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There is a public perception that migrants commit crimes. However, if you look at sexual crime statistics, particularly in places like Delhi, there is nothing to indicate that disadvantaged classes of migrants have committed heinous acts.

The poor donâ€™t have a monopoly on crime

What I am saying is that crime in India and anywhere else is not particularly to be identified with poor people.

20 Nov 2019 1:38 AM IST

Spiritual doctors emphasise that an appropriate amount of guilt for our erroneous actions can help put us back on the righteous path.

Mystic Mantra: The strength of a remorseful heart

In religious terms, repentance is a prerequisite for divine forgiveness and mercy.

20 Nov 2019 12:27 AM IST

A blanket of haze over Delhi thickened this morning with the national capitals pollution levels increasing overnight by around 50 points, taking the overall air quality index to 459. (Photo: ANI)

Severe to very poor: Air quality is a metaphor for political...

As for Imran Khan, he continues to flirt with some kind of liberation theology given his abiding faith in the Muslim...

20 Nov 2019 12:27 AM IST

One army jawan lost his life in a ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC) in KG sector of Mendhar sub-division in Jammu-Kashmir. (Photo: PTI)

Is a State apology in order for the abolition of privy purses?

In one stroke, the word given by Sardar Patel and constitutionally committed as a sovereign guarantee was suddenly...

20 Nov 2019 12:27 AM IST

Essar Steel India Ltd

Common sense wins in India bankruptcy case

This final episode of a drawn-out legal saga, in which the Ruias made multiple attempts to hold on to their prized...

19 Nov 2019 2:02 AM IST

The Cauvery is maybe 40 per cent of what it was 50 years ago. Almost all our rivers are going through this, which is a disaster waiting to unfold. (Photo: DC)

Mystic Mantra: Time to embrace and nourish our rivers

If you put so much water in one place, the soil gets leached and all the bio-activity in the soil is reduced.

19 Nov 2019 12:43 AM IST

The burgeoning global digital infrastructure requires skilled cybersecurity professionals to address the prevailing vulnerabilities within the IT domain.

Censorship isolates dissenters, then tries to demonise them

Broader constituencies must recognise how censorship skews the public record, data, national narratives and social...

19 Nov 2019 12:42 AM IST

Hindu activists climb up the dome of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya which was quickly demolished by end of the day. (Photo: Sondeep Shankar)

Ayodhya judgment: About faceless judges and the moral of Ram Katha

Many a time it happens that a division bench dictates the order/judgment in open court and both judges sign.

19 Nov 2019 12:39 AM IST

While there are no medicines or medical treatments proven to prevent it, rigorous European studies have shown that healthy lifestyles may help prevent mental decline. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Mystic Mantra: Desireâ€“The main cause of mental disturbance

Desire springs up from the ever-active unsatisfied senses and mental comparison with what others have and what we...

18 Nov 2019 2:47 AM IST

Nawaz Sharif (Photo: File)

The cruelty in Pakistan over Nawaz Sharifâ€™s health

It is this last attitude that had probably motivated the government into preventing Nawaz Sharif from seeking medical...

18 Nov 2019 2:43 AM IST

Chinas territorial integrity refers not only to Beijings claims over the Aksai Chin and some other places up to (and in some cases beyond) the Line of Actual Control (LAC), but to the areas illegally ceded by Pakistan to China in 1963.

The truth about Ladakhâ€™s Shaksgam: Correcting historical wrongs in...

A secret note prepared by the MEAâ€™s historical division mentioned that â€˜any such agreement will be illegalâ€™

18 Nov 2019 2:39 AM IST

Dilli Ka Babu: TN Seshan - The babu who roared

Seshanâ€™s stint at the environment ministry from 1985 to 1988, especially needs mention.

17 Nov 2019 3:13 AM IST