In their relentless hunt for a perfect feel-good campaign, advertisers might be ignoring the volatility and confusion that seem to now define the mindset of the country’s youth.
Anuja Chauhan writes.
Pervez Musharraf's story has gone from networking fantasy to novelistic farce.
A city can be healthy habitat or can be a ruin with no signs of life. We have to make a choice.
Yogesh Gokhale writes.
When journalists abuse their position and pretend to be academics, the space available to researchers gets even further constrained, writes
Nandini Sundar.
If ever one needed an excuse to flip, the heroine of Love is All You Need would appear to have an embarrassment of riches.
Only when our daughters are empowered can they play a greater role in society.
Preetha Reddy writes.
All Cyprus banks were closed until Thursday, having been shut since March 15. There is a real risk of collapse for the country’s banking system, which has gambled with both small savings and ‘money of uncertain provenance’. It is a cardinal principle of the economy that the financial system must be protected at all costs.
The Supreme Court undermined the notion of parity by letting accused marines Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone return to Italy.
Karan Lahiri writes.
Without institutional changes and a broader vision, Indian universities will never be able to become centres of excellence.
C Raj Kumar writes.
Justice for criminal acts is critical, but if we learn to temper justice with compassion, the world may become a kinder, fairer, safer place for all.
Harsh Mander writes.
As we commemorate International Women’s Day, we must look back at the shocking crimes of violence against women and girls and ask ourselves how to usher in a better future. writes
Ban Ki-moon.
The exclusion of marital rape from the purview of the law and inclusion of gender neutrality are attempts to appease men.
Sanjay Srivastava writes.
The BJP has a tough job at hand: should it name Narendra Modi as its prime ministerial candidate or play safe and go for ‘collective’ leadership ahead of the elections?
Rajdeep Sardesai writes.
Deoband cleric Mahmood Madni’s ‘support’ for Modi is a clever political move.
Zia Haq writes.
The GDP and the HDI are inaccurate indicators. We need a framework that will help give us a more holistic view.
Ramakrishnan TS writes.