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The most common medium to circulate such clips was WhatsApp. Offline, these were available at several shops selling pornography.

360 degree: The cruelty of rape videos

It was appalling to note that firms such as Facebook and Google are fully aware of the presence of such videos on their...

12 Feb 2017 3:43 AM IST

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

Mystic Mantra: Rumi, the beloved mystic poet

Mevlana describes the night of death as Shab-e-Urs, when the lover meets the beloved.

11 Feb 2017 1:39 AM IST

US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

UK Speaker speaks against Trump

The Muslims, universally considered to be the butt of Mr Trump's prejudice have been pushed forward to do it.

11 Feb 2017 1:39 AM IST

AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala (Photo: PTI)

A melodrama to beat all melodramas

Sasikala clearly holds the keys to Amma's tijori.

11 Feb 2017 1:39 AM IST

Indian navy personnel display their skills during Naval Day celebrations at the Arabian Sea. (Photo: AP)

Give Indian Navy its due

Indian warships are generally not named after historical figures, but after rivers, mountains, ports, weapons and...

11 Feb 2017 1:38 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: AP/File)

China's plans for Asia'

China has decided to pump $24.8 billion into laying new highways in Xinjiang region to improve connectivity with...

11 Feb 2017 1:38 AM IST

The indelible ink is applied to a finger of a voter at a polling station in a village, about 25 km from Amritsar, on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Uttar Pradesh, up for grabs

India's biggest state in terms of number of legislators goes to the polls from Saturday.

11 Feb 2017 1:37 AM IST

Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar (Photo: AFP)

Has China takes a shine to terrorists?

China is a permanent member of the UN Security Council, but it won't help to fight international terrorism.

11 Feb 2017 1:37 AM IST

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Mystic Mantra: Save shastras

Destruction of the body leads to rebirth of the soul in another body.

10 Feb 2017 6:16 AM IST

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Better, faster Net options needed

Information provisioning, more than that available, can help consumers compare and decide on their purchases.

10 Feb 2017 4:35 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.

Dressed-up Budget figures can't hide reality

The decline in lending to industry was focused on the infrastructural sector, with power and telecommunications setting...

10 Feb 2017 4:27 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks in the Rajya Sabha in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

A regrettable personal attack

It seemed that Modi was somehow determined to name Singh as a corrupt person, but could only do so in an oblique, crafty...

10 Feb 2017 12:50 AM IST