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Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi during an election rally in Nagrota. (Photo: AP)

Transformative changes likely in Cong with Rahul as chief

Rahul's elevation as the party's boss is expected to identify the organisation with the aspirations of a modern,...

8 Dec 2017 1:19 AM IST

The #MeToo campaign was started in 2007.

Mystic Mantra: Liberate the man, please!

Everybody is made of male and female chromosomes, without that no birth is possible.

7 Dec 2017 1:15 AM IST

File photo of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya (Photo: PTI/File)

Age Debate: A political or religious issue?

The Babri Masjid has been a contentious point in every election; it is more of a political than a religious issue.

7 Dec 2017 1:11 AM IST

The Supreme Court was on Monday hearing Hadiyas husband Shafin Jahans plea against the Kerala High Court order, annulling their marriage. (File photo)

Autonomy and freedom versus indoctrination

The love jihad bogey has been effectively used by the RSS and other Hindu right wing groups during election campaigns...

7 Dec 2017 12:48 AM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi being greeted by village women during an election campaign in Dahod, Gujarat. (Photo: PTI)

Polls Rahul's first test, other challenges ahead

Even the worst enemies of Rahul Gandhi should admit that despite all the turbulence and provocation, he has emerged...

7 Dec 2017 12:26 AM IST

Ali Abdullah Saleh (Photo: AFP)

Yemen's Saleh paid back for his misdeeds

Saudi media routinely refers to the Houthis as Iranian militias, which is plainly inaccurate.

7 Dec 2017 12:24 AM IST

Reserve Bank of India, RBI, is a banking regulator. It also calculates and fixes repo rate. (Photo: AFP)

Inflation still RBI's key fear

The fears that the government will miss its fiscal deficit target due to farm loan waivers will be known once this...

7 Dec 2017 12:24 AM IST

File photo of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya (Photo: PTI/)

The Ayodhya mess: A sorry state of affairs

Supreme Court observers were present in Ayodhya as the stormtroopers descended, and the court never speaks of their...

7 Dec 2017 12:24 AM IST

The challenge for the Congress is to not let this momentum slip away in the last few days of campaigning, while the BJP cant afford any further fall in popularity if it wants to return to power in Gandhinagar for the sixth straight term. (Representational image)

Gujarat: Tight race heads for a photo-finish?

The issue of development in Gujarat has always polarised opinions, and our survey too reveals a mixed set of responses.

6 Dec 2017 12:38 AM IST

The applicant should also be deft in singing, dance, oration and drama, and students who follow yoga, pranayama and meditation should be given preference.

Mystic Mantra: The power of meditation

Meditation is the only method to sharpen the intellect or buddhi.

6 Dec 2017 12:27 AM IST

Swadeshi seeds have been bred for nutrition and health, taste and quality. (Representational image)

Seeds of diversity, resilience and freedom

Swadeshi seeds have been bred for drought tolerance, flood tolerance as well as salt tolerance.

6 Dec 2017 12:24 AM IST

In this file photo, kar sevaks celebrate after demolishing the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992. (Photo: File)

25 years later, Ayodhya is now on backburner

The liberals have been fixated on the Babri Masjid, but they barely mention those killed in the riots.

6 Dec 2017 12:23 AM IST