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BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha also demanded that the elections be countermanded and fresh polls be declared by the State Election Commission. (Representational image)

EC's ruling was apt

The fact that Sasikala was jailed for corruption, dashing her political ambitions, weakened her and her nephew's hold on...

25 Nov 2017 4:56 AM IST

The shell of a building stands amid acres of rubble in this view of the Japanese city of Hiroshima. (Photo: AP)

It's time to treat India as a N-weapons state

On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was devastated and three days later, on August 9, Nagasaki was decimated.

25 Nov 2017 4:56 AM IST

The ninth Guru, also known as Hind ki Chaddar (protector of Hindu religion), was born at Amritsar in AD 1621. He was a man of learning, a renouncer (of vices) as well as a warrior.

Mystic Mantra: Guru Tegh Bahadur Protector of dharma

Guru Tegh Bahadur's calm, meditative nature reflects in his Bani, preserved in the Guru Granth Sahib.

24 Nov 2017 6:49 AM IST

Arab worlds richest nation, Saudi Arabia, commits genocide on the Arab worlds poorest country, Yemen.

Yemen's tragedy: Is the world's conscience completely dead?

Yemen happens to be captive to the Houthi rebels, who obtain aid from Iran.

24 Nov 2017 6:41 AM IST

Former prime minister Indira Gandhi. (Photo: PTI/File)

Indira's mixed legacy: '71 triumph, '75 nadir

Mohammad Yunus was so close to Mrs Gandhi and Sanjay that he was able to appoint himself special envoy.

24 Nov 2017 12:07 AM IST

Barbie makers say they will sell a doll modeled after Ibtihaj Muhammad, an American fencer who competed in last years Olympics om hijab. (Photo: AP)

A new look: Barbie now wears a hijab

Barbies have hardly been symbols of either feminism or modesty or female achievement.

24 Nov 2017 12:07 AM IST

Beyond the technical details of what was achieved and what is possible in the near future, what the BrahMos ventures success signifies is the durability of India-Russia ties.

BrahMos test: A big boost

Advanced versions of the missile are already on the drawing board, to double their reach and speed and to add a...

24 Nov 2017 12:05 AM IST

Jamat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed (Photo: AP)

Hafiz's release a further setback to ties with Pak

Islamabad seems to have no interest in mending ties and the release of Hafiz Saeed is just one more indicator.

24 Nov 2017 12:05 AM IST

According to experts one should give equal importance to working out and feeling good for a better life. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mystic Mantra: Seven billion people and as many religions

The important thing is that you learn to be reverential to life around you.

23 Nov 2017 2:18 AM IST

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi at the Congress Working Committee meeting at 10, Janpath in New Delhi. (Photo: PT)

Age Debate: From prince to king

Rahul Gandhi's elevation will galvanise the Congress ahead of the 2019 elections.

23 Nov 2017 2:09 AM IST

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and president of opposition National Conference (NC), Farooq Abdullah (Photo: PTI)

J&K status: Farooq's line might be wrong, but look at other blunders

It reveals the psyche of self-demeaning and self-defeating sections of the leadership, either suffering from an...

23 Nov 2017 2:02 AM IST

Justice Dalveer Bhandari

India's ICJ win: Don't overdo the rejoicing

Justice Bhandari has already been at the ICJ for five years, having succeeded an incumbent who resigned to assume...

23 Nov 2017 1:58 AM IST