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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif

New-style coup: Army-ISI forces Pak media, judges to toe the line

Today, as people cast their votes, some 371,000 troops will be deployed both outside and inside polling stations.

25 July 2018 7:27 AM IST

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

Mystic Mantra: When in sorrow, react positively

People generally tend to blame others or their destiny for their sorrows, failures and adversities.

25 July 2018 7:22 AM IST

Rahul chose to hug PM Modi, after attacking his policies.

Rahul Gandhi's PM Modi hug: Politically debatable?

It may be said, at most Rahul meant to convey that whatever be his and Mr Modi's political differences, his intention...

25 July 2018 3:23 AM IST

The past four years have witnessed a rising number of mob killings on basis of rumours of beef-eating and cow slaughter by bloodthristy mobs led by vigilante groups. The victims were mostly Muslims and dalits.

Heed Supreme Court, rein in the mobs & fear before it's too late

The RSS' Hindutva is not a religion. It's a far cry from the inclusive philosophy of Hinduism.

25 July 2018 3:16 AM IST

Rival digital payments services have pointed out exceptions that have been applied to WhatsApps service.

WhatsApp row: On secrecy, privacy & property

WhatsApp is a precursor of what could happen if the â€œdark webâ€ becomes the norm.

24 July 2018 7:50 AM IST

The brain is like a computer which performs many functions. (Photo: AFP)

Mystic Mantra: Inventions of God

A majority of human beings, though, go through life unaware of the invisible Creator.

24 July 2018 7:32 AM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi with Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his speech in the Lok Sabha on the no-confidence motion during the Monsoon Session of Parliament. (Photo: PTI)

No confidence motion: Rahul emerges a serious challenger

What has been the biggest success of Rahul is that he has unsettled the Prime Minister by seeking to remove the fear...

24 July 2018 3:50 AM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi waves at farmers during Kisan Samriddhi Sankalp rally at Khokhra in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. (Photo: PTI)

People's clear preference in 2019: United Opposition

The only mantra for Opposition to blunt the BJP pan-India march is to know how to hold together.

23 July 2018 1:14 AM IST

When we enter silence, we enter the emptiness wherein the distinction between self and other, while not obliterated, is transcended. (Photo: AFP)

Mystic Mantra: A quiet cheer for solitude

Solitude is the path to the realm of silence. Silence is the universal matrix, the vacuum that makes fullness possible.

23 July 2018 12:48 AM IST

Rudyard Kipling (Photo: AFP)

Of Kipling, modern monarchy ruling the UK and women taking over the...

When the poem If was painting over, we were reminded of what Kipling actually stood for.

23 July 2018 12:46 AM IST

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in West Bengal to address a political rally on July 16. (Photo: File)

Security of the state: Don't allow compromises

The Opposition is not an enemy like those across our borders, where soldiers have no choice but to kill or get killed in...

23 July 2018 12:44 AM IST

Dilli Ka Babu: Non-cooperation blues

Dilli Ka Babu: Non-cooperation blues

Several IAS officers feel that the move is a clear attempt to attack the autonomy of UPSC which conducts the...

22 July 2018 2:50 AM IST