Opinion
Managing Stress and Anxiety During Covid-19 Pandemic
Some simple and healthy coping strategies can help you manage worry or stress in these difficult time by focusing on what you can control.
Calibrated Response, Profuse Testing, Gradual Easing of Lockdown Key to Bringing India Back on Track
As of now, there is no option other than a total lockdown. The approach must be to save lives, contain the spread of infection and limit the damage to the economy.
Covid-19 Pandemic May Nudge World Towards Indian Way of Living
Indian way of life, over thousands of years, has focused on surviving in most odd climates and terrains, with a sole purpose of reconciling one’s living with the nature and any such contemporary motives.
India and Covid-19: The Urgent Need for a Surgical Strike
What must India do to brace itself for the inevitable impact of the tornado called Covid-19? A view from the trenches by Dr Ravindra Mehta on the current gap between policy proclamation and operational delivery.
Three Years of the Yogi Government: A Journey from Uncertainty to Stability
Through his strong leadership and vision, Yogi Adityanath has placed Uttar Pradesh on a development path that no one had ever thought of.
Hard Landing: Why the Coronavirus Outbreak’s Impact on Airlines is Without Any Precedent
Massive layoffs, bankruptcies and airline shutdowns are likely because of the extreme decline in demand caused by the Coronavirus outbreak.
Biased Mainstream Media Carries Grave Consequences for Indian Democracy
It is about time for mainstream media to really think about how to sell objective reporting.
‘It’s Not Okay, Not Even for a Second’: Normalising Domestic Violence Must Stop
Domestic violence is one of the most prevalent forms of violence against women in India. According to the 2015-16 NFHS-4, 52 percent of women and 42 percent of men agreed with one or more of the specified seven reasons for wife beating.
Photo-ops, Roadshows Done, Modi Must Now Convert Bonhomie With Trump into Promising Trade Ties
India and the US are likely to finalise five agreements, including on trade facilitation, homeland security and intellectual property rights.
Muslim as Head Priest, Burial of the Dead, No Concept of Rebirth and Rejection of Hindu Trinity: Lingayatism Explained
There are quite a few similarities between Islam and Lingayatism. Both believe in a single god. There is no rebirth after death in both faiths.
Delhi Result Not a Referendum on CAA, But Kejriwal Ran Away with Ball on PM Modi's 'Vikas' Slogan
The BJP's strong focus on Shaheen Bagh eclipsed the 'vikas' plank which has been integral to all of PM Modi's campaigns. But this time, it was Home minister Amit Shah who took centre-stage and hammered away at CAA-NRC.
Lessons from Politics over Delhi's Education System Ahead of Assembly Elections
The ruling Aam Aadmi Party has repeatedly challenged rivals to fight the February 8 elections on the issues of education and development, but a close look at its claims about the work done reveals that the reality is very different.
OPINION | Freethinking in The Times of an Indian Election
Apart from the much analysed caste factor, the Indian voter may consider ideology, policies and corruption as the issues that decide where the vote goes.
Why Ambedkar Has Replaced Gandhi as the New Icon of Resistance and Social Awakening
The portrait of Ambedkar is now being widely symbolised as an antidote to anti-people approach and actions of the governments. His ideas and thoughts are often invoked in the speeches given during protest marches.
OPINION | Filing Papers, Travelling, Going for Verification: After Tedious NRC Task, Another Exercise is Betrayal to Assam
The NRC process was indeed largely fair and transparent, it was a scientific process. The process itself was not discriminatory against anyone, but there were room for discrimination as verification officers had arbitrary power.
OPINION | In Dealing with JNU Politics, Govt May Have Failed Scholarship That Gave India Top Bureaucrats & Netas
JNU is not only about politics of Kanhaiya Kumars and Shehla Rashids but of a very high level of scholarship pursued by several generation of students who have taken Indian politics, bureaucracy, academics and media to great levels.