Opinion

Indian stock markets have now officially entered the ‘bear’ territory as Nifty 50 slipped below the 9,700 mark for the first time since September 2017 and the Sensex crashed by nearly 2,500 points, the lowest in almost two years.

Former Goldman Sachs chief economist Jim O’Neill’s comments not only smack of a racist bias, they are also disingenuous at multiple levels.

Odisha has been lauded for its achievements in implementing a range of progressive interventions in the domain of nutrition, such as the introduction of eggs and decentralised procurement in the Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP).

Situated in the north-eastern part of Karnataka and predominantly an agricultural district, Yadgir is divided into two agro-climatic zones

The imminent comeback is not surprising, but to make a success of his second innings, Rahul Gandhi has to alter his style of functioning and become a 24/7 politician.

Both chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is leading the BJP campaign in the city, from their own experiences realise that immediate issues matter more to voters than social good.

In our troubled times when differences tend to be highlighted, a yogi cannot but talk about the meaninglessness of differences and that is what Sri M has been trying to do in his writings, talks and action.

Once implemented, the Bill will require enterprises to incorporate 'privacy by design' as its core management principle and revisit information technology infrastructure & policies to comply with requirements.

It is certain that Commander Qasem Soleimani’s killing is likely to lead to greater escalation with some form of out of the ordinary asymmetric action by Iran’s proxy forces.

The CAA is not pro-Hindu or anti-Muslims since it talks of other persecuted minorities as well. It does not talk of Hindus from other places such as Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal or other parts of the world.

While introducing the Bill in the Lok Sabha, Amit Shah correctly implied that we are a democratic nation, but other nations do not have our view of equal constitutional and human rights for minorities.

India cannot turn a blind eye to such atrocities committed in its neighbourhood and needs to provide shelter to such survivors and this is being done by bringing in certain key amendments to the Citizenship Act, 1955.

Though Uddhav lacks the charisma and oratory of his father and cousin, he is seen as an open-minded individual, who has tried to broad base the Shiv Sena by reaching out to sections like Buddhist Dalits and Hindi-speakers.

Though these and many other intriguing questions will be answered only as events shape up gradually before the crucial floor test, Ajit Pawar’s confidantes claim he has played his cards well.

Reflecting upon the events that took place 35 years ago, it becomes clear that Indira and Rajiv Gandhi’s monumental follies had the approval of senior ministers, advisers and coterie who failed to demonstrate any semblance of moral courage.

Arguably, telcos were riding the boom period and enjoying profits without foreseeing the possibility of losing out in the court battle on the AGR issue and presumed themselves as ‘too-big-to-fail’ companies.