THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
In the face of uncertainty, there is nothing wrong with hope. — O Carl Simonton
Opinion
- Editorials
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Higher education uptick
Positive sign, but focus has to be on preparing for jobs
Poor vaccination rate
Need to maximise gains by focusing on priority groups
Bigotry in cricket
Old tweets haunt English players
Caring for orphans
Challenge will lie in implementing SC order
Unlock with caution
Covid-battered nation can’t afford to be complacent
Forest land grabbers
Supreme Court reaffirms zero tolerance to encroachments
Firm up vaccine policy
Onus on the Centre to plug supply gaps
Probing Covid origin
World shouldn’t let China’s wild theories pose a hindrance
- Comment
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Democracy faces headwinds
Why do even elected leaders tend to move away from democratic norms? Is dictatorship better? Churchi...
All-too-known face among Pak PoWs
Recalling the surreal encounter at Kolkata two months after the 1971 war
Why tackling mental health needs to be prioritised
Pandemic has seen a big increase in the number of those who are mentally disturbed; they need counse...
Middle class on shaky ground
The average household income has gone below the lowest point of 2019
Looking beyond the second wave of Covid
A significant observation is that hardly any patient treated for Covid-19 at the PGI developed mucor...
Review strategy to tackle Left-wing extremism
The Indian State has not been able to tackle the Maoist challenge fully for decades in spite of year...
Centre-state discord blunting fight against Covid
In April, when the caseload got too large for comfort, when vaccine shortages were reported and the ...
Onus on India to make strides as G7 partner
Till India reaches a level of development where it can share the costs of international cohabitation...
- Letters to the editor
Prasada’s defection
Congress needs to nurture committed young leaders