The paradox of stress (Comment)
The word ‘stress’ is a paradox and an enigma. Stress is increasingly becoming a dreaded phenomenon, especially for industry where pressure and stress to increase …
Javadekar hits out at Manmohan for comment on ’84 riots
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday lashed out at former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his comment on 1984 anti-Sikh …
Goa Minister apologises for scathing comment on OCIs
Panaji, Dec 5 (IANS) Goa’s Ports Minister Michael Lobo on Wednesday apologised for his comments expat Goans, accusing them of poisoning the minds of local …
Youth held for derogatory comment on Hyderabad rape victim
Hyderabad, Dec 3 (IANS) A youth was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly making derogatory comment on social media about the woman veterinarian, who was gang-raped …
Bold moves needed to right India’s economic ship (Comment)
Only six months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi won his re-election with a resounding mandate, the economic outlook in the country looks somewhat bleak. The …
Netizens make fun of BJP MP for GDP comment
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey’s name trended on Twitter on Monday after he outrightly rejected the GDP numbers, leading …
Vikram Motwane, Sona Mohapatra call out ‘Kabir Singh’ maker over rape case comment
Mumbai, Dec 2 (IANS) Filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane has slammed “Kabir Singh” director Sandeep Reddy Vanga over his take on the 27-year-old woman veterinarian gangrape and …
Using the power of words to protect animals (Comment)
Today, society is identifying racist, sexist, homophobic, and certain other types of discriminatory phrases and eliminating them from our language. But what about words that …
Tamil star Chinmayi reacts to Swiggy boy’s sexist comment
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Popular Tamil playback singer Chinmayi Sripaada took to Twitter and criticised a man for making fun of a woman who …
Twitterati support Bhogle after Manjrekar comment
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Twitterati flayed former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar on Sunday after he got into a minor verbal spat with commentator Harsha …
Disaster strikes when political analysis is half-baked (Comment)
If war is too serious a business to be left in the generals so should former bureaucrats without adequate knowledge stay away from political analyses …
Not just a Brexit election: Outcome will tilt global balance (Comment)
In a hall somewhere in England, a propagandist for the Tories, a sort of marketing man, is being bombarded by angry citizens on bad schools, …
Ending temple politics will help harmonize but Pak the cornerstone (Comment)
It was delusory to imagine that the Ayodhya verdict would bring down the communal temperature, even though Muslims will acquiesce in the judgement after a …
Growing Australia-India partnership in higher education (Comment)
The decision of the Modi government to revamp India’s archaic education system is as significant as it is laudable. It is grossly unfortunate that previous …
Mamata continues to avoid comment on Ayodhya verdict
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IANS) Six days after the Supreme Court verdict on the Ayodhya dispute, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday parried a …
Rajapakse factor in Sri Lanka presidential polls(Comment)
The Sri Lankan presidential election is turning into a battle between two politically influential families; the Rajapakse and the Premadasa families. Gotabaya Rajapakse, a former …
Baghdadi Dead : What it means for Terrorism in West and South Asia? (Comment)
President Donald Trump’s announcement that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Islamic State(IS) commander, died during a US military operation in Syria, later confirmed by ISIS itself, …
Ask God about Nilekani’s comment, but probe still on: Ajay Tyagi
Mumbai, Nov 8 (IANS) Infosys Chairman Nandan Nilekani defending the company against alleged whistleblower charges by proclaiming that even God can not change the company’s …
India’s soft underbelly: The informal economy (Comment)
The economic slowdown is worrying. They say it is a global and cyclical phenomenon, and that things will improve in due course. Perhaps. Yet, we …
Sectoral crisis: An introspection of the BFSI sector (Comment)
It’s been nearly 13 months since the first sign of markets panicking at aftermath of ILFS default, and the subsequent hammering down of the BFSI …
Priyanka Chopra trolled for her comment on Delhi pollution
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Actress Priyanka Chopra is being trolled for speaking out against the heavy smog and pollution in Delhi-NCR. She is currently …
Worrying distanomics: Has India factored CPEC into RCEP? (Comment)
As the 16 nations in Asia are marching towards closure on Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) discussions in Bangkok, it will be a major step …
Growing the Indian economy would need bold reforms (Comment)
Before returning to New Delhi recently after attending the annual IMF-World fall meeting, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman provided an upbeat perspective on the Indian economy. …
Many uses of al-Baghdadi: Why did they kill him? (Comment)
In these dark days when terrorism has become a strategic asset, to bump off a superior practitioner like Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has implications. Had he …
Yadav politics at the crossroads in Bihar (Comment)
The Yadavs, who make over 14 per cent of the population of Bihar, are the largest and one of the most politically influential castes in …
India objects to China’s comment on Ladakh
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Taking strong objection to comments made by China on creation of the Union Territory of Ladakh, India on Thursday asked …
Credit culture needs to change (Comment)
The fraud at Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank shows that there is a rot in the system and not the bank. If unchecked, it …
Macro update: One peg for many coats (Comment)
After the recent monetary policy, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)/Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) are now emphatically firing on all three cylinders of rates, liquidity, …
Sectoral crisis – an introspection of the BFSI sector (Comment)
It has been nearly 13 months since the first sign of markets panicking in the aftermath of IL&FS default and the subsequent hammering down of …
‘Main batati hoon’: Deepika to Ranveer on cheeky comment
Mumbai, Oct 17 (IANS) Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh left a cheeky comment on his wife Deepika Padukone’s stunning photograph and the actress gave him a …
Building bridges with Dhaka (Comment)
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned to Dhaka from a successful four-day visit to India last week having concluded seven agreements. But the agreements have …
Priyanka slams Ravi Shankar Prasad for comment on economy
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday slammed Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad over his comments linking Bollywood to …
Withdrawing from Syria: Trump sets cats among flocks of pigeons (Comment)
When Dore Gold, one of the most powerful voices in Israel’s strategic community, raises his hands, skywards, and exclaims, “Today I feel as vulnerable as …
Disruptive diplomacy: New era of informal bilateralism (Comment)
Disagreements do not degenerate into disputes. Differences are the signs of mutual understanding and mature relationship. The meaningful and informal dialogues are the means to …
Not for others to comment on Kashmir, says India after Imran-Xi meeting
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Two days ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit for the informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Mahabalipuram, …
Not for others to comment on Kashmir, says India after Xi-Imran meeting
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Two days ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to India for the second informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra …
Why Nitish could play it safe in 2020 polls (Comment)
Recently, a big hoarding was prominently displayed outside the Janata Dal (United) office in Patna saying, ‘Kyun Karen Vichar, Thike to Hain Nitish Kumar?’ It …
Prepare for future shock (Comment)
Today, we are driven by a strange phenomenon called ‘Fear of Missing Out’. We walk around like zombies glued to the hyperactive feed on our …
Netanyahu and MbS have lost their swagger: Has West Asia changed? (Comment)
In West Asia, the tide has turned against Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammad bin Salman, Israels Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump is doing nothing about it. …
Rathore declines to comment on shooting’s exclusion from CWG
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Former Union Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, who had scripted history after bagging a historic shooting silver in the Athens …
BJP-AAP clash on Kejriwal’s comment on Bihari patients
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Monday accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of showing hatred for people from Bihar, the …