Opinion | Budget 2024: Don't Ignore The Tax-Squeezed Middle Class, Again

Opinion | Budget 2024: Don't Ignore The Tax-Squeezed Middle Class, Again

Amitabh Tiwari | Monday July 22, 2024

India's middle class expects substantial relief, not mere cosmetic changes It remains to be seen how the Finance Minister will navigate this tricky fiscal challenge.

Opinion | A Viksit Bharat Will Need Viksit, Intelligent Villages Too

Opinion | A Viksit Bharat Will Need Viksit, Intelligent Villages Too

Umakant Soni | Monday July 22, 2024

Transforming both the ailing PSU and dormant villages with technology innovations of the "Viksit Village" will make the vision of Viksit Bharat real.

Opinion | The Microsoft Windows 'Glitch' Is Actually A Warning For Today's Tech

Opinion | The Microsoft Windows 'Glitch' Is Actually A Warning For Today's Tech

Pankaj Mishra | Saturday July 20, 2024

Our reliance on platforms is too critical to allow the 'single-system dependency' to continue unchecked. Let's push for diversity in our tech solutions to safeguard our digital - and physical - lives.

Opinion | A Gun At A Trump Rally Won't  Stop Trump From Rallying For Guns

Opinion | A Gun At A Trump Rally Won't Stop Trump From Rallying For Guns

Akshobh Giridharadas | Saturday July 20, 2024

Trump, in his speech at the National Rifle Association (NRA) convention just weeks before the Butler attack, had brazenly said that he would be the best friend in the White House for gun owners.

Opinion | Move Over, Potato Chips. Indian Snacks Are Taking Over The Market

Opinion | Move Over, Potato Chips. Indian Snacks Are Taking Over The Market

Bharti Mishra Nath | Friday July 19, 2024

According to NielsenIQ, at Rs 50,800 crore, desi munchies such as bhujia, dal, chivda, chanachur and fried nuts accounted for half the sales of salty snacks during the financial year 2023-24.

Opinion | Biden Or Trump, It's Still A Long Wait For Indian 'Dreamers' In US

Opinion | Biden Or Trump, It's Still A Long Wait For Indian 'Dreamers' In US

Maya Prakash | Friday July 19, 2024

Around 2,000 of "dreamers" in the US are Indian, and they are now eligible to apply for employment-based visas, like the H1-B.

Opinion | Freshers to Founders: What The 'IPO Wave' Really Says About India's Startups

Opinion | Freshers to Founders: What The 'IPO Wave' Really Says About India's Startups

Anshuman Das | Friday July 19, 2024

The current wave of IPOs reflects a broadening investor base and a deepening trust in India's homegrown startups.

Book Review | 'Yodha' Is A Mammoth Documentation Of India's Wars And Battles

Book Review | 'Yodha' Is A Mammoth Documentation Of India's Wars And Battles

Rajiv Tuli | Thursday July 18, 2024

Military historian Shiv Kunal Verma has come out with a mammoth exercise in the documentation of battles and wars in his book Yodha: Illustrated Military History Of India - The Epics (BCE) To The Uprising (1857).

Opinion | Budget FY25: Making Everyday Life Easier Must Be The Primary Goal

Opinion | Budget FY25: Making Everyday Life Easier Must Be The Primary Goal

Bharti Mishra Nath | Thursday July 18, 2024

While consolidating its fiscal position and sustaining public expenditure to boost growth, the government must push for more ease of living. Citizens yearn for policies that make everyday life easier.

Opinion | Bengaluru Blues: On Reservation Row And Policies Clashing With Progress

Opinion | Bengaluru Blues: On Reservation Row And Policies Clashing With Progress

Pankaj Mishra | Thursday July 18, 2024

In Karnataka's approach, it feels like they're flipping between policies - 100% job reservations one day, none the next, something in between after - with no precise data or rationale, gambling with India's IT and startup hub.

Opinion | A Shot In The Arm: Trump's Rise Suddenly Seems Inevitable

Opinion | A Shot In The Arm: Trump's Rise Suddenly Seems Inevitable

Harsh V. Pant | Thursday July 18, 2024

Even before the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, American politics was churning. But after the dramatic developments of last week, it's spinning in a way few could have foreseen.

Opinion | A Lesson From Rajinikanth: Not Every Film Needs A Sequel

Opinion | A Lesson From Rajinikanth: Not Every Film Needs A Sequel

Latha Srinivasan | Wednesday July 17, 2024

After the sorry performance of 'Indian 2', many on social media raised a pertinent question - does it make sense to make a sequel to a film that was already a box office superhit?

Opinion | Consumption, Private Investment: The Twin Challenge For Budget FY25

Opinion | Consumption, Private Investment: The Twin Challenge For Budget FY25

Amitabh Tiwari | Wednesday July 17, 2024

Since 2011-12, private investment has been on a decline, hitting a low of 19.6% of GDP in FY 2020-21 (excluding the pandemic year, when it dropped to around 10%).

Opinion | From Misinformation To Fraud, The Alarming Rise Of Deepfakes In India

Opinion | From Misinformation To Fraud, The Alarming Rise Of Deepfakes In India

Jaskirat Singh Bawa | Wednesday July 17, 2024

Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have ushered in a new era of technological disruption, with deepfakes emerging as a particularly concerning challenge for India's information integrity and public discourse.

Opinion | A Message To The Oldest Democracy, From The Largest: Stop Gun Violence

Opinion | A Message To The Oldest Democracy, From The Largest: Stop Gun Violence

Rituraj Sinha | Tuesday July 16, 2024

As a citizen of India, a friendly democracy, I appeal to the greater conscience of the American people, political leaders, and society at large. It is time to enforce gun control measures that will protect innocent lives.

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