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Whatever is happening in your life has a purpose, even if it is a painful experience. Believe that great things will unfold through that.

Mystic Mantra: Longing for God

Mahatma Gandhi's experiments with truth was another path in a similar search for God whom he defined as Truth.

6 July 2017 5:46 AM IST

Another option is that the Centre allows Air India to remain a national carrier by controlling at least 51 per cent stake.

Time for Air India's makeover?

India no longer needs a state-owned national airline.

6 July 2017 5:40 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

BJP's nemesis: The politics of paranoia

The great circle of violence that the Narendra Modi regime has constructed has no narrative.

6 July 2017 5:29 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches the test launch of solid fuel Pukguksong-2, a medium-to-long range ballistic missile, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Photo: AP)

Try talking to Kim

It's time the US and China persuaded the belligerent Kim to sit at the negotiating table.

6 July 2017 4:05 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu prior to a meeting in Jerusalem, Israel. (Photo: AP)

Modi takes Israel ties to a new level

Modi did not visit Ramallah, headquarters of the Palestinian Authority, and made it a standalone visit to the Jewish...

6 July 2017 4:05 AM IST

Happiness is always guaranteed when we confer it on others. It can never be had by seeking.

Mystic Mantra: Family harmony Key to happiness

Complete family harmony is the key to happiness, prosperity and success.

5 July 2017 2:30 AM IST

Islamic state fighters. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

Jihad to proliferate despite blow to ISIS

The battle to recapture Mosul, Iraq's second city and ISIS' capital, began in October last year.

5 July 2017 2:28 AM IST

Pakistan and India flag (Representational image)

Pak fixation on India setting it on a collision course with US

Pakistan's India-centred strategic paradigm is one of the biggest drags on the country's progress.

5 July 2017 2:27 AM IST

GST, which will replace more than a dozen central and state levies like factory-gate, excise duty, service tax and local sales tax or VAT, is Indias biggest tax reform in the 70 years of independence. (Phtoto: Representational/PTI)

Did govt forget women's needs in fixing GST slabs?

The government's economic policies are key indicators of its intent and reflect its fundamental political ideology.

5 July 2017 2:23 AM IST

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

Going over the top

GST plus local entertainment levy on cinema is, however, excessive, and affects ordinary citizens too.

5 July 2017 2:21 AM IST

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