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Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan (Photo: PTI)

A new low reached in Parliament

There were also crucial regional issues such as special status for Andhra Pradesh and the management of Cauvery waters.

7 April 2018 5:15 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed 1.25 crore Indians for fourth time. (Photo: PTI)

Dalit fury rattles BJP, as Sangh fuzzy over caste

The Modi government is conspicuous in its inability to comprehend dalit sense and sensibility.

6 April 2018 6:59 AM IST

Prince Mohammed bin Salman suggested the Islamic Republics alleged expansion under Ayatollah Ali Khamenei needed to be confronted. (Photo: AFP)

Will reforms in Saudi Arabia set off a backlash?

The crown prince is walking a tightrope in a country where conservative ideology is deeply entrenched.

6 April 2018 6:54 AM IST

God always wants us to triumph over our karmic hurdles because only then will we fulfill the purpose of life, which is to grow into better human beings.

Mystic Mantra: Choose your desires!

Desire to always get favorable result of all efforts, actions, reactions, activities, expectations, karmas etc.

6 April 2018 12:58 AM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives for an EU summit at the Europa building in Brussels on Thursday, June 22, 2017. (Photo: AP)

Disunited UK drifts on to an uncertain future

The UK has been forced into repeated and demeaning retreats from its so-called red linesâ€, its supposedly immovable...

6 April 2018 12:26 AM IST

RBI Governor Urjit Patel at a press conference after the monetary policy review meeting in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

RBI cautious, but optimistic

The good news is that growth is picking up and private investment is now contributing to boosting the economy.

6 April 2018 12:23 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Modi salutes Babasaheb, but dalits need real help

The real point the BJP doesn't get is that it's impossible to honour the memory of Ambedkar while dalit lives become...

6 April 2018 12:23 AM IST

God always wants us to triumph over our karmic hurdles because only then will we fulfill the purpose of life, which is to grow into better human beings.

Mystic Mantra: Law of karma Every action has a reaction

The law of karma states that when any actions are committed, reactions result.

5 April 2018 6:38 AM IST

Muslim women have their hands tied while the guillotine of divorce dangles, perpetually ready to drop at the whims of their husbands who enjoy undisputed power. (Photo: PTI/Representational Image)

Spread awareness to safeguard Muslim women, don't rush to SC to change...

Contrary to popular perception, the Quran prescribes an elaborate procedure for divorce.

5 April 2018 6:32 AM IST

Dalit protesters blocked trains, clashed with police and set dozens of vehicles ablaze in several states during a nationwide bandh on Monday.

Age Debate: Are dalits only a votebank?

Dalit anger across India erupted as they feel the BJP-RSS aren't interested in their uplift.

5 April 2018 6:26 AM IST

CBSE students protest over the paper leak, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Leak wake-up call: Rejig exams, junk cramming

In the short term, everything possible needs to be done to ensure that subsequent batches of students do not face a...

5 April 2018 6:13 AM IST

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., center, receives applause after finishing a speech to the joint session of the Massachusetts Legislature in Boston, the day before he led a civil rights march to Boston Common. Kings final speech before his 1968 assassination will be read aloud 50 years later on Monday, April 2, 2018, in downtown Boston. (Photo: AP)

Dr King's legacy goes far beyond civil rights; his spirit lives on

A speech by King at a local church less than 24 hours earlier was in retrospect interpreted by some as premonitory.

5 April 2018 6:08 AM IST