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India and China flags (Photo: PTI/File)

With China, India has to be always prepared

India issued two statements during the day, in which it underlined the value of bilateral diplomacy.

30 Aug 2017 6:58 PM IST

Mystic Mantra: Joy of being ordinary

The amazing thing is that every disciple considers his master as sadguru.

29 Aug 2017 3:36 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers his speech during the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum the China National Convention Center in Beijing Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

China's Doklam gambit misfires

Will Beijing still choose to go for even a limited military option?

29 Aug 2017 3:16 AM IST

US President Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

The folly of renaming: Will we ever learn?

Mumbai's Kala Ghoda dominating the intersection of MG Road and Subhash Chowk also demonstrates the folly of such...

29 Aug 2017 3:10 AM IST

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, 50, had been convicted on Friday of raping the two women at the sprawling headquarters of his hugely popular Dera Sacha Sauda sect in Haryana, in a case dating back more than 15 years. (Photo: AFP/File)

Getting what he deserves

The conviction and sentencing will now be challenged legally, but that is the right of every accused.

29 Aug 2017 12:32 AM IST

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav with former Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav during the BJP bhagao, desh bachao rally at Gandhi Maidan in Patna. (Photo: PTI)

After Patna, a long road ahead for Opposition

BSP supremo Mayawati's absence from the coalition field underlines this.

29 Aug 2017 12:31 AM IST

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, 50, had been convicted on Friday of raping the two women at the sprawling headquarters of his hugely popular Dera Sacha Sauda sect in Haryana, in a case dating back more than 15 years. (Photo: AFP/File)

To keep cults in check, closer scrutiny needed

In India, most people turn to religion for whatever reason, and many of them fall into the hands of fake gurus.

29 Aug 2017 12:30 AM IST

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Mystic Mantra: God-guided GPRS

Those too proud or busy to seek such help naturally get lost.

28 Aug 2017 2:17 AM IST

UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage smiles as he arrives at Trump Tower in New York on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

In UK politics, a journey to the right

A large swathe of British opinion believed and believes that if Nigel Farage's Brexit policies succeed, Britain will be ...

28 Aug 2017 2:17 AM IST

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. (Photo: AFP)

In Mideast, chasing an elusive peace

Syria is in its seventh year of civil war, with protagonists on various sides near exhaustion.

28 Aug 2017 2:17 AM IST

Today, Pakistan has disputes with both its Muslim neighbours, Afghanistan and Iran.

Forgetting core issues, Pak busy punching Trump, India

The weird thing is, the militarised state is telling us that it is doing all of this. In plain words, directly and right...

28 Aug 2017 12:29 AM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: File)

Aadhaar: Redefining the limits of privacy

When we interact with society and State institutions, we have to cede a part of our privacy.

28 Aug 2017 12:24 AM IST