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Opinion | Why Are Our Cities Crumbling Under Just 30mm Of Rain?

Opinion | Why Are Our Cities Crumbling Under Just 30mm Of Rain?

Bibek Debroy and Aditya Sinha | Tuesday July 30, 2024

Our cities are paralysed by a mere 30mm of rain. The death of these young aspirants is a stark reminder of failure at multiple levels.

Opinion | Why Are So Many Tech Graduates In India Unemployable? It's The 'Cliff Effect'

Opinion | Why Are So Many Tech Graduates In India Unemployable? It's The 'Cliff Effect'

Jibu Elias | Tuesday July 30, 2024

Knowing how to code is no longer enough. Thanks to AI, the job landscape is evolving rapidly, and employers in the coming years will seek candidates with deep domain knowledge and an interdisciplinary approach to problem-solving.

Opinion | Here's Why Jammu Is Seeing An Escalation In Terrorist Activities

Opinion | Here's Why Jammu Is Seeing An Escalation In Terrorist Activities

Nazir Masoodi | Tuesday July 30, 2024

In the past three years, militants have established safe havens in the mountains of Jammu. They are trained in jungle warfare, and equipped with US-made M4 carbines and steel-core bullets for targeting armored vehicles.

Opinion | India's Neglect Of Its Athletes Is Also An Olympic-Time Story

Opinion | India's Neglect Of Its Athletes Is Also An Olympic-Time Story

Nishtha Gautam | Monday July 29, 2024

What should winning at the Olympics mean for Indians beyond the immediate photo ops? And what about the promised infrastructural and systemic reforms that would allow Indian children to even think of sports as a real choice?

Blog | The 'Woman-Math' Of A 31-Year-Old, Unmarried, Bengaluru Woman

Blog | The 'Woman-Math' Of A 31-Year-Old, Unmarried, Bengaluru Woman

Sanjana Ramachandran | Monday July 29, 2024

I've met lawyers and designers and writers and artists and technology brothers, and couples and divorcees and singles and weirdos and non-weirdos and what I'm learning is this: there is no right way to live.

Opinion | The 12-Letter Word Giving The Government Sleepless Nights

Opinion | The 12-Letter Word Giving The Government Sleepless Nights

Derek O'Brien | Monday July 29, 2024

A recurring theme in many of the powerful interventions on the Budget was a 12-letter word giving Modi and his coalition sleepless Delhi nights: unemployment.

Opinion | UK 'Kicking' Incident: The 'Civilised' West Must Do Some Soul-Searching

Opinion | UK 'Kicking' Incident: The 'Civilised' West Must Do Some Soul-Searching

Syed Zubair Ahmed | Saturday July 27, 2024

While Tuesday's incident at Manchester Airport may not have the severity of some past events, it still is an example of systemic racism and the West's inflated self-image poisoning institutions.

Blog | Presenting Gulzar, A Poet Who Embraced Quantum Mechanics Like No Other

Blog | Presenting Gulzar, A Poet Who Embraced Quantum Mechanics Like No Other

Arup K. Chatterjee | Friday July 26, 2024

A bulk of Gulzar saab's unexplored philosophical insights far exceed his filmography, poetry, and writings. What is often missed in his language and poetics are his metaphors from quantum mechanics.

Opinion | <i>Sarfira</i> To <i>Shehzada</i>, Bollywood's Obsession With Remakes Is Destroying It

Opinion | Sarfira To Shehzada, Bollywood's Obsession With Remakes Is Destroying It

Latha Srinivasan | Thursday July 25, 2024

Given the multifront competition Bollywood today faces from regional cinema and Hollywood alike, filmmakers in B-Town must start putting their money into original stories if they want to strike gold at the box office.

Opinion | What Is 'Project 25', A Document Trump Has 'Distanced' Himself From?

Opinion | What Is 'Project 25', A Document Trump Has 'Distanced' Himself From?

K.V. Prasad | Thursday July 25, 2024

The Project, helmed by Heritage Foundation, a Washington-based think tank that reflects Republican views, is considered a key and expansive input given that Trump in his first administration had drawn heavily from the organisation's expertise.

Opinion | Kamala Harris, The Woman Left To Clean Up Joe Biden's Mess

Opinion | Kamala Harris, The Woman Left To Clean Up Joe Biden's Mess

Nishtha Gautam | Thursday July 25, 2024

Choosing Kamala Harris over Joe Biden is a tactical course-correction for Democrats, but it may have come a bit too late. Her strengths may not get optimised, her weaknesses are for all to see.

Opinion | Budget 2024: A Progressive Blueprint for Inclusive Growth And Development

Opinion | Budget 2024: A Progressive Blueprint for Inclusive Growth And Development

Tuhin A. Sinha | Wednesday July 24, 2024

The Union Budget 2024-25 underscores the Modi government's commitment to inclusive and sustainable growth.

Opinion | These Are The Budget's Two Key Messages For The Future

Opinion | These Are The Budget's Two Key Messages For The Future

Madan Sabnavis | Wednesday July 24, 2024

Despite the pre-budget hype and multitude of expectations, two principles stand out for the medium and long-term: steadfast adherence to fiscal prudence and a simplified, uniform tax structure devoid of concessions.

Opinion | Kanwar Yatra And Nameplates: An Unnecessary Controversy

Opinion | Kanwar Yatra And Nameplates: An Unnecessary Controversy

Bharti Mishra Nath | Wednesday July 24, 2024

A democracy like ours can't afford to exclude any section of society. Such sensitive orders must be considered only with due consultations.

Opinion | Budget 2024 Has Big Promises For Bihar - Even If No Special Status

Opinion | Budget 2024 Has Big Promises For Bihar - Even If No Special Status

K.V. Prasad | Wednesday July 24, 2024

In a deft move, the Narendra Modi government on Tuesday managed to strike a balance as it announced a liberal allocation for Bihar in the Union Budget without yielding ground on the state's demand for a 'special status/package'.

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