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Supreme Court of India (Photo: Asian Age)

Ayodhya likely to become the issue in 2019

Newspapers and TV channels will get additional income from political advertising, much of it pretending to be news.

18 March 2018 12:17 AM IST

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said the condition was tensed last year in the valley and now the situation is slowly normalising. The people of the state think that their identity can be in danger. (Photo: PTI)

Kashmir: Repression is at an all-time high

A group called Hindu Ekta Manch called for a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation, not the police in Kashmir.

18 March 2018 12:12 AM IST

Dr Harsh Vardhan (Photo: PTI)

Don't mix science, Hindutva

Since the science minister is said to have drawn from Hawking's wisdom from a fake website, we wonder what his agenda...

18 March 2018 12:12 AM IST

India and Pakistan flag. (Representational Image)

A new crimple in India-Pak tensions

While India has returned fire on the LoC, on the diplomatic front New Delhi appears to be keeping its cool, and avoiding...

18 March 2018 12:11 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

Modi's achche din over the horizon

Working on the philosophy either you are with us or against us', the BJP-RSS have not left any middle ground.

18 March 2018 12:00 AM IST

Shri Ram is always seen wielding a bow and arrow.

Mystic Mantra: Shri Ram The epitome of virtue

Goswami Tulsidas compares Shri Ram's complexion to a newly-formed bluish hue, water-bearing cloud.

17 March 2018 2:21 AM IST

Stephen Hawking passes away at 76 (Photo: AFP)

Should fear muzzle expression?

In India, an offence to a religion is taken as provocation and can be subject to banning books and to legal proceedings.

17 March 2018 1:40 AM IST

US President Donald Trump thanks the audience at the end of joints statements with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (Photo: PTI)

Ugly American' is back: Shun all the failed ideas

Unlike China under the Great Qing, the United States runs a massive trade deficit equal to around three per cent of its...

17 March 2018 12:37 AM IST

Donald Trump on Friday recited the lyrics of a song seen as anti-immigration called The Snake to drive home his point about restricting immigration. (Photo: File)

Trump leaves world rattled

The world can't be comfortable amid uncertainty caused by a major power.

17 March 2018 12:34 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing at the Centenary Celebrations of Patna University, in Patna, Bihar. (Photo: PTI)

No-trust bid exposes Modi govt's isolation

It will be interesting to see if the Sena and BJP's minor allies in various states vote with the government on the...

17 March 2018 12:30 AM IST

Balkrishna V. Doshi

The making of a teacher, storyteller, and India's first Nobel'...

He seemed to gravitate towards one particular student from Porbandar almost immediately.

16 March 2018 2:27 AM IST

Initial analysis indicated that meditation did have an overall positive impact. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mystic Mantra: Active meditations to boost immunity

By contrast, people who are usually calm and happy typically show higher activity in the left frontal cortex, relative...

16 March 2018 2:23 AM IST