Opinion

The Public Distribution System (PDS ) has its limitations and inherent drawbacks. It does not fulfil all need-based requirements of the poor

Rabindranath Tagore’s intellect and humanism earned the respect of all, but were not enough to earn acceptability as a political leader or theorist

The resilience of common Hindus even during this tough period was noteworthy as they promoted and practised both Sanskrit and Vaishnavism in their day to day life

Historical accounts show that Alexander, scared by the extent of Bengal’s military might, decided to withdraw his forces from India in the 4th Century BC

Prashant Kishor’s high-profile entry into the Congress party without any control over its functioning would have killed many birds with one stone

I sincerely hope when your nominated foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari takes oath and sets out on a journey to foreign countries, he will refrain from playing the flawed tune of communal hate

An individual must have a right to decide what pieces of information about them are publicly available and live a life ‘without being perpetually or periodically stigmatised as a consequence of a specific action’

Opposition should introspect why the parties that ruled the nation for so many decades have been confined to the margins of history now, writes BJP national president JP Nadda

What should be expected from Shehbaz Sharif as Pakistan Prime Minister? Very little, really. There will certainly be a change in style, but no change in substance

The inclusion of a Pasmanda Muslim in the cabinet of the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government is a historic act

In India, tobacco-related cancers contribute nearly half of the total cancers in males and one-fifth in females

The decision to order a CBI inquiry into former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik’s claims of being offered bribes is a step in the right direction

The Chief Minister of West Bengal has faced no serious questioning of her disastrous record on law and order, endless political violence, failure to attract investment or anything else

Imran Khan is acting supremely confident that he will win the No-Confidence Motion. But most analysts in Pakistan are convinced that he is bluffing.

'DeltaCron' is a variant created from the recombinant events of AY.4 and BA.2, but Omicron itself is a testimony that having aggregated mutations does not necessarily mean a deadlier variant.

Challenges posed by Ukraine crisis affect each country differently, any attempt to implement one-size-fits-all sanctions risks damaging the group’s capabilities and rupturing India’s bilateral ties