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Exceptional skills, important personality traits and specialised knowledge are required if people wish to teach young children. (Representational image)

Invest in primary teachers, kids' future at stake

By paying a pittance to our primary level teachers, we are succeeding in driving away much needed talent from this...

7 March 2019 1:24 AM IST

Pope Francis (Photo: AFP)

Mystic Mantra: Fast with a smile

Fasting. prayer. almsgiving are three sadhanas prescribed for Christians worldwide during a 40-day period called Lent ...

6 March 2019 7:58 AM IST

I wore (it) simply because I felt proud of my Army, said Manoj Tiwari on Twitter. (Photo: Twitter/Manoj Tiwari)

Airstrikes not political fodder, stop divisiveness

If the death of terrorists in an airstrike is political fodder, then the Opposition cannot be blamed for asking for the...

6 March 2019 7:52 AM IST

God could be remembered through any name or form or formless as Divine Energy, Atman, Brahman or Pure Consciousness. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Our last thought decides our next birth

If childhood is spent in ignorance, and youth/middle age in lust, then how one can remember God during old age and at...

5 March 2019 1:36 AM IST

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj addresses as guest of honour at the 46th foreign ministers meeting of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Abu Dhabi on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

OIC choice: Start afresh, or stick to old enmities?

The minister's remarks resonated with the history, values and interests of the entire assemblage.

5 March 2019 1:32 AM IST

Meghan Markle. (Photo: AFP)

As Brexit deadline keeps Brits on the edge, UK awaits Meghan's royal...

Parliament is now engaged in passing an Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Bill which is also called Finn's Law.

4 March 2019 12:11 AM IST

The Osho biopic is getting to be as complicated and mysterious as the man himself.

Mystic Mantra: Think not, just feel

Everybody is thinking furiously to achieve something and ruining the wonderful gift of life in hollow pursuits.

4 March 2019 12:09 AM IST

It seems that the Centres threat to seek action against five police officers who were present at a demonstration led by chief minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata recently was mere bluster easier to say than to implement. (Photo: PTI)

Dilli Ka Babu: Endless wait

It is rare to put such senior officers under an inordinately long wait.

3 March 2019 2:04 AM IST

Abhinandan Varthaman(Photo: PTI)

We must think beyond rivalling Pakistan

The intensity with which we are focussed on Pakistan, particularly our government and our media, ultimately harms us and...

3 March 2019 1:55 AM IST

Ruchir Sharma KAROL DUCLOS, 2012

Coalition govts end up better... the true story of India happens at...

The global GDP is quite weak right now and that is bound to have a drag on India as well, says Ruchir Sharma.

3 March 2019 1:50 AM IST

Welcome Abhinandan!

Welcome Abhinandan!

India erupted in joy after it became clear that Abhinandan Varthaman has been released.

2 March 2019 2:36 AM IST

The fundamental goal of spirituality is to not belong to the animal kingdom because there is another nature within you which constantly wants to expand. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Civilisation is a big lie

If you become conscious of that nature which is beyond the physical, you will become spiritual.

2 March 2019 2:21 AM IST