Opinion | A Gun At A Trump Rally Won't Stop Trump From Rallying For GunsAkshobh 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 MarketBharti 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 USMaya 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 StartupsAnshuman 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 BattlesRajiv 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 GoalBharti 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 ProgressPankaj 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 InevitableHarsh 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 SequelLatha 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 FY25Amitabh 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 IndiaJaskirat 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 ViolenceRituraj 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.Opinion | Why Indians Must Be Realistic About The Rise Of Indian-Origin Leaders AbroadSyed Zubair Ahmed | Tuesday July 16, 2024 In case Biden withdraws from the US presidential race and Kamala Harris replaces him I am sure people in India, more particularly in Tamil Nadu, will feel proud. But do not expect any favours from her if she wins.Opinion | Consumption Boost May Be The Key Theme In This Year's BudgetMadan Sabnavis | Tuesday July 16, 2024 Generally, budgets that follow the interim budgets announced by the same government do not have many changes. There is no reason to expect differences this time, considering the economy is performing well and growing at above 7% for FY25.Opinion | Why Land Reforms Should Be Part Of The Upcoming BudgetBibek Debroy, Aditya Sinha | Monday July 15, 2024 India's land records are often outdated, incomplete, or riddled with inaccuracies. This inefficiency stymies financial inclusion by perpetuating uncertainty and risk in lending.125262728293031323334...67