Opinion

Eighteen-year-old Narendra Modi's wish to take sanyas was not fulfilled, but the sages at the Ramakrishna Ashram showed him a new path and suggested that he work for society. The new destination in his journey was the Jagannath temple in Ahmedabad. In 196...

Over the years, by sensitising Indians to affronts to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has built a parallel and immensely powerful tool of diplomacy — people’s power

From childhood, Narendra Modi was uninterested in mundane life. He felt more at home among hermits and holy men, and in the RSS shakha where people were taught to put the nation’s interest ahead of their own

Deciding that the mosque will not be 'removed' totally but pared back to its original 18th-century dimensions so that the traffic view is not impeded could be the best solution

When it comes to shaadi, India will always scale up, not down

In a new book, ‘The Great Indian Manthan’, Kharge has written a chapter, in which he accuses the Modi government of shifting the locus of power from the cabinet to the PMO

As per a report, Mumbai is the fifth most congested city in the world. If we want our cities to be less congested and more people to use public transport, we need to stop looking at different modes of transport in silos. We need a broad, integrated strate...

Despite this sort of nature-imposed obstacles, Dakshinapatha was the birthplace of several glorious pan-Indian Hindu Empires

Joe Biden’s Arab Spring desire in poll-bound Bangladesh won’t be any better than Barack Obama’s Middle Eastern nightmare

The Opposition’s success in the upcoming 2024 elections hinges on its ability to articulate a nuanced and forward-thinking approach to the Kashmir issue—one that reflects a commitment to national integration, socio-economic development and enduring peace

The conference aims to unite global stakeholders in investment promotion and innovation for collaboration and knowledge exchange among IPAs, international organizations, academia, the private sector, and startups

The grand old party has reasons to blame itself for the poll debacle in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh; the rout has obscured the Congress’ spectacular performance in Telangana

Tuhin Sinha and Clark Prasad’s book ‘Sido Kanhu: The Santhal Hul, Bharat’s First War of Independence’ not only revitalises the respect and admiration for Indian tribes but also underscores the significance of unity in diversity, a cornerstone of Indian cu...

The outrageous backlash in the Maldives makes it amply clear that in the face of China-backed clamour, India’s only area of deficiency lies in self-promotion, and this allowed Muizzu’s ‘India Out’ narrative to bulldoze its way past the goodwill generated...

The burden of incumbency notwithstanding, it is remarkable how much the political needle has shifted in Madhya Pradesh towards progressive issues rooted in sustainable development goals and gender empowerment

Former Pakistan batsman Ramiz Raja laughed at a racist joke. Former all-rounder Abdul Razzaq made a shameful and inappropriate reference. What were they thinking?