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Talking about the Operation Bluestar in Golden Temple in 1984, former president Pranab Mukherjee said Indira Gandhi had never compromised with blind religious faiths or with the social force which was at work to split the country into different parts. (Photo: PTI)

Will Pranab tell RSS a few home truths?

No former President has accepted an invitation to address such a batch of ideologically-committed activists.

1 Jun 2018 12:44 AM IST

The Cabinet on Wednesday approved the National Policy on Biofuels which allows doping of ethanol produced from damaged foodgrains, rotten potatoes, corn and sugar beet with petrol to cut oil imports by Rs 4,000 crore this year alone.

Bitter 1p fuel cut joke

The Kerala government, however, showed the way forward by sacrificing one rupee a litre.

1 Jun 2018 12:42 AM IST

Yogi Adityanath

Kairana jolt for BJP, turbulence looming

All in all, a period of political excitement, and some turbulence, lies ahead.

1 Jun 2018 12:38 AM IST

Dharma palana disciplines the seeker, guides him to the path of virtue, and takes his mind to right thinking and right action. (Representational Image)

Mystic Mantra: Wisdom in no-thing

Koans cause a unique spiritual tension that forces the mind to break out of the trap of logic.

31 May 2018 1:26 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed National Panchayati Raj Sammelan at Ramnagar in Madhya Pradeshs Mandla district. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Age Debate: A roller-coaster ride

The Indian economy is better off today after four years of the Modi government.

31 May 2018 1:18 AM IST

The Kairana bypoll was necessitated following the death of its sitting BJP MP, Hukum Singh, in February. (Representational image)

Post-poll pacts need disciplining

Disastrous consequences to the nation of a rule by such a coalition even for a brief spell of six months are not...

31 May 2018 1:16 AM IST

A woman places flowers by a mural showing Savita Halappanavar (Photo: AP)

When religion and healthcare collide

Savita's family, and activists in Ireland and around the world, have argued that her life could have been saved had the...

31 May 2018 1:06 AM IST

Armando Iannucci

Death of Stalin: When tragedy becomes farce

According to Rinzai Zen, sudden enlightenment could be achieved, possibly after self-cultivation spread over many...

31 May 2018 12:51 AM IST

BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha also demanded that the elections be countermanded and fresh polls be declared by the State Election Commission. (Representational image)

EC must restore credibility

The VVPATs' failure rate exceeding 20 per cent is a symptom of the disease, that is technical in nature and can be...

31 May 2018 12:42 AM IST

Pranab Mukherjee (Photo: Biplab Banerjee)

Pranab Mukherjee and RSS: See what he says

The RSS' genuine big moment was when it bagged Jayaprakash Narayan.

31 May 2018 12:41 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Try to be a listener; hearing isn't enough

It requires certain maturity, openness to understanding values and points of view very different from our own.

30 May 2018 1:26 AM IST

Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Asad Durrani.

Spy chiefs & the quest for peace

The book is a discussion including agreements and differences larded with riveting banter between the former spy chiefs...

30 May 2018 1:25 AM IST