely to encounter legal challenges, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Another point of contention is the invoice issued by the e-companies.
'What adult citizens do in the privacy of their home, what they eat or drink or watch, is not the government's concern.'
'The youth associated with this movement were extremely talented.' 'But I personally believe violence cannot change anything in the world.'
'With the top court's judgment declaring the Right to Privacy a Fundamental Right, the powers under the provision need to be looked afresh.' 'To utilise such sweeping powers in the right manner will also be a challenge.'
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
'Our real future is the boy in the slum and the girl in the village.' 'We need to find the voices that can empower them to lead a better life,' TED Talks' Chris Anderson tells Niraj Bhatt.
Viswanathan Anand says one factor that has contributed immensely to this has been his habit of 'forgetting' achievements.
