HindustanTimes As a Hindu, I am happy that a Ram temple will be constructed in Ayodhya. As an Indian, I am conflicted. Both identities, Hindu and Indian, have generally resided harmoniously in me. Why is it that they are jostling uneasily today? Some historian... More »
HindustanTimes Chief Justice SA Bobde has assumed the office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI). While wishing him all the best, it must be said that he has an unenviable task ahead, principally to restore the credibility and stature of what is incorrectly de... More »
BusinessLine It’s high time diligent taxpayers paid attention to where their money was being used by the government. And it may not be out of line to insist that taxpayer money be used in providing subsidised, if not entirely free, education and healthcare for... More »
HindustanTimes After a campaign many had thought close, Gotabaya Rajapaksa has won a decisive victory in Sri Lanka’s presidential election. Gotabaya, candidate of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and brother of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, won 52.... More »
HindustanTimes After the positive political developments in Bangladesh and the Maldives last year, Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s significant victory in Sri Lanka poses a new challenge for India’s efforts to reconnect with the region. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambi... More »
HindustanTimes On Friday, the government rejected the Household Consumer Expenditure Survey (CES) 2017-18, conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO), because of data quality issues. The same morning, the Business Standard had published leaked findings... More »
BusinessLine The 21-year-old male nurse hired to care for an 81-year-old man suffering from severe dementia repeatedly ignored pleas from the patient’s wife to help set her husband bed. The man was busy on his device, having brought two smartphones to work tha... More »
BusinessLine Leading telecom companies reported record losses for the quarter ended September 2019 after making provisions toward the Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of adjusted gross revenue (AGR). The judgment requires private telecom service provid... More »
HindustanTimes On Monday, the 250th session of the Rajya Sabha (RS) commenced. India’s upper house has been a remarkable institution, which has played an important, and often underrated role, in strengthening India’s parliamentary democracy as well as Indian f... More »
HindustanTimes Few understand the power of the narrative as deeply as Prime Minister Narendra Modi. There is little doubt that irrespective of electoral ebbs and flows in states, Mr Modi’s messaging and narrative in India’s domestic sphere is dominant. But thi... More »
BusinessLine The NDA government’s decision, announced on Friday, not to release the consumer expenditure survey results of 2017-18 citing “data quality issues” is only the latest such instance of its attempt to sweep unflattering datasets under the carpet. Lea... More »
We will offer technologies to private sector for early realisation of products and to support R&D works The private industry is vital for self-reliance, says DRDO chief G Sateesh Reddy while inviting companies as development and production partners. In an inte... More »