Opinion

Bhalachandra Shadangi The massacre of 14 civilians, including six coal mine workers, in Nagaland’s Mon district by the Indian Army has shaken the conscience of the nation. The workers were murdered on the evening of December 4 while travelling from their place of work in...

Madhumati Agrawal If politics is about decision making, then affirmative action in politics is about equitable representation of the diverse population. The foundations of a democratic society dictate that the voices of the oppressed must be taken into account so as to prevent majoritarian rule....

Melvin Durai Before you turn up the volume of your music, you need to be aware that it might disturb your neighbours. And it might terrify your neighbours’ pets. Pets have sensitive ears. If you have a dog, you probably already know this. Any type...

Prof SN Misra The government has promulgated two Ordinances by amending the CVC Act, 2003 and the SPE Act, 1946 which allows the Centre to extend the tenure of Enforcement Director and Director CBI from two years up to five years. The Opposition has termed...

Dhanada K Mishra “If you are not interested in Artificial Intelligence, then you are not interested in interesting things,” says Prof Patrick Winston of MIT, a researcher of AI. If you used your smartphone to type a message and found the autocorrect feature altering your...

Avilash Roul Mo Cycle as a public bike sharing system (PBS) was introduced in Bhubaneswar November 26, 2018. The objective of Mo Cycle was to offer a sustainable and affordable alternative for short trips or ‘first and last mile’ connectivity. Unfortunately, neither it has emerged...

Melvin Durai Newspapers provide an invaluable service to their readers. If you don’t believe me, just consider this question that was recently sent to a wellness column in the New York Times: “I keep finding myself biting into an apple or a peach, only to...

Melvin Durai Given a classroom assignment of putting various household objects into categories, many students around the world would have no trouble putting the common slipper or chappal into a single category: footwear. But others, including those in Asia, Africa and South America, would earn...

Dr Biplab Kumar Guru Availability, accessibility, stability, and utilisation of food for a country like India with over a billion people is far bigger a challenge than it seems. To successive governments, ensuring food security of its citizens has been of paramount importance. However, the...

Dr DK Giri On 10 November, New Delhi sought to write a new script for the ongoing drama in Afghanistan. The attempt underscored New Delhi’s desire to secure a role in the ongoing power-play in the war-torn country. It is a moot point if the...