Opinion: Tiruppur, Once India's Textile Capital, Is Coming Apart At The Seams

By Sandhya Ravishankar | Monday March 04, 2024

Covid-19, the Russia-Ukraine war, competition from China and Bangladesh, as well as plummeting domestic demand have brought the once-bustling textile industry in Tiruppur to its knees.

Opinion: North-South Row - Why Both Centre & States Need To Course-Correct

Sandhya Ravishankar | Saturday February 10, 2024

The Centre needs to revisit the 'income distance' criterion, which gets a heavy weightage in the computation of tax devolution. Southern states, in turn, need to address their own pain points. It's give some, take some.

Opinion: Will Vijay, AKA "Beast", Slay Dravidian Parties In Tamil Nadu?

Sandhya Ravishankar | Saturday February 03, 2024

In his superhit Tamil film Beast, actor Vijay pronounced dramatically: "I am not a politician. I am a soldier." Fans went into raptures in theatres across Tamil Nadu.

Opinion: Behind Udhayanidhi Stalin's Relentless "Anti-Hindu" Statements

Sandhya Ravishankar | Tuesday January 23, 2024

When Udhayanidhi Stalin doubles down on his perceived anti-Hindu rhetoric, there obviously is more than meets the eye.

Opinion: Why The 'Rebel' Shankaracharyas May Not Be Taken Seriously

Sandhya Ravishankar | Tuesday January 16, 2024

The Shankaracharyas of Puri and Badrinath have controversially termed the Ayodhya Ram temple consecration ceremony as a breach of the Shastras and are likely to skip the January 22 event.

Opinion: Why Supreme Court Says Newspaper Reports Are Not Evidence

Sandhya Ravishankar | Wednesday January 03, 2024

The Supreme Court today backed market regulator SEBI's clean chit to the Adani Group in the Hindenburg case and said the report by the OCCRP can't be the basis for doubting the capital markets regulator's investigation.