Opinion - Page 850

India has rarely been so disgraced as by the assault on a group of Africans in Bengaluru, the country’s vaunted Silicon Valley. Yet, this city, which...

The “Saritha bomb” continues to batter the Congress and the party-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Government. So damaging are the latest revelations...

Anju Lakra (name changed) lives in Bisakhtanga village, Mandar block, Ranchi. She left home in 2009 and started staying at her in-laws place in line...

Delhi has been facing an unprecedented civic crisis for the past 10 days, however, city’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has decided to acquire an...

Despite being endowed with demographic and natural resources, the fruits of progress and economic growth, have evaded the Northeast. But not anymore....

The denial of entry for women into famous religious shrines is a hot-button issue, which refuses to die down in the national media. The issue first...

Living in the dense sal forests of Maikal Hills, where streams intersect their homesteads, the Baigas in Dindori district of Madhya Pradesh have...

Every time I click on a website, and I do that dozens of times a day, I send a silent thank you to Sir Tim Berners-Lee. He was the scientist who...

Two grand old men heading two regional parties – one in the north and one in the south – may be bidding for their one last chance in the ensuing...

The second millennium has embarked on its sixteenth year. Metaphorically, it’s the “sweet sixteen” of the millennium; the age characterised by...

India’s fastest-growing state is Meghalaya at 9.7 percent in 2013-14, higher than the fastest-growing big state, Madhya Pradesh, at 9.5 percent....

Evidence of corruption in developing countries like India can cause massive turmoil. Two cases in point have been the near collapse of UPA-II on...