Opinion
RBI’s olive branch to govt
It is important to note that the policy brings transparency in the lending process to the retail sector.
Laughing celebrity brides
The curly-moustache sporting groom, Ranveer Singh, is resting on cushions next to Padukone.
BJP drives Congress to playing ‘Hindu’ politics
The Congress is doing what it can to grapple with a situation where it has to justify its existence as a political party in a Hindu majority country
Road to 2019 is fraught with possibilities
Jyotiraditya Scindia and Kamal Nath have largely been confined within their regions and limitations.
Mystic Mantra: Let’s emulate Santa’s generosity to share
The blame for commercialising St. Nicholas goes to Coca-Cola, which in 1931 for the first time used Santa Claus with Coca-Cola in his hand.
Let political discourse not get coarse
If the country’s top leaders do not maintain a gracious discourse, colleagues lower down fail to observe appropriate norms.
Noam: An international living treasure
Chomsky has more than 100 books to his credit, and remains an erudite and clear-minded presence on alternative TV and in the lecture hall.
Crack down on goons in UP, give slain cop justice
When SHO Singh was seriously injured by stones flying about him, he was carried to his vehicle by policemen who sought to rush him to hospital.
Memories of a gentler era
Bill Clinton, offers an example of true greatness in bipartisanship, and has a fairytale ring at these times.
Why Kartarpur Sahib initiative may go sour
It was Navjot Singh Sidhu’s presence at the Pakistani ceremony which really became contentious.
Quiet steps by India, Pak needed
A dispute such as Kashmir may have to become irrelevant before it can be resolved.
Why ‘competitive federalism’ could help to boost India’s eco rankings
Most of the time countries with low ranks are criticised at domestic as well as international levels.
Mystic Mantra: The journey inward
Religion is something so sublime that it can give meaning and context to our lives.
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.