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Despite low budget this year, IPL promises high-octane opening ceremony with Bollywood blitzkrieg

Don't mix IPL with politics

The politicians are barking up a wrong tree when they call for the abandoning of IPL matches.

8 April 2018 3:41 AM IST

The committee comprises of top leaders including party president Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI/File)

Fierce antagonism lies ahead in politics

In less than a week from now both the BJP and the Congress plan to hold nationwide protests from opposing perspectives.

8 April 2018 3:40 AM IST

A person reading the Holy Quran.

Mystic Mantra: The Qur'anic principle of mutual recognition

Denigrating other people's faith traditions, such persons often misquote the Islamic scriptures to support their...

7 April 2018 5:31 AM IST

Britains Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn (Photo: AP)

Fascism lies in the eyes of the beholder

In Britain this week Corbyn is being challenged to expel from the Labour Party its members who have blatantly denied...

7 April 2018 5:17 AM IST

ICICI Bank MD and CEO Chanda Kochhar has pulled out of the annual session of FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO).

Who can possibly bank on such bankers...?

It is said Prime Minister Narendra Modi (no relation, let me hasten to add!) is keen to show that his government means...

7 April 2018 5:16 AM IST

Malala Yousafzai (Photo: AP)

Why Pakistan is still disowning its finest

Some private schools even dishonoured Malala's short trip by declaring Friday as I am not Malala Dayâ€, reflecting her...

7 April 2018 5:15 AM IST

Salman Khan walking towards jail after his conviction on Thurday (Photo taken by cell phone)

Clear case of delayed justice

The judiciary cannot be swayed either by the tall poppy syndrome by which the famous must be brought down so as to serve...

7 April 2018 5:15 AM IST

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