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Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during his Independence Day speech at Red Fort in New Delhi. (Photo: Twitter | @narendramodi)

High hopes set on PM's vision of New India'

Mr Modi pushed a new slogan New India , intended to induce hope, which he may seek to turn to his advantage at the...

16 Aug 2017 1:51 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: An Understanding Heart

God's response to Solomon brings to light our normal human tendency.

15 Aug 2017 4:43 AM IST

Boys wave a Tricolour ahead of the Indias Independence Day, at the Marina beach in Chennai. (Photo: AP)

As many challenges loom overseas, India needs inclusiveness at home

The Doklam standoff is India drawing a red line on Chinese conduct along the Line of Actual Control.

15 Aug 2017 12:55 AM IST

Children receive treatment at the state-run Baba Raghav Das Medical College Hospital where 35 children died in three days in Gorakhpur. (Photo: AP)

Who'll protect our kids, India's future?

Despite boastful official statistics, this is a largely illiterate country.

15 Aug 2017 12:43 AM IST

A boy waves the Indian tri-colour flags at Mehrangarh Fort road on the eve of Independence Day in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. (Photo: PTI)

India at 70: Still young, restless, beset by crisis

India remained an optimist's country despite widespread poverty and illiteracy.

15 Aug 2017 12:25 AM IST

John McCain (Photo: AP)

After mess in Afghanistan, will McCain formula work?

Seven months into his tenure, Trump is yet to announce his policy on ending the longest war in US history.

15 Aug 2017 12:18 AM IST

Virat Kohli, left, shares a laugh with teammates as they leave the ground after their win over Sri Lanka in the third cricket test match in Pallekele. (Photo: AP)

New cricket landmark

Team India aren't dullards any longer, who foxed teams with designer pitches at home, and can set many more records.

15 Aug 2017 12:13 AM IST

A boy waves the Indian tri-colour flags at Mehrangarh Fort road on the eve of Independence Day in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. (Photo: PTI)

India@70: Let's get the basics right

Democracy is a modern system of governance and organising the State and society.

15 Aug 2017 12:00 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Jai Shri Krishna!

Shri Krishna did not follow manava maryada human laws, but He did follow dharma maryada.

14 Aug 2017 12:49 AM IST

Saudi Aramco, a key exporter to China, is due to list next year, with a potential $100 billion equity sale that is expected to be the worlds largest to date.

New China of 21st century is Goebbelsian'

Why has China brazenly and defiantly violated India's sovereignty and territory in connivance with military rulers of...

14 Aug 2017 12:44 AM IST

In this file photo, President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together after their meetings at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. The White House is suddenly engaged in a multipronged pressure campaign against Beijing, borne of frustration with the limited results of their much-touted cooperation on ending North Koreas nuclear threat. (Photo: AP)

As Trump flounders, Xi set to make gains

Washington has levers against Beijing but using them in the form of tweets in making foreign policy as he goes along is...

14 Aug 2017 12:29 AM IST

Ousted Pak PM Nawaz Sharif waves to his supporters during a rally in Muridke, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Nawaz comes roaring back, but what will he do next?

The tree of democracy must be refreshed from time to time with a jalsa or two.

14 Aug 2017 12:23 AM IST