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US President Donald Trump tweeted: Making America Safe is my number one priority. We will not admit those into our country we cannot safely vet. (Photo: AP)

India on the right path

Mr. Trump was boorish enough to call such countries ungrateful.

23 Dec 2017 1:24 AM IST

55-year-old Pehlu Khan was beaten to death on April 1 in Rajasthans Alwar district by a mob of gau rakshaks. (Photo: Screengrab)

Stem sowing of communal discord

The year has seen enough of this phenomenon for us not to recognise the signals.

23 Dec 2017 1:23 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Jesus Knower of divine mysteries

Sufis have forever expressed profound reverence for Jesus, regarding him a perfect Sufi master and knower of divine...

22 Dec 2017 5:25 AM IST

India and China flags (Photo: PTI/File)

What's behind Moscow's new advisory to New Delhi over Beijing's OBOR?

The South China Sea is not Chinese, there are several claimant littoral maritime states.

22 Dec 2017 1:06 AM IST

Gujarat, the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah, goes to polls on December 9 and 14. (Photo: PTI/File)

New Cong pill: Ignoring Muslims is in their interest!

Hindutva is also handicapped in rural areas by the continued prevalence of caste identities.

22 Dec 2017 1:00 AM IST

BJP workers celebrate with cut-outs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Monday after the partys victory in the Assembly elections in Gujarat on Himachal Pradesh. (Photo: PTI)

Too few women netas: It's time for quota bill

The total strength of women members in the newly-elected Assemblies is just seven per cent in Gujarat and five per cent...

22 Dec 2017 12:52 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference at Nabanna (State Secretariat) in Kolkata on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Mamata's bid is premature

Before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, five Assembly polls, including to three BJP-ruled states, are due in the coming...

22 Dec 2017 12:43 AM IST

Former communications minister A. Raja and Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi (Photo: PTI/File)

2G order aftermath: Was there no scam?

It would be fair to surmise that there was a loss to the exchequer due to the methodologies of allocation.

22 Dec 2017 12:38 AM IST

Most of us have experienced such magic moments, when we seem to understand ourselves and the world, and for a single instant, know the loveliness of living beings.

Mystic Mantra: The invisible embrace

There is no fault in God's plan of the universe. Its alchemy is simply marvelous.

21 Dec 2017 7:11 AM IST

BJP president Amit Shah flashes victory sign as he is welcomed on his arrival at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Monday, after the partys victory in the Assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. (Photo: Bunny Smith)

Age Debate: Back in the reckoning?

The Congress' performance in Gujarat shows that the party can fight back.

21 Dec 2017 1:36 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Guj lessons for 2019: Will BJP, Cong learn?

Gujarat 2017 has many lessons for both the BJP and the Congress.

21 Dec 2017 1:35 AM IST

Many abusive men and their suffering wives go unnoticed

The high-profile nature of the Ilyasi murder case has meant that it has received a lot of attention.

21 Dec 2017 1:35 AM IST