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Russia never recovered from this loss and it took it 40 long years to assert its military power once again when it defeated Nazi Germany in the greatest military offensive of the Second World War. (Representational image)

Asia's century: Defining moments in history!

Military historians see this as one of the greatest battles of the 20th century and a defining moment in the history of...

23 April 2018 2:52 AM IST

The Union Cabinet on Saturday approved for tightening the law against people involved in rape, following the public outcry over cases of sexual assault and murder of minors in Kathua and Surat and the rape of a girl in Unnao.

Death penalty for child abuse more harmful

The Kathua rape is not the norm; most cases of child abuse take place within our homes and in our neighbourhoods.

23 April 2018 2:49 AM IST

H.D. Deve Gowda

Sunday Interview: I don't see any Modi tsunami... both Cong and NDA...

The People's Front will start taking shape after Karnataka elections, and it is very important in the interest of the...

22 April 2018 7:49 AM IST

Muhammad Ali Jinnah. (Photo: AFP)

Majoritarianism is never inclusive

The post-colonial tradition of the Indian subcontinent has been one of religious and ethnic majorities ganging up...

22 April 2018 7:40 AM IST

There seems to be no end to Kashmiris' suffering

This year marks 30 years of militancy in Kashmir. No end is in sight to the people's sufferings but they will never...

22 April 2018 7:34 AM IST

CBDT Chief Sushil Chandra. (Photo: PTI)

Dilli Ka Babu: Future Moves

Chandra is scheduled to retire in May-end, but it is being said that the Centre is likely to give him another extension.

22 April 2018 7:29 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Shobhaa's Take: Worst thing to brag about now is a 56-inch chest

The young Kathua victim has achieved a feat nobody else could have pulled off.

21 April 2018 7:25 AM IST

The 91-year-old monarch, the Head of the Commonwealth, said it was her sincere wish that Prince Charles takes over one day, as she opened the two-day Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London, also attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: Twitter | @britishroyals)

Cabbages & Kings: Of migrants and their antecedents

The second revelation of this Commonwealth conference week is that Queen Elizabeth II is a direct descendant of the...

21 April 2018 7:20 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: In search of God

It happens often to people in the moments of deep meditation that a meditator comes face to face with some kind of...

21 April 2018 7:16 AM IST

At certain places in Coimbatore, Ooty and Vellore, several ATMs reportedly went dry resulting in enormous difficulty for the members of the public and tourists as well, in withdrawing cash.

Dry ATMs: Why the banks are getting the runs

Even Yashwant Sinha was a darn sight better finance minister than Arun Jaitley.

20 April 2018 7:52 AM IST

China, under President Xi Jinping, is making a major push to use artificial intelligence, facial recognition and big data technology to track and control behaviour that goes against the interests of the ruling Communist Party online and in the wider world. (Photo: File)

Emperor Xi's global OBOR dream

It's up to India to realise the ground reality, to understand its power, strength and wisdom, and play accordingly.

20 April 2018 7:43 AM IST

Patients with an anxiety disorder had after meditation had sharply reduced stress hormone and inflammatory responses. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mystic Mantra: Swimming in ocean of love

When we swim in the crystal clear, pure ocean of god, we can see the reflection of our true self or soul.

20 April 2018 7:35 AM IST