Opinion - Page 710

He was a rickshaw puller and she was a celebrity author. There was no way Manoranjan Byapari would have met Mahasweta Devi. But destiny willed...

The pale yellow carpet made by the copiously falling succulent flowers around the mahua tree is still fresh in my memory. I remember people collecting...

Winter smog is back with vengeance. Early onset of cool and calm weather coupled with Diwali aftermath and the daily dose of pollution has ...

While that may not be the case in many parts of India, where voters ostensibly still vote en masse – as prescribed by the village, community or...

With the mushroom growth of TV channels and newspapers and magazines, exit and opinion polls have become part and parcel of election coverage although...

It’s always the problem of the ‘other’, invariably the fault of the ‘system’ and ‘we’ are not to blame.Millions of young children work when they...

More than 30 of them are in IUCN’s Red List. But with 400-odd irrigation projects planned in the basin, the river is at the risk of being reduced to a...

The China-Pakistan cooperation on nuclear issues was established from the time Pakistan began its nuclear programme. Although it is difficult to...

Tribal leader Devi Singh Saiyam has resigned from the Madhya Pradesh council of ministers following the denial of ticket to him. The tribal leader’s...

No wonder that the latest monetary policy review of the apex bank bemoaned that among the infrastructure industry the power sector was crippled by the...

What is this thing Indian politician having about statues; they are constantly setting up folks on pedestals.What exactly is this huge statue going to...

Excerpts of his interview:Why Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM)?India’s space programme is an application-centric and a people-centric programme. It aims at...