Maggi noodles are back. At the same time, Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has launched Patanjali noodles that has come under scanner for not obtaining mandatory product approvals from the Food Safety and Regulatory Authority of India. Can the instant noodles prepared by Patanjali replace popular Maggi?
Are BJP leaders overreacting to SRK?
Arun Jaitley has once again criticised on the growing trend of artists, scientists and intellectuals speaking up against the atmosphere of `intolerance`. He argues that prime minister Narendra Modi is the worst victim of intolerance -- though he seems far better placed than most victims of intolerance, at the end of the day.
Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s commitment to net neutrality seems to be falling short on many counts, and volunteers of SaveTheInternet Coalition have raised questions over the Internet.org or Free Basics platform and Zuckerberg`s argumen
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that one reason why attacks on women, rapes in particular, were on the rise in Delhi was because criminals had no fear of the law. "Rapists know nothing will happen to them," he said. Do you agree with him?
Union finance minister Arun Jaitley described the return of Sahitya Akademi awards by several writers following the Dadri lynching incident as a “manufactured paper rebellion” against the government. Do you agree with his comment?
Sudheendra Kulkarni, organiser of former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshi Mahmud Kasuri’s book launch was allegedly attacked by Shiv Sena on Monday. Is the act comparable with Talibani hooliganism? Also read: Sena activists a
A three-member panel has recently recommended a hike of 400% in the basic salary of the Delhi MLAs. The salary can be increased from the current Rs 88,000 to Rs 2.10 lakh per month including the total salary and other allowances.
Delhi Government may bring down the legal drinking age for wine and beer from the existing 25 to 21 years. The proposal is likely to be put before the cabinet soon. Should Delhi lower down legal drinking age?
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has sought a committee for complete review of reservation policy as it is being used for political gains. Should there be complete review of reservation policy?
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadanavis has proposed water should be declared "economic commodity", underlining its importance and scarcity. Should water be made economic commodity?
Vice president Hamid Ansari on Monday spoke about the need for `affirmative action`, or reservation, for socially and economically backward sections of Muslim society too. The suggestion comes at a time when a Hindu community, Patels of Gujarat, are also demanding qu
The violence in Gujarat over quota demand by the Patel community has once again initiated the debate on reservation in education and employment. Do you think it`s time to review reservation policies in India? Is it time to rethink qu
Samajwadi party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on August 18 claimed that gang rapes are “impractical” and many rape cases are made out to be gang rapes. He said that there were instances where only one person had committed rape but the victim named four people merely to “settle scores”. Should the National Commission for Women (NCW) summon him for such a
The hanging of terrorist Yakub Memon has triggered a debate over capital punishment. More than 160 countries have abolished the death penalty in law or in practice and 98 of those have abolished it altogether. India is one of the 58 countries which still hands out the death penalty, according to a UN report. What is your opinion?
The government has asked the supreme court to take a call on the right to privacy stating that the constitution does not assign right to privacy that status. It also asked SC to reconsideration all judgments in the last two decades, which defined right to privacy as a fundamental right
As the BJP is planning for the monsoon session beginning on July 21, the opposition is expected to rake up Sushma Swaraj, Vyapam scam, Lalit Modi and Vasundhara Raje controversy. Congress has also said that they will not allow the land bill`s passage. Do you think disrupting the monsoon session will serve any purpose
The justice RM Lodha panel, announcing its recommendations after the probe, said that the 2013 betting and spot-fixing scandal had brought disrepute to the game of cricket. Do you think banning two teams and two owners will be sufficient to restore credibility?
The Maharashtra government has said Madrasas or institutions that do not offer formal education and teach primary subjects like Science, Math and Social Science will be called non-schools and will not be eligible for state funding until they teach these subjects. Do you
In his Mann Ki Baat address on Sunday, PM Narendra Modi praised the Haryana sarpanch`s initiative of selfie with daughters and asked fathers across the country to click selfies with their daughters. The selfies with taglines that strengthen the “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao” campaign would be retweeted by the PM. Do you feel an initiative like this help promote equality for girl child a
