Opinion

These could be the last embers of the warmth of a joint family, a large gathering of siblings, of relatives, of children, of teenagers all hooked on to some thread of a common family identity or other. With nucleus families, the older…

The open site of the Bada Akhada Mutt is a welcome sight for the sore eyes of those who support the Mutt demolitions being done in Puri. As promised, the small temple, the Gadi of the Mahant, and the kitchen inside the mutt were left…

Come September 30, 2019, Novak Djokovic will surpass Ivan Lendl to begin his 271st week as the World No. One in Tennis. Novak, however, will be placed 3rd in the all-time list of the best in the game. Roger Federer with 310 weeks and Pete…

A country with a single Constitution, a single flag and a single language definitely gives the impression of strength and unity. Look at these countries and the language a majority of its people speak – Danish in Denmark, Dutch in Belgium,…

Pakistan is being left with hardly any effective option to deal with the Kashmir issue in face of a resurgent rightist hardline Hindu majoritarian India. With a strong Narendra Modi at the helm in India, Pakistan cannot foment any major…

The ubiquitous plastic flags that had invaded the country a few years ago, are not to be seen these days, say reporters who are doing a recce of the city markets. So be it. The ban on plastic and strict rules forbidding children from…

In a bold historic move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has scrapped Article 370 and 35 A, revoking the special status to Jammu and Kashmir and integrating the border state fully with India. With this single step, BJP has…