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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar speaking to media during Lok Samvad programme at 1 Anne Marg, in Patna. (Photo: PTI)

Cong, JD-U must repair ties quickly

It is something of a mystery why reports magnifying differences within the Bihar ruling coalition are being aired on a...

5 July 2017 2:21 AM IST

Mindfulness meditation is important to improve resilience to stress. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mystic Mantra: Zazen The art of just being

The practitioners of Osho's meditation have been experimenting with these methods in all sorts of life situations, and...

4 July 2017 5:48 AM IST

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Help those in need, but avoid quotas

The affirmative action required should improve their capabilities as well as respect their self-confidence.

4 July 2017 5:43 AM IST

India and China flags (Photo: PTI/File)

No room for distrust in Sino-Indian ties

Over 40 years after India formally annexed Sikkim after a referendum, China has still not unequivocally accepted Sikkim...

4 July 2017 5:40 AM IST

Ramdas Athawale (Photo: PTI)

Cricket: No quotas, please

India's cricket history may point to discrimination against a cricketer of sterling qualities like Palwankar Baloo, a...

4 July 2017 5:40 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)

Will Taliban gain as ISIS on its last legs?

It possessed territory, access to sources of revenue like oilfields (in Mosul), a fighting army, and administrative and...

4 July 2017 5:39 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)

PM must be realistic on India's overall interests

The India-US equation is more complex because Washington has become used to client states in Asia and Africa.

4 July 2017 12:11 AM IST

Since the message from the chief minister has gone down loud and clear, officers and ministers have started shutting their doors on journalists.

Shut the door

Yogi seems to be following the footsteps of Mayawati, who followed a similar pattern as chief minister.

3 July 2017 2:28 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: AP)

Lessons from Gandhi that Modi could learn

Can Mr Modi understand that? Can his party? Can the RSS? The question is important because these entities are in power.

3 July 2017 12:33 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves the premises of the JIT with son Hussain Nawaz in Islamabad. (Photo: AP)

Why Nawaz is really targeted: The boys' see him as a threat

The name Nawaz may mean votes in the bank, but there is no awe, great love or terrible fear. Nothing that approaches...

3 July 2017 12:28 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Israel & Palestine: Modi must keep ties balanced

President Trump has aced the discussion by suggesting that he is for a one-state or two-state solution if the two...

3 July 2017 12:21 AM IST

Involve Parliament in any move on Air India

This lack of faith could make the response to unloading shares on the public fairly lukewarm.

3 July 2017 12:21 AM IST