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Mystic Mantra: Worship the lights

One of the important features of the liturgical celebration of today's feast in churches is a candle light procession.

2 Feb 2018 5:02 AM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, on Thursday, tabled the Union Budget 2018 in the Parliament. (Photo: ANI)

FM walks the talk, honestly and judiciously, but very diffidently

ore reassurance comes from the fiscal deficit target for 2018-19 set at 3.3 per cent of GDP.

2 Feb 2018 4:58 AM IST

Arun Jaitley, Finance Minister of Narendra Modi-led NDA government presented the Union budget 2018-19 on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Budget 2018-19: More sleight of hand

The government has announced that it will fund eight crore new stoves and cylinders on getting a gas connection.

2 Feb 2018 4:56 AM IST

Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

Speak up on Afghanistan

Besides commiserating with victims of terrorist strikes in Kabul, India has said nothing of a political nature about...

2 Feb 2018 4:55 AM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley meets President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan before presenting the Union Budget 2018-19 in the Parliament. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Finally, rural India gets some attention

Jaitley's real game-changer was the National Health Protection Scheme, covering 10 crore poor families or 50 crore...

2 Feb 2018 4:53 AM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, on Thursday, tabled the Union Budget 2018 in the Parliament.

A tame exercise: Has govt run out of steam?

The Make in India, Start-Up India, Digital India and Skill India programmes seem to have fallen by the wayside.

2 Feb 2018 4:51 AM IST

Arun Jaitley, Finance Minister of Narendra Modi-led NDA government presented the Union budget 2018-19 on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Budget strikes the right note, it's realistic & well-balanced

The Budget offers a bold agricultural and rural thrust to give a stimulus to equity and economic growth.

2 Feb 2018 4:50 AM IST

People are becoming such exclusive characters in the world. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mystic Mantra: The Power of Inclusion

When we talk about inclusiveness, we are not teaching you a new philosophy.

1 Feb 2018 6:30 AM IST

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

Age Debate: A sensible idea, or partisan

A hasty push for simultaneous Lok Sabha, Assembly polls will be anti-democratic.

1 Feb 2018 6:24 AM IST

Apart from the Indian defence and security experts including retired military officials, a Chinese professor, Guo Xetang who is the director of centre for South Asia and Indian Ocean Studies will also be present on the first day of the seminar. (Representational image)

The great Chinese (fire)wall: What India needs to do now

Yes, prima facie, China does reserve the sovereign right to determine what it considers to be in its national interest.

1 Feb 2018 6:18 AM IST

Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian termed the GST launch a big transformational event of 2017-18. (Photo: ANI)

Budget today: How far will FM turn populist?

Farmers want better MSPs for all crops and more crops under MSP.

1 Feb 2018 3:17 AM IST

The clip surfaced after a recent move by Hurriyat leaders to downplay fears of the growing influence of the ISIS in the Valley. (Photo: AP)

How the Afghan war has turned bloodier

The rise of IS has brought greater devastation and caused a spike in the number of civilian casualties.

1 Feb 2018 3:11 AM IST