Opinion - Page 1293

IT IS well-known that endogamy, or marriages within the same gene pool, accentuate the risk of genetic disorders in a population. Despite this most...

The story of passage of the landmark Food Security bill in Lok Sabha was interesting: marked by moments of suspense. The opposition, particularly the...

Much has been written in the past few weeks about the doldrums the Indian economy is in. The latest lexionic discovery of the country’s popular...

Our Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is  a respected man; at least to those who dabble in economics. While studying Indian economics in college I...

Srishti PandeyAs the rupee continues to hit new lows, economists and corporate honchos continue to predict deteriorating economic performance and...

There’s something in what self-styled godman Asaram had said in the aftermath of the 16 December gang rape of a 23-year-old in the national capital....

If frequent Chinese incursions into Indian territory were not strong enough a reason for the two countries not to hold the recent fifth round of...

mitabh Kant, CEO and MD, Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Limited, tells how the Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor development...

The Kerala Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will spring a few surprises in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, crowed state party chief V Muralidharan a...

Way back in 1933, on 5 April, US President Franklin D Roosevelt signed one of the most controversial orders in American economic history. The...

Even as India waits for the two national parties – the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – to announce their prime ministerial candidates,...

Promoters of hand-printed and handwoven textiles in the South Asian region have adapted different techniques to keep pace with changing times to cater...