Opinion
Single window clearance must for building approval
Deemed approval is one regulation that the builders have been seeking for a while now.
Sexual offences and the rule of law
Four-and-ahalf years after the brutal gang rape in Delhi, similar crimes against women are continuing unabated. A Salem teen was the latest victim....
Graduates should develop skills in emerging areas
A fabled story about President John F Kennedy’s visit to a NASA space centre runs like this: He saw a janitor carrying a broom. He walked over and...
During crises, there’s value in listening to voices
The Tamil Nadu political situation has become hot again. The OPS group has clearly indicated that they are not going to join with the EPS faction.
Bank charges viewed as unfair practices
Though an over reaction, late German poet and playwright (18981956) Bertlot Brecht, commented that it “is easier to rob by setting up a bank than by...
Benefits of bilinguals outweigh cost constraints
Baahubali , a Telugu-Tamil bilingual became a huge success in both languages along with its dubbed versions in Hindi and Malayalam.
Needed: A leader with humility and shorn of flamboyance
BJP has been assiduously wooing Rajini and nudging him to join the party.
Branding activists as goons is against spirit of Goondas Act
The Supreme Court has repeatedly said that the fundamental rights of citizens ought to be protected and not deprived by the State.
