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NGT junked a plea for banning the use of Christmas trees and prohibiting the making of Santa Claus costumes. (Photo: AP)

On the contrary: Christmas isn't Christmas

One reliable indicator of the passage of time is when you realise how long since you stopped believing in Santa Claus.

16 Dec 2018 2:35 AM IST

The cost of construction of the Metro Rail has always been mindboggling, running into tens of thousands of crores, although it caters to a dismal five per cent of commuters every day.

Greed, corruption shake Metro's pillar of probity

Namma Metro is turning out to be a white elephant and a dangerous one at that.

16 Dec 2018 2:13 AM IST

Begging in India was a part of the spiritual tradition. One aspect of this was you did not select your food, you begged and ate whatever people gave you. (Photo: isha.sadhguru.org)

Begging: A tool for growth

People may give you food or they might just ask you to get out. It does not matter, but being a beggar is not a small...

15 Dec 2018 8:01 AM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi hugs Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his speech in the Lok Sabha on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Shobhaa's Take: Pappu can hug... Jadoo ki jhappi that changed it all!

Placing faith in Rahul Gandhi involves a gigantic risk. But it's a risk worth taking.

15 Dec 2018 7:54 AM IST

Cabbages & Kings: Theresa could end up like Alexander

Cabbages & Kings: Theresa could end up like Alexander

The hard-Brexiteers who voted for her removal will reject any Brexit deal she puts before Parliament.

15 Dec 2018 7:44 AM IST

The benefits of meditation for mental wellbeing are well-documented (Photo: AFP)

Mystic Mantra: Stress-free living

People are turning to meditation as a solution for the emotional and mental strains of life.

14 Dec 2018 7:38 AM IST

A black woman who stood up to 300 neo-Nazis in Sweden said she was inspired by the late Nelson Mandela, who fought against apartheid in South Africa. (Photo: AFP)

Gandhi & Mandela: Legends of a different kind

Nelson Mandela being equated with Mahatma Gandhi, and by many people who should know better, was a bit too much to...

14 Dec 2018 7:30 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Bill Gates and the new awakening

Osho, the enlightened mystic of modern times, made meditation the central point of his spiritual teaching.

13 Dec 2018 7:44 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi also criticised K Chandrasekhar Rao for his partys understanding with AIMIM of Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi. (Photo: @INCIndia/Twitter)

Pappu' can not only dance... he can make others dance too!

Going by his metamorphosis in just one year, the BJP will be committing a political harakiri by dismissing him as a...

13 Dec 2018 7:40 AM IST

The electorate chose the lesser of two evils

The real question is whether politicians and parties will draw the right lessons from the 2018 results for next year's...

13 Dec 2018 7:34 AM IST

Buddhist monk Bante Sanghpriya Sujoy was arrested for sexually abusing 15 children at a meditation school in Bodh Gaya. (Representational Image | Pexels)

Mystic Mantra: Life is a train journey

We passengers board the train at some station and join existing passengers travelling from earlier stations.

12 Dec 2018 7:44 AM IST

Campaigning by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP national president Amit Shah, four BJP Chief Ministers and several Central Ministers only produced one seat in the 119 member house.

Lotus pond is shrinking: Regional parties must rework 2019 strategy

Parties that represent the region best are winners and make for viable allies in the only way it matters by winning.

12 Dec 2018 7:40 AM IST