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Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (Photo: AP)

India needs to be wary of Tibet development'

On his return to Dharamsala, the Tibetan monk announced that he may not travel abroad in future due to fatigue.

17 Dec 2017 12:05 AM IST

The Centre is keen to get the transgenders bill, which has already been introduced in Lok Sabha, passed in this session. (Photo: PTI)

Rise above petty politics

It is important that both, the ruling party and the Opposition, don't lose sight of the national priorities.

17 Dec 2017 12:02 AM IST

Newly elect Congress President Rahul Gandhi receives greetings from supporters after taking charge during an event held at the lawns of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Rahul must re-invent Congress' ideology

The Congress returned with worst-ever figures for the Lok Sabha in 2014 a mere 44 seats.

17 Dec 2017 12:00 AM IST

In the run up to International Yoga Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has suggested setting up of yoga parks where people can find inner peace in the lap of nature. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: The pollution of soul

If our planet, with its interdependent ecology systems, is to survive, we have to learn to live in harmony with all...

16 Dec 2017 2:45 AM IST

The candid eyes of CCTV cameras may have recorded the gory incidents of sexual abuse in graphic detail.(Representational image)

Of Asians' & sexual crimes in UK

In the Quilliam case, the word Asian is a balaclava for the faces of the convicted offenders who are of Pakistani...

16 Dec 2017 2:43 AM IST

Following the November 8-9 demonetisation, the government over the weekend asked public sector insurers to provide discounts of up to 10 per cent on the premium amount for general insurance policies and 8 per cent in new life policies of Life Insurance Corporation sold online.

How do you evaluate a homemaker's worth?

Society glibly describes a homemaker's contribution as invaluable'.

16 Dec 2017 2:38 AM IST

The RBI on Saturday said linking of Aadhaar with bank accounts is mandated under the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Second Amendment Rules, 2017.

Aadhaar: A lot still unresolved

A nine-judge bench has already ruled that privacy is a fundamental right, subject to reasonable restrictions .

16 Dec 2017 2:36 AM IST

Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

Fresh uncertainty on India's Maldives ties

The Maldives are strategically located in the Indian Ocean and its value to an adversary of this country is obvious.

16 Dec 2017 2:36 AM IST

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

Nepal, Lanka, Maldives: Delhi strategy in tatters?

Indira Gandhi had annexed Sikkim, thus eliminating a troublesome buffer with China, in 1975, besides severing Pakistan...

16 Dec 2017 2:36 AM IST

Malik ibn Deenar devoted his life to God and made a living as a calligrapher of the Quran.

Mystic Mantra: Wahdat-ul-Wajud The wider divine embrace

It focuses on the divine attribute of al-wadud, which shows that God is oft-loving and all-embracing.

15 Dec 2017 6:07 AM IST

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi with Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Wang's thoughts': Beijing has clearly, brazenly spelt out its overseas...

It should be noted Wang showed a lot of warmth on his arrival and gave a warning on his departure.

15 Dec 2017 3:28 AM IST

Siang river (Photo: PTI/File)

Is China behind the Brahmaputra turning black?

A UN report says although China has 21 per cent of the world's population, it contains only seven per cent of the...

15 Dec 2017 3:21 AM IST