Opinion
Ayushman Bharat a great idea
The scheme may cover about 40 per cent of the population to begin with.
No escaping Rafale deal scrutiny
This was explosive and Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s attack on the government and the PM grew sharper.
All sides lose out as India-Pak talks bid fail
While India alleged that it only now saw Imran Khan’s “real face”, he retorted with the barb that “small men occupying big offices” lacked vision.
Imran Khan’s 3 challenges
Three big things and all spelling some kind of danger for the PTI.
Outlawing triple talaq will not help women
An incarcerated husband will not be in a position to pay maintenance.
Rahul Gandhi must forge a different Congress
However, the overall advantage may still be presumed to lie with the ruling government as it has the state machinery at its beck and call.
Mystic Mantra: How to cure loneliness
It is an irony that in this overpopulated world people feel they have no connection with anybody.
Decision to cancel Pak talks imprudent
India has officially said that it was cancelling the meet on account of killings of Indian security personnel by Pakistan.
Poor Khel Ratna choice
Beyond the metrics of comparing performances across disciplines, what hurts the athletic world is the national fixation with cricket.
We need a more robust Pak foreign policy
Diplomacy to be effective must be embedded in a strategic matrix. The question is not whether we should talk to Pakistan or not.
A visible change in media-BJP interactions
Kathmandu is convinced that the Modi government is undermining its Prime Minister K.P. Oli as it suspects him to be closer to China.
We need more women in politics
Certainly the lack of adequate representation of women in politics is not because of a lack of talent.
Imran’s mistakes perpetuate old narrative
The second sign of sovereign intransigence and policy-perpetuity were in the usual handling of the India-Pakistan relationship.
Dilli Ka Babu: More power to J&K babus
Babu watchers say that this development is due to B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, the current chief secretary of the state.
Interview of the Week
‘I don’t see any Modi tsunami... both Cong and NDA have failed’
On Karnataka pivots the BJP’s hope of launching the southern leg of its Congress-Mukt Bharat operation.
How Kerala flattened the curve, lowest death rates: Health minister Shailaja explains
Health department constituted 18 expert groups in training health care staff for detailed stock-taking of beds, equipment in each hospital
‘India can be argumentative but not intolerant...’
Demonetisation has immobilised a large amount of cash, a part of which was black money on which no tax was being paid, says Pranab.
‘Mayawati no longer talking about dalits... she is scared of losing upper caste votes’
Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has been in the thick of Dalit politics since the dilution of the SC/ST Atrocities Act.
‘Impact of #MeToo will take time... It’s a step towards a just world’
The Act allows for complaints to be made within 30 days of the incident, and in case of delay within an additional 30 days.
The Age Debate
Home truths on foreign soil?
Rahul Gandhi criticising the Modi government in the US is not an insult to India.
The games politicians play
Congress has itself to blame for defection of its MLAs.