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Vladimir Lenin (Photo: AP)

The spirit of 1917

Lenin arrived in Petrograd in April 1917 with a slogan on his lips: All power to the soviets.

2 Nov 2017 12:31 AM IST

Authorities stand near a damaged Home Depot truck after a motorist drove onto a bike path near the World Trade Center memorial, striking and killing several people Tuesday in New York. (Photo: AP)

Europe-style terror in US

One can only sympathise with the innocent who are killed amid this pointless rage against humanity.

2 Nov 2017 12:29 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Ease of biz' jump: A positive sign at last!

Modi understands the fire in the bellies of India's entrepreneurs, who were suppressed under the earlier licence raj...

2 Nov 2017 12:28 AM IST

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Mystic Mantra: Internal freedom

The worst part is that we do not realise when we actually develop a big negative ego.

1 Nov 2017 3:31 AM IST

Maharaja Hari Singh (Photo: Google)

Give the interlocutor a chance

One would, nevertheless, have condoned or ignored Pakistani malevolence had the violence ceased today.

1 Nov 2017 3:28 AM IST

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

Combating black cash: Time for a rethink

Repeated attempts at unearthing black stash to fulfil election promises have imperiled the economy.

1 Nov 2017 2:59 AM IST

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: Twitter | PMO India)

The perils of Aadhaar: Modi & Didi eye 2019

Mamata Banerjee has inserted herself into the political space that Mr Modi created by his digitally created visions of a...

1 Nov 2017 2:58 AM IST

Aligarh Muslim University. (Photo: File)

The boy and the country

As for Sir Syed and Claude Martin, they represented colonialism's positive moments but only in the interest of...

1 Nov 2017 2:50 AM IST

US President Donald Trump addresses the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at UN headquarters in New York (Photo: AP)

Trump in serious trouble

How deep is the trouble President Trump is in as a result of these developments? It is hard to judge.

1 Nov 2017 2:48 AM IST

Beginning April 1, people living in rural areas need to have Aadhaar under MGNREGS that mandates 100 days work for a household annually.

Go slow on Aadhaar, let SC take final call

Banerjee has every right to seek constitutional remedy under Article 32 as an individual.

1 Nov 2017 2:45 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Enlightenment The Only Revolution

Osho has given over 200 discourses on it, and a large number of people have been reading and relishing them.

31 Oct 2017 12:15 AM IST

Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Indira's legacy: A role model for Modi?

Indira Gandhi learnt from her father's benign shortcomings -- idealism, indecision, romantic internationalism.

31 Oct 2017 12:15 AM IST