Opinion

Moment of glory Sir — India has reasons to be elated because for the first time in its history, the country has won an Olympic medal on the very first day of the event (“Chanu lifts India...

Indians tend to display a misplaced and mistimed optimism. The end of last year offered enough evidence to suggest that school-leaving examinations were unlikely to take place in 2021 — the expe...

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Whatever your views on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, you’ve got to credit his government for the consistency and predictability of its response when faced with a political crisis. Whether it&rsq...

Did an Unidentified Flying Object land in the vicinity of Patparganj, East Delhi, on a rainy, deliciously pleasant night earlier this month? A wide-eyed visitor, returning and rediscovering Delhi afte...

Power operates in multiple ways. That is why the independence of the judiciary at all levels is of primary importance in the administration of justice. While hearing a plea that indicated how politica...

Towards fairness Sir — In a welcome move, the International Olympic Committee announced on Women’s Day earlier this year that the Tokyo Olympics would be the “first ever gender-bala...

Unity in diversity is one of the many wisdoms that India has gifted to the world. Indeed, the comity of nations has, over the years, acknowledged pluralism to be almost synonymous with the Indian repu...

For the past few days, an audio clip has been circulating on WhatsApp, alerting residents of Calcutta about an armed gang operating in the dead of night. The speaker does not introduce himself; he re...

The 70th general assembly of the United Nations called on countries “to ensure that all people have the same opportunities to live a better life without compromising our planet” as part of...