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Come on ! Are you a leaver or a remainer?

Getting an OCI card: Why I gave up

The lucky day dawned and I went to the outsourced agency office and lined up with 50 others.

28 Oct 2017 6:50 AM IST

The government may shortly include Aadhaar card as a valid document for filing income tax returns. (Photo: PTI/File)

Aadhaar raj: Targeting the poor & vulnerable

There are many reasons why Aadhaar and biometric identification fails in rural areas.

28 Oct 2017 12:17 AM IST

Jawaharlal Nehru, Indias first PM, is mentioned in the book. The book, Love in the Time of Emergency, is set during the Emergency period (1975-77) imposed by the then Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi.

A point to ponder: Do CMs make good PMs?

India's 12th PM and the first from the BJP, Atal Behari Vajpayee, had a distinguished career as a parliamentarian.

28 Oct 2017 12:12 AM IST

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and tourists during a visit to the Taj Mahal in Agra. (Photo: PTI)

Boost Taj, protect tourists

It's time to act positively to ensure tourism, with its 9.6 per cent contribution to GDP, is not damaged.

28 Oct 2017 12:03 AM IST

Chief Election Commissioner A K Joti announcing the schedule for the Gujarat Assembly elections, at a press conference in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Gujarat delay puts EC under a cloud

On Wednesday, chief election commissioner A.K. Joti announced a two-phased Gujarat poll to be held on December 9 and 14.

28 Oct 2017 12:00 AM IST

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

Mystic Mantra: How Malik became a true Sufi

Malik Deenar was the son of a Persian slave from Afghanistan.

27 Oct 2017 1:44 AM IST

Forbes India Rich Lists suggest an important increase in the wealth of the richest Indians after 2000.

As India got richer, inequality also rose

The picture becomes increasingly skewed the higher we move up the wealth chain.

27 Oct 2017 1:07 AM IST

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi at 112th PHD Chambers Annual Session & Awards for Excellence 2017 in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Soft saffron' Cong: Will Rahul change its image?

What has been the result of the Congress grappling with Hindutva in Bhopal or flirting with it in Kerala?

27 Oct 2017 1:01 AM IST

Former Intelligence Bureau director Dineshwar Sharma said he would go to Kashmir in eight-to-ten days. (Photo: ANI)

Interlocutor's first job: Start listening to J&K

The government too has made it clear that the interlocutor has been appointed to carry out a sustained dialogue.

27 Oct 2017 12:55 AM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind meets MLAs after addressing the joint session of the Karnataka Legislature, as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the state Assembly building, in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah is also seen. (Photo: PTI)

Politics over history

Historical context isn't always easy to establish in such political fights over legacy a couple of centuries ago.

27 Oct 2017 12:50 AM IST

US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson calls on Prime Minister, Narendra Modi in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

No basic shift yet in US line on Pak

US secretary of state Rex Tillerson, who held official talks on his first India visit on Wednesday, was received warmly...

27 Oct 2017 12:48 AM IST

Whatever is happening in your life has a purpose, even if it is a painful experience. Believe that great things will unfold through that.

Mystic Mantra: Lest we forget

The Bible advises us: Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loves is born of God,...

26 Oct 2017 2:44 AM IST