Opinion
Rajdeep Sardesai's column: Should the parties break away from the Congress return to it?
Sequels are hardly successful in Indian cinema. Usually, the audience has seen the original film, the novelty wears off, and the story starts to feel stale. That is why the re-emergence of 'India-2.0' hardly gives confidence that the alliance that will give an unprecedented challenge to the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections can easily repeat the same performance. A lot has changed in the last two years. The Congress has suffered electoral setbacks in many big states. Many regional parties that were the strength of the coalition have been weakened. The TMC is disintegrating after the defeat i
N. Raghuraman's Column: In the world of AI, it is still beneficial to meet people in real life
"Google... How to handle a crying child at the airport?" This might remind you of OpenAI's ChatGPT ad in which two people are stranded at the airport due to a flight delay. To pass the time, they have fun debates over games with voice commands. They are about to get into a fight about cricket when a child starts crying loudly behind them. Moving away from the sports argument, the girl looks at the boyfriend and asks the same questions. The boy keeps wondering what kind of question this is and this is where the advertisement ends. In a world where everyone is using AI assistants, doctors should
Prof. Chetan Singh Solanki's column: Climate Satyagraha is the most needed by the world today
The country is currently in the grip of severe heat. The temperature is constantly setting new records. When I ask people if the summer will be less or more next year, most people say after a few moments of thought—maybe more. This answer is not just a guess, but a hard truth. The Earth is warming faster than ever. So to assume that the situation will improve on its own next year is like delusionalizing yourself. The biggest question is what do we do today so that the future does not become more frightening. There is a constant work on environmental protection, technological developments, ne
Virag Gupta's column: Unsafe use of AI in court will increase difficulties
The Supreme Court has released a draft of rules for the use of AI in courts. But the ad hoc use of AI in courts burdened with lawsuits can lead to difficulties and disputes. It is important to understand the 4 aspects related to them: 1. According to Article 145 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court has the right to make rules. Under that, the President approved the Supreme Court Rules 2013. But the draft AI does not mention the law according to which they are made. The district courts are under the High Courts of the states. But the High Courts are not considered to be subordinate to the Su
Nitin Naveen's Column: How to express gratitude to the teacher who shaped your life?
Hangal is a town and taluk headquarters in Haveri district, 335 km from Bengaluru in Karnataka. Situated on the left bank of the Dharma River, one can sit in this place and admire nature peacefully for hours. But on May 30 this year, this quiet town suddenly appeared to be completely transformed. There was a different energy in the atmosphere, especially at Kumareshwar High School. More than a thousand people like engineers, doctors, entrepreneurs and corporate executives had gathered at their old playground. They were laughing, hugging and even wiping away tears in emotion. They had returned
India’s antiquated law on contempt of court restricts personal liberty and must be overhauled
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 trained his guns on India’s antiquated contempt of court law. He has made the valid point, in this newspaper, that judicial supremacy cannot be based on the law of kings in a democracy.
India’s best hope is that the Budget due February 2015 chooses growth and jobs
The presidential address to Parliament on June 9, 2014 had focussed nearly exclusively on projects and schemes, eschewing policy. Therefore, many had eagerly awaited the budget speech for a policy vision of the new government. Unfortunately, it too left observers guessing on whether the government would tackle tough reforms or rely principally on better implementation.
If cops guard veggies now, crooks could well come up with new crimes
Perhaps outnumbering its regular guardians of the law India has a self-appointed ‘moral police’ — who dictate what people may or may not do — as well as a ‘book police’ who regulate what people can read or write. Now, if Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung has his way, the capital might have a ‘veggie police’ as well.
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