Opinions
Opinions from known and prominent personnel from various backgrounds like activism, academia, business and historical experience. Thought-provoking articles, insightful analyses, and diverse viewpoints await, encouraging meaningful conversations on the issues that matter.
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Opinion: Hyderabad, history and the problem with fame seeking Insta reels
Hyderabad: We all doom-scroll on Instagram, often mindlessly. And depending on your algorithm, the feed will be cultured accordingly. If you’re a history enthu cutlet and researcher like myself, and someone who…
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CM Revanth Reddy announces aid to farmers ahead of elections
Hyderabad: The announcement of hike in investment support for agriculture from Rs 10,000 to Rs 12,000 per acre per annum and grant of another Rs 12,000 per annum for landless agricultural labourers…
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Delhi polls: It is the voter, not parties, under test
Election dates for Delhi Assembly elections required to be held in February are yet to be announced, but the bruising battle for votes has already begun with the BJP’s tallest leader, Narendra…
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Opinion: Hyderabad is ‘changing’, it’s time we stop complaining
Hyderabad: There is this nostalgia-based complaint often among people that their cities have changed, or that they don’t recognise their native places anymore. It is usually followed by a reference to migration…
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What are you saying Mohan Bhagwat Ji? Are you repeating mistakes of Sudarshan and Advani?
The year 2024 started with a massive campaign leading to the inauguration of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22. It ended with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s mouthpiece, Organizer (December 29 edition),…
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Opinion: ‘Manmohan Singh was a true statesman’
By Shayan Bisney “Respected, Regarded, Remembered”. These were the words used by India Today in its tribute to former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. As a citizen who lived through the years…
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‘One Nation One Poll’ bill benefits BJP, the opposition believe; hence the rejection
The introduction of a controversial bill, ‘One Nation One Poll,’ has created more controversy than acceptance. The BJP has been talking about it for some time but introduced it during this session. It…
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Is political rivalry behind Allu Arjun’s arrest in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The arrest of Tollywood star Allu Arjun in Hyderabad on Friday (December 13) and his imprisonment overnight has kicked off speculation whether it was a fallout of a grouse Telangana Chief…
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The iconic Raj Kapoor: Architect of Hindi cinema’s Indian identity
Golden Era of the Hindi Cinema started with Raj Kapoor’s Barsaat in 1949. Raj Kapoor emerged as India’s First and Greatest Showman, whose magic sustained through the decades. Raj Kapoor was the…
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Opinion: Three stark realities of J&K
There is a three-fold stark reality in Jammu and Kashmir after the most successful and highly acclaimed Assembly polls, each revealing different shades in which the governance is operating First, the Central…
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J-K resolution on special status centrepiece of BJP campaign in Maharashtra
The November 6 resolution of the J&K UT Assembly calling for restoration of the special status of the erstwhile state has become a political boon for BJP in its election campaign in…
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Opinion: Kashmir struggling with bad news syndrome yet again
Jammu and Kashmir needs to come out of bad news syndrome. There have been plenty of bad news headlines in the last few weeks. A number of terror attacks have taken place…
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Who is an obstacle to peace–UNRWA or Israel?
By Zafarul-Islam Khan Last week Israel took an utterly illegal decision, decried by the whole world, to unilaterally ban UNRWA operations which are the lifeline of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians made refugees…
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J-K Assembly passes resolution on Article 370, confrontation with centre on anvil
The Jammu and Kashmir legislative Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution seeking restoration of special status and other constitutional guarantees enlisted in the Article 370 that was abrogated on August 5, 2019…
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Will Trump make it to the Oval Office?
Will Trump make it to the Oval Office? India watches with bated breath as it is a neck-to-neck contest in the US elections this time. Trump not only has extremely good chemistry…