Opinion - Page 63

Columnists

Anita Katyal | Manifesto fiasco costs Cong dear; BJP forced to lean on...

Launched with great fanfare and described as a path-breaking document, the Congress Party’s election manifesto has...

28 April 2024 12:10 AM IST

Columnists

Ranjona Banerji | Palestine, and a tale of two democracies

It’s fascinating to watch how functioning democracies totally abhor any semblance of democratic behaviour from its ...

28 April 2024 12:10 AM IST

Columnists

Pavan K. Varma | Our inequality is inherited, curable only by solid...

Sam Pitroda’s comments on inheritance tax were unwarranted and unnecessary, and the BJP is, predictably, using it to...

27 April 2024 11:13 PM IST

DC Comment

DC Edit | Rising air travel to boost India

Four years after the Covid-19 pandemic turned businesses upside down, the airport sector is expected to see a 30 per...

27 April 2024 12:41 AM IST

DC Comment

DC Edit | Good move to make parties accountable for their ‘stars’

The decision of the Election Commission of India to issue notices to the presidents of the BJP and the Congress seeking...

27 April 2024 12:33 AM IST

Columnists

Farrukh Dhondy | Amid Gaza war, efforts on to ban pro-Palestinian...

“Come visit the all-seeing Sachapir His words fulfilling as a bowl of kheer Predicting the past is his expertise ...

27 April 2024 12:26 AM IST

Columnists

Patralekha Chatterjee | Amid row over masala, is the food we eat safe?

Amid all the talk about “Viksit Bharat” by 2047, it is worth remembering that a key difference between a developed...

27 April 2024 12:02 AM IST

DC Comment

DC Edit | Inheritance tax paradox: It may be costly for Congress

Great ideas come alive through history, the first time as a tragedy and the second time as a farce. In one of arguably...

26 April 2024 12:10 AM IST

DC Comment

DC Edit | VVPAT: Uphold rights of voters

A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court — while dealing with a batch of petitions seeking complete verification of votes...

26 April 2024 12:10 AM IST

Columnists

Sunil Gatade | Is the absence of a ‘big idea’ hurting the BJP?

If the reports after the first phase of polling are to be believed, it boils down to one finding that Prime Minister...

26 April 2024 12:10 AM IST

Op Ed

DC Edit | Unopposed poll victories not good for democracy

Surat Election Rendered Moot as BJP Candidate Mukesh Dalal Declared Winner Amid Controversy Over Invalid Candidacy of...

25 April 2024 12:54 AM IST

DC Comment

DC Edit | Kids on flights: Welcome move

Indian Aviation Regulator Implements Rule Change After 11 Years, Ensuring Children and Parents Sit Together Without...

25 April 2024 12:48 AM IST