Page 5 - Letters To Bs

Letter to BS: Kerala will defeat communal forces, unite in adversity

By blaming flood victims for the natural disaster by attributing it to the lifestyle and social composition, the trolls showed the kind of decadence and divisiveness that has set in in our society

Letter to BS: Govt should initiate reforms to improve working of PSBs

To ask the RBI to dilute regulatory norms is fraught with risks

Letter to BS: What else could explain Ashutosh sudden exit from AAP?

Does his quitting the AAP prove the popular saying 'all that glitters is not gold'?

Letter to BS: Kerala is going through the worst calamity in recent history

Let us hope that these efforts help in minimising damage and pray the weather improves fast

Letter to BS: Think sustainably, junk current model of reckless development

We need long-term measures to reduce human and environmental vulnerability to natural disasters

Letter to BS: Diluting capital adequacy norms in banks imprudent

The decision of the RBI to keep the Common Equity Tier of capital adequacy for banks at 5.5 per cent rather than at 4.5 per cent was a wise decision

Letter to BS: Will Opposition's Karnataka celebration last till 2019?

The 2019 Lok Sabha election involves more than 540 seats. Can these more than 12 major parties come together in each of the 29 states and Union Territories?

Letter to BS: Hima Das is first Indian to win a medal in global track event

Hima Das is the first Indian to win a medal in a global track event

Letter to BS: Protecting Taj Mahal is India's national priority

The Taj Mahal is an edifice proclaiming to the world the beauty and grandeur of Mughal architecture

Letter to BS: Global majors seek US help on RBI data norms

These companies are authorised to carry out operations in India and hence need to comply with the regulatory norms prevalent here

Letter to BS: GST has a long to-do list in its second year

Idea behind GST was not only to formalise the economy but to make the tax net wider

Letter to BS: Why should LIC suffer for reckless lending of IDBI, PSBs?

Does LIC have no system where someone assesses the return on its investments?

Letter to BS: Arvind Subramanian will leave 'with best of memories'

However, one fails to see any rationale behind Arun Jaitley himself announcing the CEA's departure in a blog post

Letter to BS: Tennis fandom in the Federer-Nadal era

Traditionally, the tag of "world's greatest athlete" belongs to the Olympic decathlon champion, but one might be tempted to give it to Rafa

Letter to BS: India's water crisis to worsen by 2030, says NITI report

In terms of water quality, India has been ranked at 120 out of the 122 countries

Letter to BS: Repo rate increase by 25 bps signals RBI's intent

This time around, the welcome change is, RBI chose to explain what MPC meant by saying 'the hike in base rate was consistent with neutral stance'

Letter to BS: Why not ban trans fats totally in India?

If the import of ghee made from cow milk in the US is allowed, the prices of ghee can be sharply reduced, and that ghee can be used by street vendors

Letter to BS: Alternative facts on the nuclear deal

The nuclear deal was India's rhetorical nuclear Mahabharata and multiple interpretations are possible of this comprehensive nuclear debate

Letter to BS: ONGC may get dividend waiver for price freeze

A robust strategy must be deployed to offer a framework that is acceptable to customers and promises to mitigate the adversities of risk/uncertainty in the long run

Letter to BS: Rajinikanth's views on Sterlite hurt sentiments of people

Now that he has made the charge, he must disclose the details - of the 'anti-social elements' - in order to be taken seriously in future