Opinion

What we call drought is actually a full blown water crisis, accentuated by our poor planning.

Across the world, there is an increasingly large number of politicians and intellectuals who see ‘traditional Islam’ as resolutely anti-West, anti-Semitic, anti-Christian and anti-modern, amongst other things.

Veteran actor Sridevi passed away around 3am after suffering cardiac arrest in Dubai, where she had gone to attend a wedding.

Both Oman and the UAE also present further opportunities for India to increase its trade base. The former is possibly the most stable country in the region, with no direct linkages to any conflict, a stable economy, relatively peaceful society, while the...

Sure, it may be disrespectful to laugh when someone’s talking, and especially if he happens to be the Prime Minister of the country—but how often have the men in the Parliament been asked to go “see a doctor” for their unruly behavior?

If Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s Budget 2018 speech is indeed hinting towards regulation of cryptocurrencies rather than an overall ban, then this regulation must come swiftly and must keep in mind the long-term possibilities of crypto-coins gaining wid...

The government clearly is not revisiting the issue of tax on sanitary napkins despite several meetings of the GST Council.

With the likelihood of Dalits and minorities backing the Congress, as witnessed in Gujarat, the AAP would use all possible means to stall polls.

I would prefer watching my own Appendectomy on a smartphone than pay money to watch this zany cinema hack.

A whopping 11 awardees come from the field of music. But topping them by a large margin are those from the field of literature and education – 19 in all.

As of now, the CPM is vertically split over the “means” to achieve its primary objective of dislodging BJP-led government at the Centre in 2019, partly due to extreme ideological positioning, Kerala politics, where the Congress is CPM’s principal politica...

The Supreme Court order of 8th May, 2012 calling for scrapping of Haj subsidy quoted from the Quranic verses that emphasise on the duty of Haj for those who can afford it.

In Jallikattu, a bull is released into a crowd of men who try to catch it by its hump and hold on for a particular amount of time. The bull, with its agility, tries to keep the men from hanging on.

Nobody plays the masses better than Lalu Prasad Yadav. And he knows it too well that much bigger ‘political sharks’ have survived much bigger charges of crime and corruption in this country.

Rajinikanth's announcement that he will launch a political party ahead of the next election and contest all 234 Assembly seats in the state will certainly shake up the political dynamics of the southern state.

The most significant new trend of the year is probably the Congress’ slide to the ‘right’ on the political spectrum. Sonia Gandhi’s presidentship was marked by a jump to the left of centre and Rahul kicked off his term with a rightward shift.