Government must step in and curb rampant medical malpractice in India
The cancer of corruption eating into India’s medical sector is no secret. Reports of patients being prescribed unnecessary tests by unscrupulous doctors in league with labs abound.
View ArticleIndia’s antiquated law on contempt of court restricts personal liberty and...
After having raised the issue of whether the clubby and secretive collegiums system actually preserves the independence of the judiciary former Supreme Court judge, Justice Markandey Katju, has now...
View ArticleUPSC and CSAT are not for castaways, civil services must pick the best
Precious time of the nation and its leadership is being wasted on a non-issue, namely Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)’s new Civil Service Aptitude Test (CSAT).
View ArticleAAP decides to focus on Delhi and not contest upcoming assembly elections in...
Aam Aadmi Party’s decision to not contest any of the four upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra, Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana and Jharkhand is the wisest choice the party has made in the last six...
View ArticlePotty training
What is about people that makes them believe their children are of fascinating interest to others. Went for a dinner the other night and i am sitting next to this very pleasant stranger and deciding...
View ArticleEuropean Union agrees to impose broad economic sanctions against Russia
TIMES VIEW Europe had to react to MH17 downing Chandan Nandy Moscow did not stop after annexing Crimea but continues to foment insurgency in Ukraine.
View ArticleKerry will get a warm welcome but will that sentiment fail at the first...
Many Indians still go “awww” when a US secretary of state endorses — in Hindi — PM Narendra Modi’s alliterative catchphrases, in this case, “sabka saath, sabka vikas”.
View ArticleDid you know our Parliament has not just politicians but also Renaissance men...
Politics isn’t a career choice in itself, as far as parliament’s website is concerned.
View ArticleAs Flipkart raises a billion dollars, e-commerce is set to explode
Almost 15 years ago Jeff Bezos, founder of US online retail firm Amazon, said e-commerce was going to change the way the world shops.
View ArticleBan on Uber is a knee-jerk reaction
The rape and murder of Nirbhaya two years ago singed the Congress; BJP, then in the opposition, used the heinous crime to score points against the governments of Sheila Dikshit and Manmohan Singh.
View ArticleThe govt must either scrap or change Section 66A of the IT Act
While the government's acknowledgement of this particular case as a misuse of Section 66A of the IT Act is welcome, it is difficult to accept its contention that the section itself is necessary.
View ArticleThe govt must make it clear that communally loaded comments will not be...
This episode shows how important signalling or messaging from the political and administrative leadership is.
View ArticleSeparate cell for inspection and prosecution long overdue in the fire brigade
The fire brigade move to have a separate cell for only inspecting buildings and prosecuting the laggards has been overdue.
View ArticleWeb exclusive: Will President Obama walk that extra mile?
Neither the fact that he is the outgoing president nor that it is his second visit as president dampens the enthusiasm in the Indian establishment.
View ArticleTOI exclusive: Will President Obama walk that extra mile?
Neither the fact that he is the outgoing president nor that it is his second visit as president dampens the enthusiasm in the Indian establishment.
View ArticleTOI exclusive: Sri Lanka president’s visit — India-Sri Lanka relations need a...
The newly elected president of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena will be visiting India on February 16.
View ArticleTOI exclusive: Sri Lanka president’s visit — India-Sri Lanka relations need a...
The newly elected president of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena will be visiting India on February 16.
View ArticleThe BJP-PDP government is a people’s alliance: Mehbooba Mufti
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti is seen as the power behind the new PDP-BJP government in Jammu & Kashmir.
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