Opinion - Page 662

For the party, the sudden bounty conferred on it by the voters was probably unexpected. There was no indication earlier by any Congressman in...

Today in the notebook, as the first business-like session of the 16th Lok Sabha moves into the second month, it would be worthwhile to consider if...

TRIPS is the acronym for the agreement on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (IPRs) that was bulldozed through by rich nations in...

Its concave glass facade sits somewhat oddly in its steel and terra cotta-girded frame that its Chinese architects proudly proclaim will give the...

Our family seat is in the Hooghly district of West Bengal. My family is Bengali Shakto (worshippers of Mother Kali and Goddess Durga). My clan’s faith...

He portrayed himself as Marxist-Leninist as a man of revolution. But, as a reformer, he opposed Mao’s egalitarianism and upstaged economic reforms...

The Games are invariably held in British Isles, Australia, Canada or New Zealand. The only exceptions were Kingston, Jamaica, in 1966, Kuala Lumpur in...

On occasion of World Hepatitis Day on 28 July, the World Health Organization (WHO) and its alliance partners have called on governments, civil society...

It has also brought public attention back on the discourse on corruption and black money. But, in a particularly hard time for the economy, it is...

Justice Markandey Katju was a regular visitor of a bookshop in Connaught Place’s Janpath market. Once he bought a series of books by Winston Churchill...

O global citizens of India! I understand your plea for solidarity in support of Gaza. I also sympathise with your righteous rage that makes you...

History bears testimony whenever the central leadership of the Congress becomes week, dissidents in the party-ruled come to the fore. After India’s...