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In the last few decades millions of people have given up on organised religion. Yet for many of these dropouts from churches, mosques, synagogues, temples and so on spirituality is still a vital part of their lives.

Mystic Mantra: An omnipresent Almighty

When you are no more willing to settle for creation, you want the creator, now you are on the spiritual path.

17 Aug 2018 7:26 AM IST

The socio-economic Naxalite movement of the 1960s and 70s was the harbinger of the modern-day Maoist movement, with various state governments insisting solely on its law and order imperatives. (Photo: PTI)

Pitfalls of broken promises: It's a long history

The curse of insincere and impossible electioneering â€œpromisesâ€ has haunted India for long.

16 Aug 2018 7:39 AM IST

The Telangana State Haj Committee said that the Haj pilgrims have been asked to remit some amount towards adjustment of the total expenditure as the Saudi government has fixed the exchange rate of a Saudi Riyal at Rs 17.91.

Mystic Mantra: An engagement with the almighty

A whole chapter of the Quran is devoted to Haj and it warns of the Day of Judgment where each soul will have to account...

16 Aug 2018 7:30 AM IST

This is 148th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi also being celebrated as International Non-Violence Day

Freedom from to freedom for

In the Catholic catechism we are taught that the purpose of our existence is to know serve and love God and to be happy...

15 Aug 2018 4:50 AM IST

The India-China relationship is beyond counter-proliferation responses, it is the conventional war which is a more likely scenario.

Doklam parallel seen in 1967 Nathu La skirmish

Operation Grand Slam was a key operation of the 1965 war.

15 Aug 2018 4:46 AM IST

Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul. (Photo: AFP)

Without his racism and controversial worldviews, there is no VS...

Marlow returns to lie to Kurtz's fiancÃ©e, the goodness of the man.

15 Aug 2018 4:44 AM IST

Belagavi has been known for its key role in the freedom movement.

Mystic Mantra: What is real freedom?

Viewing the present chaos rampant in the name of freedom it will be useful to go into the depth of the true meaning of...

14 Aug 2018 1:13 AM IST

A grave Sunday visit

A grave Sunday visit

Of course, the surnames on the Parsi graves are familiar.

14 Aug 2018 1:02 AM IST

Dread and relief over Naipauls biography

Dread and relief over Naipaul's biography

Naipaul's ardour for innovation became apparent when he wrote that â€œthings are happeningâ€ in India.

14 Aug 2018 12:31 AM IST

The DMK supremos death on August 7 comes less than two years after the passing of arch-rival and former AIADMK chief minister Jayalalithaa on December 5, 2016. (Photo: File)

Post-Karunanidhi, it's business as usual

Karunanidhi's bed-ridden condition meant he was party president only in name, though the voters and cadre still...

13 Aug 2018 12:50 AM IST

Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.

Mystic Mantra: The price of righteousness

A society's morals are like its teeth: the more decayed they are, the more it hurts to touch them.

13 Aug 2018 12:46 AM IST

Farewell Sir Vidia! Always politically incorrect

Farewell Sir Vidia! Always politically incorrect

Naipaul first book on India was, as he said to me, the product of disillusion.

13 Aug 2018 12:43 AM IST