Opinion
Keeping our children safe: It is important to tell them about ‘touch’
This is a dialogue we need to have with our children on a regular basis. It is important to touch upon every rule and information while speaking to...
Will we have only Jallikattu and not cricket in TN?
Will Vadippatti be shifted to Chidambaram Stadium? Will we henceforth have only Jallikattu (the only proclaimed Tamil sports) and not Cricket?
Will Trump’s strategy ensure a perfect trade-off?
Trump wants China to reduce its bilateral trade surplus with the US by $100 billion but whether China was to reduce its purchases from elsewhere or...
Election Commission of India: Quo Vadis?
It looks as if the Election Commission of India (ECI) seems to believe that it is nothing but an extension of the government of the day or what is...
Should tech firms be more tightly regulated?
In the wake of recent high-tech mishaps, do we really need to establish new regulatory principles and agencies to manage emerging risks? While the...
Kids in Norway can change gender with a click
In Norway, any child over the age of six can now legally change his or her sex. “Daddy, guess what, I’m a female now! Daddy, what does female mean?”...
The neglected menace of pollution
Pollution is not some ‘necessary evil’ that inevitably accompanies economic development. With leadership, resources, and a well-formulated data-driven...
A rash of crimes by animals gets us thinking
Two large sums of public money went missing in Nigeria recently. In one case, the official concerned said a monkey had run off with the cash and, in...
