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Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Photo: File)

Will Borisâ€™ gamble work? Anything might happen after 12/12 UK vote

The greater the number of Labour-held constituencies which voted for Brexit that the Tories can win, the bigger the...

1 Nov 2019 12:54 AM IST

Nagaland governor and interlocutor R.N. Ravi

Naga peace flight emerges out of turbulence

The Framework Agreement was supposed to have recognised the Nagas and the Union of India as â€œtwo entitiesâ€.

1 Nov 2019 12:51 AM IST

Another one pretends that he/she is trying to understand the question but actually is lost somewhere. You begin to bring that child back to the track by speaking to him/her. A new person enters the class with the notice and you start reading it.

Yes, itâ€™s all about communication

Communication is a simple process where a message is conveyed from a person to the other.

31 Oct 2019 1:45 AM IST

The face reveals nature and character. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Face your world with a smile

Your face is your passport to enter into peopleâ€™s lives.

31 Oct 2019 1:02 AM IST

The United Nations-backed Stop TB Partnership said on Monday that BPaL would be obtainable in eligible countries through the Global Drug Facility (GDF), a global provider of TB medicines created in 2001 to negotiate lower prices for treatments. (Representational Image)

Can CSR build a healthy and TB-free India?

Studies estimate that India loses up to 2.5 per cent of its GDP due to micronutrient (vitamins and minerals)...

31 Oct 2019 1:00 AM IST

World trade and China aside, the situation doesnt get any better for India even with the Asean countries, which constitute the 10 core countries of the proposed 16-nation RCEP. (Photo: PTI/File)

Why India should not become a part of RCEP

In reality, Indiaâ€™s foreign trade deficit woes continue unabated even today, thus leading to the desperation for quick...

31 Oct 2019 12:58 AM IST

It is high time that we looked beyond these narrow goals and mechanical routines and instil in our children a sense of purpose a much bigger one than the run-of-the-mill successful career. (Representational image)

Itâ€™s time to remind children they have duties too!

Many of the â€œprivilegedâ€ children that I come across have a well-entrenched sense of entitlement.

30 Oct 2019 6:22 AM IST

Our mind mirrors our values and beliefs, including the essence of our existence. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Disengage the â€˜troublemakerâ€™ in your mind

Most of us tend to imbibe the nourishing inner wisdom of our mind, not so much when the going is good, but during...

30 Oct 2019 4:47 AM IST

5G is being seen as more than just a mobile communication service for consumers, but instead as an advanced technology acting as the backbone for integrating several other technologies for simplifying mechanical functions, as well as large scale industrial applications. (Representational image)

5G tech will pave way for new applications, services & solutions

The lives of modern consumers have been made much easier today, with constant upgrades in mobile communication...

30 Oct 2019 4:43 AM IST

Air pollution contributes substantially to premature mortality and disease burden globally, with a greater impact in low-income and middle-income countries than in high-income countries. (Representational image)

Winds of climate change blow across South Asia

According to the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources, Pakistan officially crossed the water scarcity line in...

30 Oct 2019 4:40 AM IST

It is well established by medical research that consequences of incremental air pollution are higher at lower concentrations, which means that if the PM2.5 concentration rises from 10 to 50 microgram/m3, the adverse health impact will be very high and increase only slowly thereafter at higher concentrations. So, it is crucial for Bengaluru to arrest air pollution and reduce it to the World Health Organisation(WHO) prescribed annual levels of 10 micrograms/m3 to provide a healthy environment for its people.

Tackling air pollution: Public participation, better policy,...

Tackling air pollution: Public participation, better policy, implementation needed

29 Oct 2019 2:26 AM IST

The senses see objects in the present; the mind focuses on the past; and the intellect plans the future.

Mystic Mantra: Fight the inner demon of negative ego

The worst part is that we do not realise when we actually develop a big negative ego.

29 Oct 2019 1:22 AM IST