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Prime minister Narendra Modi wave at people during his visit to Lord Lingaraj temple in Bhubaneswar. (Photo: AP)

A good move by PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken this step for the whole country not a day too soon, and deserves to be...

21 April 2017 2:00 AM IST

A good monsoon means more money in the hands of rural India and a leg up for the production of consumer goods. (Photo: PTI)

Hopes are high for a normal monsoon

A few NGOs tried to educate people about rainwater harvesting a few years ago, but it ended there.

21 April 2017 2:00 AM IST

File photo of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya (Photo: PTI/)

Ayodhya issue is back as 2019 polls beckon

Let there be no doubt, the Supreme Court order revives interest in the flagging issue.

21 April 2017 1:59 AM IST

Your past is a part of you do not ignore it. Accept it, learn from it, create the gift of life through it and let it go.

Mystic Mantra: The spiritual journey

The more you indulge in it, the more insecure you become of losing it, and more tightly to hold on to it.

20 April 2017 1:10 AM IST

Satyagraha for a hunger-free India

Within one and a half centuries, the East India Company had started to rule India through violence.

20 April 2017 1:01 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to supporters at Bhubaneswar airport. (Photo: PTI)

P2G2': Fix all the links in the healthcare chain

Generics, as most people are aware, are cheaper than the equivalent branded drugs.

20 April 2017 12:47 AM IST

Liquor baron Vijay Mallya (Photo: AP)

Let him face the music

By choosing to be a fugitive from justice, Mallya displayed a brand of escapism that was possibly in keeping with his...

20 April 2017 12:40 AM IST

File photo of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya (Photo: PTI/)

Will revival of Babri case cause fissures?

What stands out in all this is that the present government didn't stand in the CBI's way in taking the position it did.

20 April 2017 12:39 AM IST

Vladimir Lenin (Photo: AP)

Flashback 1917: How Lenin seized the moment

News of the February Revolution in 1917 had struck Lenin as a thunderbolt.

20 April 2017 12:31 AM IST

Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan. (Photo: PTI)

To protect consumers, focus on basics

No surprise then that Ram Vilas Paswan, minister for consumer affairs, chose three unorthodox areas to show his...

19 April 2017 2:03 AM IST

Mevlana Rumis famous magnum opus, the Masnavi was inscribed by his disciple Hisamuddin Hassan Chelebi.

Mystic Mantra: Polishing the mirror

The purity of the Sufi is due to his constant remembrance of God.

19 April 2017 2:00 AM IST

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Don't try imposing Hindi

While widely used, Hindi can help break down communication barriers; learning a language is a personal choice.

19 April 2017 1:57 AM IST