Market momentum signal possibility of new highs this week
By Arun Kejriwal
Markets last week opened with a bang and gained sharply on the first two days. The rally seemed to have then fizzled out but a sharp rebound on Friday seems to have provided ammunition for the bulls. The ensuing jobs data on Friday night followed by the strong rally in the US, rings hope for a probable new high next week in India.
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National Human Interest/ 02:12 PMNot crimes of passion, but twisted masculinity (IANS Column: FairPoint)
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General Insight 10:04 AMWe should have zero tolerance for this kind of crime (Column: The Third Eye)
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Astro Zindagi (Weekly Horoscope)
By Neeraj Dhankher
Here is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for June 5-11.
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CLOSE-IN: IPL 2023 was a Perfect 10 (IANS column)
By Yajurvindra Singh
A last-ball finish in the IPL'23 was, as one can term it, a perfect 10. The tournament was without a doubt an unimaginable success. The cricket was scintillating and the hordes of spectators at every venue were quite remarkable.
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G20 in Srinagar and Article 370
By Amjad Ayub Mirza
With the inauguration of the three-day session of G-20 Tourism Working Group meeting held in Srinagar (May 22-24) under the presidency of India has marked a turning point in the 75years history of Jammu and Kashmir.
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If one is in northeast, he could be a man 'divided against himself' (Opinion)
By Nirendra Dev
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has held wide range of discussions with Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, top army brass, the police, and other stakeholders during his ongoing visit to the ethnic violence-hit northeastern state.
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Syria back in the Arab-fold (Opinion)
By Asad Mirza
After more than a dozen years of ostracism by regional Arab and western leaders, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is officially back in the Arab fold, he was warmly embraced by regional leaders at the Arab League summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last week.
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Cross-currents in the Islamic world (Column: The Third Eye)
By D.C. Pathak
In recent years the international scene has been conditioned by new geopolitical trends that were affecting all regions particularly West Asia, Indo-Pacific and Eurasia. India now a major power influencing global events, had particular stakes in these parts of the world.
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Studios claim ownership of rights (IANS Column: B-Town)
By Vinod Mirani
It was since foreign companies entered the Indian film market that filmmakers in the country, especially in the Hindi film industry, took huge strides.
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CLOSE-IN: Cricket has truly mellowed for the better (IANS column)
By Yajurvindra Singh
A week ago at the launch of Aunshuman Gaekwad's book made one truly understand how cricket has mellowed over the years.
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PM Modi in Japan & Papua New Guinea: An assessment (Opinion)
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) There is merit in viewing the world order today as being in a state of flux. Amidst the global uncertainty caused by Russias invasion of Ukraine, India remains a powerful voice of reason and sanity. This geo-political backdrop offers an overview of the rationale for Prime Minister Narendra Modis three-nation tour to Japan, Papua New Guinea and Australia.
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The unresolved Palestinian question (Opinion)
By Asad Mirza
Naqba Day marks the beginning of Palestinians exodus from their homeland, but for the last 75 years the international community has been unable to give the Palestinians their right to their own homeland.
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The OTT space wars (IANS Column: B-Town)
By Vinod Mirani
Jio Cinema, or be it Jio mobiles, they specialise in the art of snaring the consumer. Indian companies always seem to be in a hurry to make a place in the market.
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Markets to remain range bound
By Arun Kejriwal
Markets had a tough week and failed to cross important resistances. They faltered at the very first level on the opening day of the week itself. The rest of the week was spent in trying to regain lost ground.
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Astro Zindagi (Weekly Horoscope)
By Neeraj Dhankher
Here is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for May 22-28.
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The question of leadership in public life (Column: The Third Eye)
By D.C. Pathak
Democracy defines a system by which most people in a country would like to be ruled by leaders elected by them on merit - this was widely regarded as the most equitable and stable form of governance.
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Prioritising the road ahead for the Indian industry (Opinion)
By Asad Mirza
The last nine years have proved to be a period of immense economic and commercial gains for India businesses, partly helped by the governments new policy initiatives and also the charged-up Indian businessmen ready to take-up new challenges and claim their due place under the sun.
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The ban culture is good (IANS Column: B-Town)
By Vinod Mirani
The ban culture and the jail culture have always existed in India. The British did it and so did the post-independence rulers. The first prime minister of India did it and the rest of the family, which ruled the country, followed suit.
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Being ambivalent about faith-based terrorism is harmful (Column: The Third Eye)
By D.C. Pathak
Amidst the continuing danger posed to national security by the Pak-instigated radicalisation and terrorism, many academicians and even some major think tanks are underplaying the problem by suggesting that since terrorism had still not been 'defined' it was not possible to properly assess it - in the Indian context they are only diverting attention from the doings of a hostile neighbour that was now hand in glove with China for stepping up anti-India operations.
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Astro Zindagi (Weekly Horoscope)
By Neeraj Dhankher
Here is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for May 15-21.
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CLOSE-IN: Cricket by any other name will chirp its way to glory (IANS column)
By Yajurvindra Singh
The rapidly changing face of cricket is transforming it at a phenomenal pace. The shorter format of the game, the T20, has taken the cricket lovers by storm. The Indian Premier League (IPL) is just one such tournament with many more to come to cascade cricket into worldwide entertainment.
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Strained Indo-Pak ties to stay (Opinion)
By Asad Mirza
India taking down Pakistan at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meet is indicative of changing diplomatic might of India. India will not stick to fake goody words any longer. It signals Pakistan about the need to do more to shed the tag of being a global headache on terrorism.
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Expect sideways movement with focus on Smallcap and midcap space
By Arun Kejriwal
The week gone by had four trading sessions, but it had plenty of action and behaved on expected lines. It began positively, went sideways, gained and then crashed. At the end of it all, it was a flat week but with all important levels being touched.
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India stood for spread of knowledge (Column: The Third Eye)
By D.C. Pathak
There is a debate - set off, among other things, by the review of school textbooks in India - revolving around questions like whether young minds should be exposed to divisive and violent phases of the nation's past when the entire account of history was made available to the researchers and students of socio-political evolution, in any case.
