'We Need To Let Nature Heal'

'When Covid first struck, the lockdown resulted in clean air in major Indian cities.''You were able to see the Himalayan range from Ludhiana.''In Delhi, you were seeing deer and stags all over the......

The world has to take some very radical decisions: Jaishankar

The solution to globalisation is decentralisation and the solution to multilateralism is reformed multilateralism, not a 1945-version of multilateralism, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has......

OPS Weakens AIADMK By Backing Sasikala

O Panneerselvam should not be surprised if the current controversy that he has kicked off is used to rid him of the party coordinator's post, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Former Tamil Nadu......

What Modi-Shah Should Worry About

The seat-share progression should worry the BJP.From the previous assembly polls of 2017, through the assembly segments in its favour in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and now in 2022, the BJP's......

Bill Gates lauds Digital India initiatives

India's sprawling digital public infrastructure received a glowing endorsement from billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Wednesday as he praised the country's "great" digital network, reliable......

Why Short-Sellers Like Hindenburg Matter

Strange souls see a research report on an Indian conglomerate as part of a vast conspiracy to Keep India Down.There is only one possible response to this: Grow up.Nobody in the West cares enough......

The Pension Challenge Confronting India

When we look at the pension expenditure of the states, so far, there has been no gain from the NPS reform.Pension expenses as a share of total state revenue expenditure rose from 4% in 1991-1992 to......

'Not too many surprises, not too many gimmicks, and welcome consistency'

'The term 'pro-growth' must be qualified somewhat because, while a rising tide will lift all boats, it will not necessarily do so equally.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives in......

Phalke Award for Rajini is votes for Kamal?

The very timing of the Phalke Award on Rajini now, days ahead of Tamil Nadu voting in the assembly election, may have taken away the seriousness and credibility attaching to the Centre's decision,......

Thalaivi: Kangana comes alive as Jaya

Overall, the Thalaivi trailer is a convincing experience, says veteran Tamil Nadu politics watcher N Sathiya Moorthy.   Photograph: Kind courtesy Kangana Ranaut/Twitter If the makers of......