Opinion

When we deny young boys outlets like open expression of emotion, we are seriously stunting their ability to live happy, fulfilled lives.

The recent measures announced may provide a treatment for banking problems, but there is a critical difference between treatment and cure, and the real cure is privatisation.

The anti-defection law has undergone several changes over the years, but brazen horse-trading goes on and lawmakers make full use of the loopholes.

Donald Trump's comments are born out of his naiveté when it comes to complex international problems. When naiveté meets superhero instincts, it is a dangerous cocktail.

The bigger worry is that the total defence budget as a percentage of the GDP has been falling consistently. It has come down from 2.33 per cent in 2016-17 to 2.04 per cent this fiscal.

The budgetary allocation to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) marginally increased to Rs 5,255 crore. The allocation to the solar power sector increased by a pitiful 1.1% to Rs 3,004 crore compared to the last year’s revised estimates.

What is needed to cope with the water crisis is a comprehensive strategy and a roadmap for implementation including feasible measures that need to yield significant results as soon as possible.

The Acute Encephalitis Syndrome outbreak in Bihar has the potential to turn into a major and much messier political dispute between the JDU and BJP in the days to come.

Described variously as aggressive, a local strongman and 'Tiger of Bengal', Chowdhury has held on to his Baharampur seat, having fought and won against the Left parties as well as the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress.

As Dutee Chand strives to shave microseconds off her personal best of 11.24 seconds down to the 11.15 needed to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, she has already qualified as an Indian icon.

The International Cricket Council did all the accounting to fill its coffers, but fate has taken a rain check.

The party’s latest defeat has undoubtedly led to internal rumblings in the Congress as leaders have been quick to point fingers at Rahul Gandhi’s poor leadership and faulty campaign.

The BJP did not turn around its back on the Hindus of the country despite being under constant fire by its detractors who tried to label it as a communal party.

The idea of NYAY scheme may have been excellent as voters love transactional relationship, but it never reached the people it was supposed to court.

Attack on Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar’s bust inside an educational institution was, in effect, an attack on the institution of education as a whole.

In eastern UP, the percentage of MBCs is impressive among OBCs to the extent that their vote can influence the outcome to a great extent.