Opinion

Dhanada K Mishra Just last week, the city of Catania in Sicily, Italy - one of the driest places in Europe - had a devastating weather event. The office of the Mayor of Catania, Salvo Pogliese, in a statement, said, “In 48 hours the amount...

Melvin Durai I recently discovered a charge of about $60 (Rs 4,500) on our credit card from Apple’s app store and asked every family member if they had bought something from there. My wife and kids all said, “No,” and my dog, Lulu, scratched herself,...

Santosh Kumar Mohapatra A government is elected to perform and serve people, not to publicise its achievements at the cost of taxpayers' money. But, the present ruling dispensation at the Centre attributes all its failures to previous governments or to the act of God but...

Dr. Panchanan Dalai It is repugnant to the nature of a civilized society that men should rape women. In fact, rape of men or women, to take a liberal stand, is always abominable and can only be attributed to a monstrous regime. As a heinous...

Melvin Durai Among the most popular books in Spain in recent years is a series of ultra-violent crime thrillers featuring the detective Elena Blanco. The books were written by Carmen Mola, which is a pseudonym (or pen name) used by a female professor in her...

Prof SN Mishra The Millennium Development Goal 4 had set a target of halving the percentage of population suffering from chronic hunger. By the end of 2015, this target was met by 73 countries (including India). Yet 800 million still did not have enough to...

Melvin Durai Around Christmas, last year, my wife and I adopted a dog named Lulu from a pet shelter. She had been found on the street, but her condition indicated that she had a previous owner. She was extremely skittish—any loud sound made her jump—and...

Bruhaspati Samal Having a vast network of 1,56,721 post offices, India Post, the largest postal network in the world, completed its glorious journey of 167 years October 1, 2021. Due to its widespread presence in rural and poor areas, it has not only protected national...

Santosh Kumar Mohapatra Apart from the ideological assault on the ethos of the public sector, the very purpose of divesting or privatising the public sector and various public services or leasing out national assets is mainly to generate resources to bridge the fiscal deficit and...

Melvin Durai Bolt, a San Francisco-based financial technology company, announced recently that it would be switching to a four-day workweek. “It’s all about keeping standards of execution high, while still putting the team’s health and well-being first,” Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow told FastCompany.com. Meanwhile, TAC...