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Rahul Gandhi said the Modi government is pretty lenient to Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, who have defrauded Indian banks. (Photo: File/PTI)

Rahul Gandhi must speak more on aam aadmi issues

The mass quotient and canniness of Mr Gandhi's electoral campaign has to increase.

7 Sept 2018 12:31 AM IST

Tamilisai Soundararajan

Dev 360: Dissent & democracy A real debate needed

If dissent and ideological differences with those who are in power are equated with treason, what is an ordinary,...

6 Sept 2018 7:58 AM IST

Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said the government is open to Saudi oil giant Aramcos interest to own majority stake in the proposed Rs 3-trillion refinery at Ratnagiri.

One Off: Of skyrocketing fuel prices, fiscal prudence and its...

Mr Dharmendra Pradhan's background does not justify his current position.

6 Sept 2018 7:47 AM IST

Sufism (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Hasrat's syncretic spirituality

Through his mystic poetry, Hasrat dedicated beautiful tributes of love and devotion.

6 Sept 2018 7:40 AM IST

Rural banking has been a great hurdle race ever since the government nationalised major commercial banks and mandated them to focus their thrust on villages

The price of social banking

All these highlighted how unenlightened politician can play havoc with financial systems.

6 Sept 2018 5:43 AM IST

Women queue up to verify their names in the final draft of the National Register of Citizens at Morigoan. ( Photo: PTI)

Has Assamese sub-national movement finally converged with Hindutva?

It has unleashed a wave of outrage and fear amongst people whose names have been left out.

5 Sept 2018 4:25 AM IST

Many are those whom Ill never forget not because they were brilliant teachers but simply because they were extraordinary human beings. (Representational Images)

Mystic Mantra: Teachers everywhere

True teachers not only train the mind but also touch the heart.

5 Sept 2018 1:18 AM IST

Satya Pal Malik Governor of Jammu and Kashmir

Governor Satya Pal Malik and a political solution' in Jammu and...

Pertinently, Governor's Rule can last only six months, after which the President directly rules the state.

5 Sept 2018 1:12 AM IST

A Higher Education Funding Agency has been set up by the government to help institutions develop world-class infrastructure. (Representational Images)

Will more Indian kids be able to pay off rishirin?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi once said: -"Quality education should be prioritised along with literacy campaigns.

5 Sept 2018 1:07 AM IST

: Indias economic growth picked up sharply in October-December quarter (third quarter) expanding by 7.2 per cent, which indicates that economy has turnaround after demonetisation and GST.

Did November 2016 demonetisation achieve anything?

The government's propaganda machine even showed clips of old notes being dumped in rivers and wells.

4 Sept 2018 7:46 AM IST

The feeling of being separate makes one violent. (Photo: AFP)

Mystic Mantra: Beyond violence

What is the root cause of this large-scale violence that the whole world is a party to it? The root cause is me .

4 Sept 2018 7:33 AM IST

A file photo of Robert Frost, a four-time Pulitzer Prize winner

Poetry: Memory of man and its permanent museum

Poetry has been one of the most ancient creative channels for man.

4 Sept 2018 4:28 AM IST