Home » Opinion

Opinion - Page 789

In India, opinion polls start pouring down a couple of months prior to the elections, projections keep taking different shapes and colours till the exit polls.

Dilli Ka Babu: Big bang lateral entry move

While nearly 6,000 candidates had applied for the posts, only 2 per cent of them qualified for the interview stage.

5 May 2019 1:00 AM IST

The sources said, Election Commission would also ask law ministry to take call on its demand to extend constitutional protection to 2 election commissioners on lines of CEC. (Photo: File)

EC seems biased towards Modi

The petition described at length the reported remarks of Mr Modi that allegedly contravened the code of conduct.

5 May 2019 12:55 AM IST

BJP's voteshare game focused on Hindu votes

The BJP under Mr Modi appears to be upending this tradition in North Indian states.

5 May 2019 12:53 AM IST

The promises KCR made are like bamboo trees. They look strong and tall from outside, but hallow from inside, Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu said. (Photo: PTI)

Whither a chaiwala in a society as ours?

Today, the caste system is officially frowned upon, and democratic empowerment has loosened its asphyxiating...

5 May 2019 12:36 AM IST

Why Madan is back; will Naveen get a 5th term?

Mitra is also a known bahubali of the area and, more importantly, Arjun Singh was once his prot©g©.

5 May 2019 12:34 AM IST

The Yeti, known as the abominable snowman in popular culture, is said to live in the Himalayan regions of Nepal and is largely regarded by scientists as a mythical creature. (Twitter/ ADGâ€‰PI)

Army, stay above politics

Bear with us, but the Indian Army has little need to ponder the existence of the Yeti.

5 May 2019 12:32 AM IST

Vanzara, a DIG-rank officer, was arrested on April 24, 2007 in connection with the alleged fake encounter of gangster Sohrabuddin Sheikh. (Photo: PTI/File)

Guj cover to Vanzara a politico-legal scandal

The controversial police officer was released on bail in February 2015 and acquitted in the Sohrabuddin case in 2017,...

5 May 2019 12:30 AM IST

Fiona Onasanya (Photo: AP)

Right to recall legislators

The initiative by Ms Onasanya's constituents underlines the vitality of people's power.

4 May 2019 6:39 AM IST

A policeman lathicharges a miscreant after a clash during the voting for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections in Durgapur, West Bengal, on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Bengal violence signal of shift in its politics?

West Bengal has a significant Muslim population (27 per cent) and there are a large number of constituencies where they...

4 May 2019 12:49 AM IST

The holy month of Ramazan is an opportune time not only to keep fasts, but also to fill hearts with mercy and compassion and hands with generosity. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Ramazan - The month of mercy

Ramazan offers an opportunity to emulate the glorious social characteristics of the Prophet (pbuh).

4 May 2019 12:45 AM IST

Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar (Photo: AFP)

On D-Day, may the least offensive person win!

The most wonderful thing about our electorate is the unpredictability factor which proves the best of poll forecasters...

4 May 2019 12:44 AM IST

Cambridge University (Photo: AFP)

When protests were not about fuss

Students in the US and UK have protested against what they contend is the lack of women or black writers in the...

4 May 2019 12:43 AM IST