Opinion

States, Centre, and stakeholders need to coordinate to develop an informed and reasonable approach for the welfare of gig workers. Political clamour through sudden and isolated laws will not help their cause

ABVP has played a significant role in shaping student politics in India. It has kept itself actively engaged in student-centric issues like affordable education to all, hostel facilities, scholarships and the accessibility to quality education

There is nothing so easy, lucky and free than kindness shown to one who hasn’t been treated with much kindness as of late, or a bit of hope given to someone who has lost all hope

There’s reason to think that the misuse of Parliament to entrench otherness will soon be addressed. There’s hope because today, on its first day of functioning in the new building, Parliament has demonstrated that it isn’t opposed to rectifying inequities

Laapataa Ladies also marks Kiran Rao's directorial comeback after her debut Dhobi Ghat.

The Delhi G20 also ensured that the current world order remains the way it is, for however long it can be preserved

The transition from Bharat to India is emblematic of the nation’s multi-faceted identity, interwoven with its colonial legacy and its endeavour towards an indigenous renaissance

The self-absorption of the West and the new iteration of its ‘great game’ at the expense of neglecting critical issues facing the rest of the world has become a sore point among many nations of the Global South

An almost unbroken string of attacks has been directed at Indian big business — from Ambani to Adani to Vedanta. The anti-India forces hope to stoke popular anger against these extremely successful Indian corporations and hurt the nation.

Indian Railways has witnessed a spate of railway fire accidents over decades. The reasons are all well-known but no action has been taken to drill down root causes and develop “zero tolerance” for fire accidents

If Raaj Shandilyaa’s ‘Dream Girl 2’ becomes a significant success, Bollywood will have one more reason for celebrations. And so will the fans of Ayushmann Khurrana

The growth of India’s middle class coincides with the rise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A growth that is now both inevitable and unstoppable

The success of the Vande Bharat mission like that of Chandrayaan-3 has emboldened the Indian government to up the ante and dream big for Indian Railways

The expansion of BRICS to include new member countries isn’t just the novel acronym they would likely have to come up with, but also why over 40 countries have expressed interest to be part of it.

What is noteworthy in the strange and still unfolding case of Dr Sabyasachi Das and Ashoka University is that the focus has shifted from the former’s controversial, but now somewhat discredited unpublished paper, to his erstwhile university

The growth of the pharma sector has been nothing short of tremendous. With this momentum and with the support of public and private partnerships, India has all the capabilities to reach $120-$130 billion by 2030