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November 21, 1978, Forty Years Ago: Storm Over Aligarh
View From The Right: Congress hypocrisy
Pollution is now a political subject, that's its big success: TERI chief Ajay..
The Director General of The Energy and Resources Institute on what to expect from the Katowice Climate Change Conference a
Jack Dorsey the Bay Area Tech Brahmin
Jack Dorsey wouldn’t even make the cut as a “Boston Brahmin” – not to speak of the original “high caste” Brahmin. Not that he w
Give and take: on the RBI board meeting
The Centre and the RBI did well at the board meeting to address each other’s concerns
When giants clash: on the US-China discord
The U.S.-China discord at APEC highlights the dangers of their tariff war
Make it the Indian way: Why the country must adapt to additive technologies
If ‘Make in India’ is to succeed, it needs to encompass ‘Make it the Indian Way’. It need not emulate mass product
The issue today is whether a dishonest system can be managed honestly
The Maine example: on the U.S. midterm elections
The preferential voting system ensures a truly representative winner
Justice delayed: crores of cases pending across India
At present, there are 2.85 crore cases pending in lower courts across India. States with a high number of judge vacancies
What is Gause’s Law in Ecology?
Also known as the competitive exclusion principle, this refers to the proposition that the populations of two competing
Letter to BS: Technology companies repeatedly slip on ethical aspects
End users need to understand that they are continually exposed to a stream of confirmation biases
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself
Evening walks are always long and refreshing. Along the scenic walkway, dad-daughter duo chirps their way out. From everyday talks to polit
The Centre has not yielded much on its demands in this patch-up with RBI
Factors underlying the Centre-RBI conflict
Realising that DeMo pulverised MSMEs, an anxious Centre wants to hurriedly make amends. But loan disbursals may not help
Time to recalibrate India’s Afghanistan policy
Rather than focus on short-term gains vis-à-vis Pakistan, New Delhi needs a long-term strategy to end the Afghan conflict
‘India must be a metal price setter globally’
Putting up warehouses in India is vital for making Indian supply and demand influence global prices, says LME CEO
Scientific temper aside, Congress in Kerala is backing obscurantism
Among the financial intermediaries, the banking sector plays a key role in the economy to propel growth and dynamism. Bank
Board games: What is the price we are willing to pay for efficiency?
In recent years, the BCCI has gone from being a powerful body to a bunch of seat-grabbers with little energy to expend on
Can cost influence Justice? As a cost engineer, I ponder that the affordability of an Individual often determines the outcome of the Judgem
Can Ajit Jogi do a HD Kumaraswamy in Chhattisgarh elections?
The second phase of Chhattisgarh polls to 72 assembly constituencies will be a test of anti-incumbency against the ruling BJP government. W
President Trump’s straight talk on Pakistan’s terror policy is laudable
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan may have scored brownie points domestically by lashing out at US President Donald Trump’s for his
Ram rajya is nothing but capitalism
A month ago I was stranded in traffic in Delhi in an Uber vehicle. I had time for a long chat with the driver and so we discussed India’s
My sweet weed: Ganja got such a bad rap but it’s really fighting back now
Cannabis hasn’t just made a comeback, it’s going mainstream. Everyone is smoking, vaping or literally eating weed. Of course ganja
Can you become a movie star or president?
By BV Vaman Maharaj What is destiny? One view is that everything that happens to us is the result of our own choices and we govern everythi
Back off now: RBI’s credibility is central to ensuring financial stability,..
The disagreements between Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and government are deep and serious. They are apparent in speeches, tweets and observ
Tackling India’s power mess: It is taking down producers and banks even as ..
India is in a peculiar situation. While power producers sit on thousands of megawatts (MW) of under-utilised capacities, consumers face fre
Punjab alert: Amritsar grenade attack highlights attempt to subvert peace in ..
Sunday’s grenade attack on a Nirankari congregation on the outskirts of Amritsar rang alarm bells in Punjab. Two motorcycle-borne masked
Theresa May faces monumental task this week, with Brexit deal and her own pre..
Following Thursday’s dramatic cabinet resignations, the UK’s draft EU exit deal looks to be in significant jeopardy. Moreover, Theres
Raja Mandala: Battle for islands
The government needs to focus on alternative sources of energy (Editorial page, “Further stressed by thermal power”,
The situation in parts of Kerala over the Sabarimala temple issue is unprecedented and is affecting certain pockets of t
The contrast between the article on the Ground Zero page and an advertisement in one of the supplements published by The