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Lord Shiva statue in Nagpur (Photo: PTI)

Mystic Mantra: Significance of Shravan maas

Shiva had consumed poison during this month, when poison emitted from the ocean while it was being churned by gods and...

4 Aug 2017 12:35 AM IST

China and Bhutan flags

Bhutan and China: Clues to crisis from 1979

The need for Bhutan to talk with China was possibly the most controversial suggestion His Majesty could have made.

4 Aug 2017 12:34 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (Photo: AP/File)

In Pakistan, the issue is democracy

The problem is that democracy cannot be abandoned, for to be ruled by elected representatives is a basic human right.

4 Aug 2017 12:34 AM IST

Islamic State fighters (Photo: AFP)

Rise of Shia crescent' leaves Mideast rattled

The fact that Iran is working with the Russians in the Syrian theatre further pushes Iran away from the sensibilities of...

4 Aug 2017 12:33 AM IST

Karnataka Energy minister D.K. Shivakumar at his residence in Bengaluru. (Photo: PTI)

War against graft targeted at Opposition

India's political democracy is lubricated by corruption. No party, big or small, can be said to be above board.

4 Aug 2017 12:31 AM IST

Neymar moved to Barcelona in 2013 from Santos. (Photo: AFP)

Soccer: All about money

What these astronomical inter-club transfers do for the beautiful game is, however, open to question.

4 Aug 2017 12:31 AM IST

India and China flags (Photo: PTI/File)

Is China losing its edge?

Finance being prosperity and firepower, destruction thereof, the external posturing of the Dragon is more than...

3 Aug 2017 5:37 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)

Mystic Mantra: Mind and meditation

There are many things that are beyond the sphere of mind and they are very significant to us.

3 Aug 2017 5:31 AM IST

Karnataka minister D.K. Shivakumar at his home in Bengaluru on Wednesday. (Photo: Asian Age)

The games politicians play

Congress has itself to blame for defection of its MLAs.

3 Aug 2017 5:26 AM IST

former FBI Director Robert Mueller (Photo: AP)

West Wing nuts in the White House

Not surprisingly, American TV talk-show hosts are looking a bit distraught these days.

3 Aug 2017 3:18 AM IST

Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog, Arvind Panagariya addressing a press conference on the State of Economy and achievements under NITI Aayog over the past three years, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

NITI Aayog: All is not well

The PM himself did not bother with him much and he wasn't on the same page as the government's chief economic adviser.

3 Aug 2017 3:03 AM IST

There are allegation that from November 15 to November 18, the bank manager had issued 149 demand drafts for amounts less than Rs 50,000 in favour of a Pune-based finance company in violation of RBI guidelines.

RBI rate cut: Time for govt to act now

On the growth of the economy it is a good sign that the RBI has maintained the real GDP growth for 2017-18 at 7.3 per...

3 Aug 2017 12:00 AM IST