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A Rohingya refugee reacts while holding his dead son after crossing the Naf river from Myanmar into Bangladesh in Whaikhyang on Monday. AFP

Rohingya crisis: Is there a Saudi role?

The office of the National Security Council discussed in some detail West Asia and Rohingya refugees.

13 Oct 2017 12:59 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)

ISIS is looking out for violent Muslim women

The argument that turning to women does not come from the surrender of men would be harder to make now.

13 Oct 2017 12:59 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during the inauguration of the Golden Jubilee Year Celebrations of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Why no stimulus?

Government spending is a cheaper alternative as it has access to low-cost funds and doesn't have to answer to...

13 Oct 2017 12:58 AM IST

The Supreme Court had on Tuesday set up a nine-judge bench to decide if the contentious issue of right to privacy is a fundamental right under the Constitution. (Photo: PTI/File)

After SC order, time to halt all child marriages

The ridiculously young age at which brides were given away earlier shows how our society was steeped in such...

13 Oct 2017 12:58 AM IST

This is a sign of our evolution as a human being and this is something God takes notice of immediately.

Mystic Mantra: Thanks for the harvest

In central Europe this is the season of what is called in German, Erntedankfest' or Thanksgiving for the harvest.

12 Oct 2017 12:13 AM IST

On the afternoon on August 28th, India has pulled back all the trespassing personnel, equipment to the Indian side of the boundary, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said. (Photo: File)

Some questions that Beijing needs to answer

China often tends to forget it is a people's republic and still in name a Communist nation, though of course it is all...

12 Oct 2017 12:12 AM IST

The Supreme Courts order banning firecrackers has received mixed reactions from various quarters.

Costly flip-flops over ban on firecrackers

The CPCB has yet to submit the report due on January 11, 2017, on the air pollution impact.

12 Oct 2017 12:12 AM IST

People wave pictures at an event paying tribute to Cuban Revolution hero Ernesto Che Guevara marking the 50th anniversary of his death in Santa Clara, Cuba. (Photo: AP)

Salute Che! 50 years on, the legend still endures

The official commemorations in recent days in the Cuban city of Santa Clara and Vallegrande in Bolivia come as no...

12 Oct 2017 12:11 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (Photo: PTI)

Statue power in UP

Lord Ram lives in the heart of his devotees and has done so for millennia.

12 Oct 2017 12:11 AM IST

Euthanasia law needs foolproof safeguards

The government may be right in its judgment in trusting the legislature to come up with a comprehensive, compassionate...

12 Oct 2017 12:09 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: We all are different

Osho points out that the educator, from kindergarten to university, is in the service of the vested interests, is in the...

11 Oct 2017 1:12 AM IST

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Photo: AP)

Amid Mideast turmoil, Saudis look to Moscow

The King's visit has also taken bilateral ties into the new area of defence cooperation.

11 Oct 2017 1:11 AM IST