In the week gone by Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with lakhs of Asha, Anganwadi and ANM workers. These are grassroots health workers whose efforts impact a wide cross-section of society, especially the poor and... - 3 days ago, 17 Sep 18, 2:00am -
India’s ranking in UN’s Human Development Index (HDI) went up by just one from last year, to 130th. But the country has made appreciable strides on its HDI value since 1990. India’s HDI value was... - 3 days ago, 17 Sep 18, 2:00am -
By Radhapati Gopinath Das Radha, Krishna’s beloved, is known by many names. Out of their informal and intimate affection, Krishna bhaktas often address Radhika as ‘Barsanevaali’, ‘one who hails from Barsana’. She is also ‘Vrandavaneshwari’,... - 3 days ago, 17 Sep 18, 2:00am -
Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Friday announced a set of measures to enhance foreign portfolio inflows and reduce imports, which should improve sentiments in the currency market. The trigger is the 12% depreciation this calendar... - 3 days ago, 17 Sep 18, 2:00am -
Sometimes when you feel the TV remote is not being sufficiently obedient you slap it a bit to fix that. Some people thump their washing machines or kick their lawnmowers to make them work better.... - 3 days ago, 17 Sep 18, 2:00am -
With Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Imran Khan articulating a ‘Naya Pakistan’ vision, observers of that country are working to deduce the consequences. In his new book, Pakistan Adrift, former ISI chief Lieutenant-General Asad Durrani delves into the... - 3 days ago, 17 Sep 18, 2:00am -
On flipping the pages of a twenty-five-year-old album, I came across a picture of my student days wherein I was performing a one-act play on the stage of chemistry department in Guru Nanak Dev University.... - 4 days ago, 16 Sep 18, 7:58pm -
As per trends, advice and personal leanings, celebrities when they have less than they want on their hands in a previous mainstream profession, take up “activism” for a social cause. The most recent one is... - 4 days ago, 16 Sep 18, 6:34pm -
While influential and die-hard Hindus rejoice the fact that Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated in Ghana and many such distant places around the world, back home, a gag order in a predominately Hindu majority state imposes... - 4 days ago, 16 Sep 18, 4:30pm -
In my last article, I had ended by making two conclusions. First, that the multilateral world order is not what it is cut out to be. And second, that the US – it seems at... - 4 days ago, 16 Sep 18, 2:18pm -
“But who will take care of you in your old age?” is the only question my parents ask that actually stumps me. It’s the only one I have stopped finding reasonable-sounding answers to. I lay... - 4 days ago, 16 Sep 18, 1:00pm -
A few days ago we marked the one-year anniversary of the death of Gauri Lankesh. I knew her and thought I should write about a few other people whom you will have heard of but... - 4 days ago, 16 Sep 18, 8:30am -
True competition is not about breaking others, but about growing and developing together. Years ago, for a Physical Education test at school that involved running there were four of us, though only three could run... - 4 days ago, 16 Sep 18, 7:00am -
The retrospective at the V&A museum is sold out but a fortunate last-minute cancellation helps me grab a ticket. Making Her Self Up says the large signboard and her eyes meet mine from a vivid... - 4 days ago, 16 Sep 18, 2:00am -
I meet so many women who are eternally exhausted juggling multiple roles. Women pride themselves on their multitasking abilities, however, it often leads to either a job half done, compromised, or with little time for... - 4 days ago, 16 Sep 18, 2:00am -
India’s middle class, supported by many opposition parties, wants a cut in fuel taxes to stem the sharp rise in petrol and diesel prices. This would be wrong for several reasons. The same political and... - 4 days ago, 16 Sep 18, 12:45am -
Fuel prices have hit all-time highs. Petrol crossed Rs 80 a litre. Diesel hit new records too. Fuel prices are technically supposed to be market driven, linked to international crude prices and foreign exchange rates.... - 4 days ago, 16 Sep 18, 12:35am -
This is the kind of story that demands taking a position. It is difficult to stay ‘neutral’ about the Serena Williams’ meltdown at the US Open and shrug philosophically, “It happens.” Suddenly, all those ugly... - 4 days ago, 16 Sep 18, 12:11am -
If one was to point out a single factor that gives impetus to an insurgency, it is the violation of human rights. Irrespective of the cause, an insurgency is led by a highly motivated leadership... - 5 days ago, 15 Sep 18, 9:47pm -
Rabindranath Tagore – India’s poet laureate’s prescription for healthy thinking was to open the doors and windows. The Union governments did quite the opposite, yesterday when it stuck its head into sand and came up... - 5 days ago, 15 Sep 18, 9:23pm -
Narendra Modi and Indira Gandhi are in contrasting contexts, yet there are striking similarities in their style and populism - 3 days ago, 17 Sep 18, 3:44pm -
For an outsider, the JNU election is all about ‘laal salaam, comrade, hum ladenge saathi’ and of course, Kanhaiya Kumar. - 4 days ago, 16 Sep 18, 10:20am -
When 'international developments' were favourable, the NDA government took credit for something it didn't do. Now that situation is unfavourable, it doesn't want to take the blame. - 7 days ago, 13 Sep 18, 1:52pm -
The primary icon of India's knowledge based civilization is Sri Ganesha, who represents the power of knowledge on all levels. - 7 days ago, 13 Sep 18, 8:04am -
There is more to Akshay Kumar's success than meets the eye. He is a super-canny entrepreneur with a penchant for tapping the nation's hankering for heroes. - 10 days ago, 10 Sep 18, 11:11am -
Efforts had also been made to interfere with the intelligence agencies, which were exposing the fake currency racket. - 22 days ago, 29 Aug 18, 6:44pm -
It is ridiculous for the Congress to pretend that, were it in power, somehow, global oil prices would have behaved better. - 10 days ago, 10 Sep 18, 12:56pm -
The ministerial dialogue also expands the bilateral counter-terrorism co-operation, focussing on ensuring a stable cyberspace environment. - 14 days ago, 6 Sep 18, 6:40pm -
It is welcome that all five judges on the Constitution bench reached the same conclusion, although articulated through four separate judgments. - 14 days ago, 6 Sep 18, 5:34pm -
Disaggregated figures show that for heads like manufacturing and construction, the latest growth numbers are a huge improvement. - 20 days ago, 31 Aug 18, 7:53pm -
Britain holds its airshow at Farnborough, every even-numbered year. It alternates with another premier airshow, that of Paris, held, not surprisingly, at Paris. - 38 days ago, 13 Aug 18, 1:30pm -
Hours after getting the better of the ruling NDA for a Rajya Sabha member’s position on the Public Accounts Committee, the Opposition lost the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman’s race by a big margin of 20 votes. - 42 days ago, 9 Aug 18, 3:39pm -
A remarkable feature of the statement issued by the committee is the total silence on the subject of the exchange rate and the possible effect it could have on inflation. - 50 days ago, 1 Aug 18, 4:14pm -
If these people are labelled Bangladeshi infiltrators and disenfranchised, the potential for violence this would create is immense. - 50 days ago, 1 Aug 18, 12:48pm -
Pakistan has fewer registered voters than Uttar Pradesh. Of them, less than 55% turned out to vote, according to preliminary estimates. - 56 days ago, 26 Jul 18, 4:33pm -
Funding via unaccounted money given by businessmen, who take it from their companies without recording the deduction in their books, is the bane of Indian politics and business. - 63 days ago, 19 Jul 18, 1:42pm -
Vigilantism is the result of perceived and real neglect of the State not conducting its duty of keeping the law, and thereby allowing this task to be ‘outsourced’. - 65 days ago, 17 Jul 18, 3:20pm -
Is the deal unfair to policy holders who must be provided competitive returns by LIC? Well, that would depend on the level at which the shares of IDBI Bank are priced. - 66 days ago, 16 Jul 18, 6:07pm -
Apart from the megalomaniacal jokers on this planet, no one and no space probes have come across anyone with the name “God” or “Allah” anywhere in the space between hereThe post Tathastu Vs Inshallah – Two Paradigms of Living appeared first on Drishtikone. - 4 days ago, 16 Sep 18, 12:42am -
When Shiva was away into his own space for years on end once, his wife Parvati decided to create a brave and loving kid out of her own mother’s loveThe post #GaneshChaturthi – Why We Bring Ganapati Home Today? appeared first on Drishtikone. - 7 days ago, 13 Sep 18, 4:26pm -
In the last post we had discussed how Pakistan’s economy is headed for the doom. The reasons are many and the options limited. Here is one video from the WallThe post Why Are China and the United States Fighting for Dominance over Pakistan? appeared first on Drishtikone. - 8 days ago, 12 Sep 18, 7:57am -
Pakistan is doomed as a nation. Not because someone is after it – although someone or the other is after EVERY nation, so that is no excuse whatsoever – butThe post Terror-Hub Pakistan’s Economic Doom appeared first on Drishtikone. - 9 days ago, 11 Sep 18, 4:41pm -
Section 377 criminalizing homosexuality was introduced in India in 1861. Today the Indian Supreme court called it “irrational”, “arbitrary” and “incomprehensible”, and ruled that consensual adult sex between two gayThe post Section 377 and Dharma – Imposed by British, Repealed by Indian Supreme Court appeared first on Drishtikone. - 14 days ago, 6 Sep 18, 4:46pm -
When Donald Trump leaves office and US sits back and gets a chance to look at itself – most will not recognize what kind of tragedy hit them. Worse, whatThe post The Unprecedented Anonymous NYT Oped and Trump’s ‘Two-track Presidency’ appeared first on Drishtikone. - 14 days ago, 6 Sep 18, 2:24am -
In an explosive book “Fear: Trump in the White House“, Bob Woodward, the respected journalist, who brought down Richard Nixon’s presidency through his stellar work, has written another book whichThe post Bob Woodward nails Trump in his book ‘Fear: Trump in the White House’ appeared first on Drishtikone. - 15 days ago, 5 Sep 18, 4:42pm -
Sanjiv Bhatt, the disgraced ex-cop from Gujarat has been arrested. The story of his deeds goes back 22 years back. In 1996, Sumer Singh Rajpurohit, a lawyer was arrested afterThe post Disgraced and Modi-hating Cop Sanjiv Bhatt Arrested in Drug Planting Case appeared first on Drishtikone. - 15 days ago, 5 Sep 18, 4:11pm -
When Gautam Navlakha, the Urban-Naxal and Maoist-terror backer was arrested by the Maharashtra and Delhi Police to take him to Pune, the case was heard at 6 AM in theThe post Why has Delhi High Court Justice Muralidhar’s Relationship with Gautam Navlakha Not Been Disclosed? appeared first on Drishtikone. - 18 days ago, 2 Sep 18, 6:03am -
During the funeral service for Aretha Franklin, Bishop Charles H Ellis III openly groped the famous singer and actress Ariana Grande on stage. Aretha was known as the “Queen ofThe post Bishop Gropes Ariana Grande on Stage at celebrated Gospel Singer’s Funeral appeared first on Drishtikone. - 19 days ago, 1 Sep 18, 6:55pm -
India Real Time started in 2010 as the first attempt by a global newspaper to offer a news product for Indian readers through the internet. Seven years and crores of clicks later, The Wall Street Journal is winding down the successful blog. We will continue to offer the content Indian readers want through the more popular paths of distribution: WSJ subscriptions, apps and social media. - 3 Jul 17, 8:30am -
The WSJ's South Asia Deputy Bureau Chief Eric Bellman and reporter Newley Purnell will be live on Facebook at 9 a.m. India time Tuesday (9:30 p.m ET Monday) discussing Apple's next big move to conquer a booming market. - 23 Jun 17, 2:29pm -
The WSJ's South Asia Deputy Bureau Chief Eric Bellman and reporter Newley Purnell will be live on Facebook at 9 a.m. India time Friday (10:30 p.m. ET Thursday) to discuss potential new restrictions and take your questions. - 9 Mar 17, 11:33am -
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said India has ‘entrepreneurial energy,’ and that he hopes his company can harness India’s move to make its vast biometric database available to app developers. In Bangalore Monday, Mr. Nadella said he wanted Indians to be able to access Microsoft products using their Aadhar ID cards, and that his company was teaming up with Flipkart, India's rival to Amazon.Here are five things Mr. Nadella said about India at a Microsoft event for startups in the tech hub… - 21 Feb 17, 6:27pm -
India's government is allowing app developers to use its biometric database of more than a billion citizens as part of an initiative called "India Stack." Here is the short answer on how the program will work. - 20 Feb 17, 2:17pm -
WSJ's South Asia Deputy Bureau Chief Eric Bellman and Financial Inclusion Project Editor Elva Darnell will be live on Facebook at 9 a.m. India time Friday (10:30 p.m ET Thursday) to discuss the story and take questions. - 16 Feb 17, 3:11pm -
