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Are we really running out of water?

There is a problem of water scarcity, but the solution cannot be costly, Ram Prasad said.

20 Jun 2018 4:28 AM IST

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Lateral' entry won't fix basic govt glitches

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mastered the art of utilising insecurity as an instrument of his state policy.

19 Jun 2018 7:37 AM IST

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Cabbages & Kings: Persians & the Islamic state of Iran

The divisions between Shia and Sunni had been the cause of slaughter for hundreds of years.

19 Jun 2018 7:31 AM IST

Meditation means becoming aware of all these things on the periphery of our being and looking deeply within our consciousness which is essentially a witness to this play of likes and dislikes, opinions and judgements.

Opinion

Mystic Mantra: Sitting silently, doing nothing!

Sitting silently is not an escapism, it is waiting for the inner spring that will bring thousands of blossoms.

19 Jun 2018 7:20 AM IST

The government plans to have more benches of the National Company Law Tribunal on the basis of case load, a senior official said on Wednesday amid rising number of insolvency cases coming up before the NCLT.

Opinion

Adivasis demand self-rule, other rights promised by Constitution

Most tribal villages and settlements have no access to schools and medical care.

18 Jun 2018 6:12 AM IST

Narendra Modi government failed to muster sufficient political support on a land acquisition bill in Parliament all but ending its chance of passage in the near term and is still negotiating with opposition parties the details of a Goods and Services Tax Bill, says US report. (Photo: Representational Image/PTI)

Opinion

Govt's lateral' hiring: Great idea, bad timing

Expectedly, the contractual top-level hires will be selected only where both ideologies and objectives match...

18 Jun 2018 6:06 AM IST

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Dilli Ka Babu: Babu upheaval in Karnataka

According to sources, several officers, who were neglected during the Congress regime and have JD(S) leanings, are set...

17 Jun 2018 6:34 AM IST

$The ministry, which is implementing the companies law, is working to \tighten the screws\ in order to prevent instances of corporate frauds, a senior official said.$ Opinion

A procession has a right on road, not assembly

The state and the local authority have a virtual monopoly of every open space at which an outdoor meeting can be held.

17 Jun 2018 6:32 AM IST

Opinion

Why India lacks a football culture

Hockey, football and volleyball are different, their structure is flowing.

17 Jun 2018 6:29 AM IST

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Sunday Interview: We will form govt for the fourth time in Madhya...

The collapse of the farmer agitation may spell bad omen for the Congress.

17 Jun 2018 6:27 AM IST

Millions of Muslims around the world are celebrating the Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of Islams holy month of Ramadan. The name translates as â€œthe festival of breaking the fastâ€ as during the month of Ramadan, Muslims perform one of the five pillars of Islam: the fast. (Photo: DC/Debasish Dey)

Opinion

Mystic Mantra: Id-ul-Fitr - A fest for one and all

Id-ul-Fitr, in an extended sense, aims to break the social barriers among the people to join the festival with groups of...

16 Jun 2018 1:09 AM IST

Pre-Islamic Zoroastrianism was the official religion of Persia (now Iran) from 600 BC to 650 AD.

Opinion

Cabbages & Kings: Persians & the Islamic state of Iran

If there was a survey today in Iran, 80 per cent of people would say they want to follow the Zardushti religion.

16 Jun 2018 1:03 AM IST