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Whether John Bolton resigned voluntarily or was asked to resign, his resignation is a welcome development (Editorial, “John Bolton goes,” Sept. 13).
If the putting up of a banner on a road divider in Chennai was an unpardonable act, the fact that it caused the tragic death of a young woman is unfor
With one statement, the Home Minister has divided the country and achieved the opposite of what he professedly intended (Front page, “Only Hindi can
Forty Years Ago, September 16, 1979: No One-day Poll
Heeding the voice of conscience
At difficult times, journalism must retain its ability to scrutinise the state rather than becoming a cheerleader
The litmus test for free speech
The court should uphold constitutional rights by reaffirming the Brandenburg test
Mission successful, end product defunct
Completed in record time and launched with fanfare, the Train 18 project now finds itself off track
A dilution that falls short of the law
Several loopholes in the process of the substitution of Article 370 make the action problematic
Why India’s growth figures are off the mark
The over-reliance on the organised sector for official GDP data is causing a gross miscalculation.
Effort worth emulation: On Rajasthan’s public information portal
Rajasthan’s Jan Soochna portal is a step in the right direction for transparency in governance
Waiting for reforms: On the economic stimuli
The stimulus incentives hold promise, but structural reforms are nowhere on the horizon
Letter to BS: Death of a young techie in Chennai is truly heart-breaking
It clearly points to the entrenched banner culture perpetuated by many leaders
Letter to BS: FC chairman N K Singh needs to be more specific, transparent
Such statements will only contribute to trust deficit among stakeholders
Letter to BS: Can city's high pollution level identify person at the wheel?
One genuinely wishes that the CM lends an ear to the NGT's well-meaning observations
Opinion | Does new India have appetite for tough change?
Taking one step forward and two steps back undermines the legitimacy of policy change
Opinion | The futility of lashing out without listening
Social media lately has been full of jeers aimed at Union ministers for remarks related to the economy. It does our country no good to reduce real points of debate to pet
The aging family dog relies on a comfortable routine to manage life. Slowing down is just fine. Needs are simplified: a little less food, shorter walks, a bit of help get
Opinion | Trump’s U-turn on the Taliban is good for India and the world
If the US-Taliban deal had gone through, it would have invigorated jihadists across the planet
Opinion | A market for loans could yield one for corporate bonds
While RBI looks at how to create a broad-based debt market, it should lay the regulatory groundwork
Opinion | The other difficult things Modi should make us all do
Narendra Modi is a different sort of leader, one who’s so popular that only he can reform us
A ₹20,000-crore package for housing, half funded by the Centre, is expected to rescue affordable housing projects that haven’t yet gone bust
Push to exports: The third round of the stimulus addresses structural problems faced by exporters
The Centre on Saturday has claimed that green shoots of a turnaround are visible in terms of industrial growth
Opinion | The geopolitical profile of India tracks the economy’s trajectory
High growth has granted the country global relevance but others may not support us if they don’t see an economic upside
Who will win the next US presidential election in 2020 and why?
It is blindingly obvious for all major observers of foreign policy that the president of the United States determines the future of many regions of the world. Foreign pol
Rules are always hard to gulp in the world’s largest democracy. Any restriction introduced, has a predictable resistance. Most administrators and their political master
Yesterday I bought a few plants for our apartment – some with tiny bunches of orange flowers, some with orange/green big leaves ( sorry I am not good at names of the pl
Dear ladies, time for a #criminal defamation against abusers movement
I am reading a social media post made by a virile he-man against a famous authoress of repute of Gujarat just because the lady dared to opine against a religious sect. As
11 years after the Lehman Brothers collapse, crisis in global economy continues
Slowdown in growth has increased gap between North and South: The slowdown in growth in the non-OECD world has adversely affected their ability to catch up with the devel
Changing nuclear environment demands flexibility in India’s Nuclear Doctrine of NFU
The recent statement of our defence minister that the future circumstances would decide the applicability or non-applicability of “No First Use” (NFU) of nuclear weap
An EU-Like Arrangement With SAARC Nations Could Reinvigorate India's Economic Prospects
A demand slowdown in India can be corrected by giving our manufacturers easier access to the markets of Pakistan and Bangladesh. The quality and pricing of Indian goods w
Farmer suicides: The fate of the women left behind
A widow’s burden is heavier not only because she is alone in her troubles but also because she is invisible to the state, the society and to even her own family.
The language question | HT editorial
Don’t change existing arrangements. Encourage linguistic diversity
Boys must know that it is okay to display emotions
When certain well-known Hollywood stars were outed as abusers of young men, there was an initial hue and cry but unlike the #MeToo movement led by women in the same indus
Across cultures, the butterfly is a symbol of hope, indicating good days ahead, while a left-hand itch is a pointer to impending loss of money.
Vikram’s quiet because it can’t talk! But Isro?
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), easily India’s flag-bearer of research and cutting-edge technologies, hasn’t had a dearth of two things: Success, and g
In family businesses, identify issues and address discord
A family in business must have a vision and a governance structure to facilitate conversations on sensitive topics
Central Delhi's redevelopment must reconcile modernisation and heritage
Many governments have opted for retrofitting of old buildings or their adaptive reuse. The Centre should take into account both history and the need to create a world-cla
In Part 1 and 2 of the TOI Blog ‘The Toxic Trap’, you have seen that as per Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, Love & Belonging are intrinsic elements of human behav
Why are we obsessed with psychological thrillers?
A compulsive need to examine broken behaviour patterns and take an adrenaline ride through the twists and turns of crime fiction fascinates us all with the genre! Psychol
Auto sales: Govt took the bold step of charging the proper price of car driving
Chandrayaan-2: ISRO has the resilience required to rise to the occasion
Fifth Column: Remember 9/11 and why it happened
We know we aren’t perfect. We may have Google, but we aren’t Google. We may feel we can see things clearly, but the truth is we are blinded by our perspective. The mo
Inside Track: Super fast track
Don’t cry over the moon, there are other worlds to conquer
Come on, everyone… Chandrayaan-2 is a huge achievement! HUGE! I fail to understand all the hand-wringing and rona-dhona about the last minute glitch which saw a billion
Too many taxes, anti-rich mindset need to go for economy to be back on its feet
The economy is in bad shape. There is no more debate about it. With a second innings of a super-stable government, we should be looking at a double-digit GDP growth by no
Heavy fines a way, but crush apathy for road safety
The Modi government recently amended the Motor Vehicles Act, sharply increasing (up to 10 times) penalties for traffic offences to try and halve deaths and injuries from
A small Ahmedabad initiative holds out a different unity model
A few days ago, a cobbler called Ashok Parmar opened a chappal shop in Ahmedabad, called Ekta (Unity). It was inaugurated by a tailor named Qutubuddin Ansari. Nearly two
Mr. Mathrubootham follows very bad NRI advice
‘Mr. Mathrubootham is suffering because despite brain and Mrs. Mathrubootham saying again and again, “No Mathrubootham no, no, no. Advice from abroad
