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Vijay P. Bhatkar (Photo: Facebook)

The dangers of partisan bureaucracy

India needs an impartial and objective bureaucracy that attends to public welfare without displaying partisan bias.

31 Jan 2017 5:06 AM IST

A masked Kashmiri protester throws a rock at Indian security forces during a protest in Srinagar. (Photo: AP)

View from Pakistan: Power of hope

The Valley is a classic environment for nurturing nationalism, home of Kashmiriyat .

31 Jan 2017 4:53 AM IST

Rita Bahuguna Joshi filling her nomination papers as a BJP candidate for UP Assembly Election in Lucknow. (Photo: PTI)

Leaders of regional parties have amassed wealth for themselves'

I am very clear that derogatory remarks against anyone, particularly a lady, are totally unacceptable, says Rita...

31 Jan 2017 4:42 AM IST

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Mystic Mantra: Radical non-violence

To avoid accidentally ingesting any living being, they will accept food in their palms, and will not eat after the sun...

31 Jan 2017 4:41 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

Budget 2017: What to expect?

Good politics means winning votes and, in India, that is usually by more unaffordable populism.

31 Jan 2017 4:37 AM IST

Switzerlands Roger Federer poses for photos with his Australian Open trophy at Carlton Gardens in Melbourne. (Photo: AP)

Ageless wonders

The combined age of the two winners was 70 while all four finalists were above 30 for the first time in tennis history.

31 Jan 2017 4:36 AM IST

Mulayam Singh Yadav (Photo: PTI)

Mulayam's negative politics hard to fathom

Mulayam lashed out at the newly-sealed SP-Congress alliance and said he would not campaign for it.

31 Jan 2017 4:35 AM IST

Karthikeya Sivasenapathy (Photo: Facebook)

There is a misconception that SC banned Jallikattu. It was Jairam...

Youngsters started thronging Marina Beach in Chennai and within a day it became a mass movement, says Karthikeya...

30 Jan 2017 5:17 AM IST

The alliance is surely tied up in knots.

My party, your symbol

Almost every day, Samajwadis are trooping into the Congress office in Lucknow, demanding a symbol for them.

30 Jan 2017 5:11 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 mystic's dilemma

Sincerity is a must on the path of self-realisation.

30 Jan 2017 5:07 AM IST

BJP President Amit Shah with UP BJP chief Keshav Prasad Maurya releasing party manifesto for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections in Lucknow. (Photo: PTI)

BJP chases Hindu votes

The BJP is still principally chasing the chimera of the so-called Hindu votebank.

30 Jan 2017 5:06 AM IST

US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Trump refugee ban causes global turmoil

In an increasingly interconnected world, the US needs the world as much as the world needs the US.

30 Jan 2017 5:06 AM IST