Home » Opinion » Oped

Oped - Page 114

Mystic Mantra: Success follows them who do not seek it

Success comes to those people on the path who are not concerned about success at all.

5 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi launches Ayushman Bharat scheme in Ranchi. (Photo: PTI )

Dilli Ka Babu: PMO preps for 2019

Several other changes too are anticipated in the PMO's team, with an eye on the impending elections.

4 Nov 2018 12:15 AM IST

Historian Ramachandra Guha

What sort of India do we want?

The BBC reported that the complaints make it very clear that the students hadn't read Guha's work.â€

4 Nov 2018 12:10 AM IST

Fairness is a must in the appointment of CECs

The first chief election commissioner was Sukumar Sen, a tower of integrity and independence.

4 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

(Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Gayatri sadhna

The same sadhna produces different effects in different sadhaks, depending on the desire and capacity of the sadhak to...

3 Nov 2018 2:25 AM IST

The under construction statue of unity stands facing Sardar Sarovar Dam at Kevadiya Colony, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from Ahmedabad, India. The statue, a 182-meters tall tribute to Indian freedom fighter Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, will be inaugurated on October 31 and is slated to be the worlds tallest statue. (Photo: AP)

Politics of Unity: When size matters, and when it doesn't

The Empire State Building in that same city, traditionally renowned for skyscraping architecture, is a little above 318...

3 Nov 2018 2:22 AM IST

Sardar Patels Statue of Unity in Gujarats Narmada district is twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty in the US. Iron was collected from all over the country to build the statue. (Photo: @PMOIndia twitter via PTI)

Why are we so obsessed with statues?

Maharashtra leads in the statue stakes, with Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj dominating every square and junction.

3 Nov 2018 2:16 AM IST

Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda (Photo: File)

Mystic Mantra: Key to good leadership

A large majority of the workforce is not greatly motivated and are only interested in enhancing their salary and perks.

2 Nov 2018 6:24 AM IST

To improve ease of doing business, a new scheme of self-assessment-based duty-free procurement of inputs required for exports has been introduced.

Ease of doing biz: Get the right indexes right

In the real India, it still takes 156 days to get a building plan sanctioned, and 1,445 days in court to get a judicial...

2 Nov 2018 12:20 AM IST

Finally, GPS provides me journey-long insurance till I hear: Youve reached your destinationâ€!

Mystic Mantra: Get your GPS right

There's another GPS I love unconditional, absolutely free, universally accessible, invisibly omnipresent and eternally...

1 Nov 2018 6:47 AM IST

Moin Qureshi: The phantom in the CBI opera

A week is too long in politics, in the CBI's history it would be the longest and darkest without a doubt.

1 Nov 2018 12:30 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe at a hotel in Yamanakako village, Yamanashi prefecture on October 28, 2018. (Photo: AFP)

India-Japan ties: Can Modi, Abe go beyond personal chemistry?

Prime Minister Abe, who comes from a respected political family, is adept at political diplomacy.

31 Oct 2018 12:18 AM IST