Opinion - Page 1296

For a few years now, full-time faculty at government colleges and universities have been drawing salaries based on the recommendations of the sixth...

Natural resources have always been the moot point for many conflicts and have tempted kings and kingdoms into wars since ages. Even in modern history,...

The French have a long-standing love affair with food that can be traced to the 15th century. Have you ever wondered how the Parisians manage their...

On the face of it, the release of India’s latest poverty estimate and the decision to create the 29th state, Telengana, seem to be two unrelated...

When and how did you decide to be an entrepreneur?Since school itself, (though the goal was fuzzy then), I knew that I wanted to become an...

America is not the ‘land of milk and honey’ it is often thought to be. Crouching behind pillars to shield from the cold or squeezed at the entrance of...

Congress silences BJP over Robert VadraThe UPA government is now using the arm-twisting method to tame the opposition. The union parliamentary affairs...

The disturbing murder of Narendra Dabholkar, rationalist campaigner and activist, is a cause for concern at many levels. It is yet another example of...

The Rupee is falling. A moderate fall in the foreign exchange rate of Rupee is often considered to be a healthy sign of the economy facing adverse...

Even as the political parties are gearing up to an election mode, will the sliding economy and the dipping rupee become a major poll issue in the...

The US and other prominent foreign countries have shown a keen interest in making a huge investment in Uttar Pradesh. During her recent meeting with...

One morning in 90’s, a pistol-borne renegade approached a shopkeeper in Srinagar. The gunman placed his weapon on the shop front to frighten him....