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Loan sharks
5 Feb 2021 10:11 PM ISTA slew of illegal instant loan apps are catching people in debt traps; and worryingly there is no regulation against them yet
Protecting minors
29 Jan 2021 10:41 PM ISTThe contentious Bombay HC interpretation of the POCSO Act has been thankfully stayed by the apex court; it’s time for gender sensitisation of the...
Unholy nexus
22 Jan 2021 10:26 PM ISTIn any other country, Arnab Goswami would have been investigated for this WhatsApp chats and claims. Why not in India?
Food for nothing
15 Jan 2021 10:34 PM ISTThe pandemic has upped food delivery orders and has as a consequence, also exponentially increased the generation of unrecycled plastic waste
Making America sane again
8 Jan 2021 10:43 PM ISTThe attack by Trump supporters on Capitol Hill shows the serious impact of four years of misinformation and propaganda
A prayer for 2021
1 Jan 2021 10:53 PM ISTEfforts in the new year must focus on uplifting the ‘extremely poor’ that have slipped into poverty due to the pandemic and help those standing at the...
What a year it was!
25 Dec 2020 10:27 PM ISTAs we bid adieu to 2020, the lessons gathered along the way must not be forgotten
Indictment of hate
18 Dec 2020 10:10 PM ISTThe acquittal of all foreigners who attended Tablighi Jamaat event shows how quick we, and even the government, are to cast aspersions based on...
A meaty affair!
11 Dec 2020 10:50 PM ISTWith Singapore approving the selling of lab-grown meat, the hope of sustainable, environmentally conscious meat-eating is kindled
Jai Kisan!
4 Dec 2020 10:28 PM ISTFarmer protests have gained momentum even as the Centre hints at some amendments to certain sections to farm bills
Love doesn't conquer all
27 Nov 2020 10:17 PM ISTThe new laws to fight ‘Love Jihad’ are more a nuisance to interfaith couples than a safeguard to unwitting victims of conversion
Regulation or artistic restriction?
20 Nov 2020 10:21 PM ISTBringing digital news and OTT platforms under the aegis of the I&B ministry could mean greater moral policing and censorship