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Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses mediapersons at Nabanna on Tuesday. (Photo: Abhijit Mukherjee)

Opinion

Centre continues to flout states' rights

The very process of the Centre appointing governors warps the country's federal structure.

16 July 2017 12:20 AM IST

Amarnath pilgrims who were injured in the terror attack being brought by an IAF plane at the airport in Surat. (Photo: PTI)

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Asking for an inquiry is not anti-national

It is true that there can be no foolproof shield against a committed terrorist.

16 July 2017 12:19 AM IST

Opinion

Bharat Ratna for Advani?

It seems that the ghost of the 1962 India-China war continues to haunt the defence and external affairs ministries.

16 July 2017 12:19 AM IST

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Ball is with the top court

The case may be argued forever by employing expensive lawyers, but that's at the BCCI's expense.

16 July 2017 12:19 AM IST

NIA team outside Uttar Pradesh assembly in Lucknow on Friday after PETN explosives were found on the premises. (Photo: PTI)

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Probe UP House bomb scare fair and square

Many years ago terrorists burnt down the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly building in Srinagar.

16 July 2017 12:18 AM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives for an EU summit at the Europa building in Brussels on Thursday, June 22, 2017. (Photo: AP)

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India: No place for linguistic militants

The only individuals allowed to use the N-word even to refer to each other are black American males.

15 July 2017 2:43 AM IST

Yoga and deep meditation are the two primary ways that can awaken the supreme energy calmly and properly.

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Mystic Mantra: Aura and relationships

Energy follows thoughts, so if energies are conducive, there is no friction.

15 July 2017 2:41 AM IST

$Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen sharing a lighter moment with Dadasaheb Phalke awardee and legendary actor Soumitra Chatterjee (R) during the special screening of \Argumentative Indian\ documentary on Amartya Sen, in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)$ Opinion

Shobhaa's Take: Stop muzzling the argumentative Indian

This week's big news revolved around a documentary on the life of Nobel laureate Amartya Sen.

15 July 2017 2:40 AM IST

The GST Council cleared nil rate on live asses, mules and hinnies while placing live horses under the 12 per cent bracket.

Opinion

A lot needs to be fixed if GST is to benefit all

The just-launched Goods and Services Tax is meant to squeeze more out of our recalcitrant corporates and businessmen.

15 July 2017 2:14 AM IST

24 per cent higher allocation for agriculture, Rs 1 lakh crore hike in credit target.

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Govt must act as fall in prices hurts farmers

The Centre's silence is alarming, specially since the government expects the farmer's income to double by 2022.

15 July 2017 2:13 AM IST

Chinas Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo (Photo: AFP)

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Liu's brave fight to the end

An empty chair at his Nobel award ceremony spoke more than what words would have conveyed for the battle of ideologies.

15 July 2017 12:18 AM IST

Dharma palana disciplines the seeker, guides him to the path of virtue, and takes his mind to right thinking and right action. (Representational Image)

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Mystic Mantra: Faith The real wealth of man

Faith plays an important role in our personal life, relationships, business and politics.

14 July 2017 3:10 AM IST