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A biblical proverb reads: Do not say, I will repay evil; wait for the Lord, and God will help you. (Photo Courtesy: theholybiblebook.com)

Mystic Mantra: Operating out spiritual cataract'

The joy of being able to see so clearly even at far distance is indescribable.

16 March 2017 2:36 AM IST

BJP workers carry a giant cut-out of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they celebrate the partys victory in the UP and Uttarakhand Assembly elections, at the party headquarters in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Of puja, politics and Bharat

Lok Sabha TV screened the film the very evening people were celebrating Narendra Modi's spectacular sweep of the UP...

16 March 2017 2:17 AM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi. (Photo: PTI)

Time for change of guard?

The Congress must look beyond the Gandhis if it has to have a future.

16 March 2017 2:11 AM IST

Geert Wilders, the limelight-hogging leader of the extreme right-wing Freedom Party.

Key test for populists in Dutch polls

One of the biggest questions is whether the Dutch citizens of Turkish origin will play into the hands of Geert Wilders.

16 March 2017 1:58 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

Why some Muslims in UP put faith in Modi

The Muslim voters have spoken clearly. For the vote merchants, it's now time to come face to face with their own...

16 March 2017 1:54 AM IST

Rape-accused minister Gayatri Prajapati (Photo: PTI/File)

Politics needs cleanup

Criminality in politics has become common over years as criminals began to overrun it.

16 March 2017 1:48 AM IST

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi during an elecation rally at Philour in jalandhar. (Photo: PTI)

Congress needs to rethink leadership

There is an understandable sense of shock among many Congress leaders who are Mr Gandhi's contemporaries.

16 March 2017 1:45 AM IST

For many well-educated women Muslim women, wearing a hijab offers a way for them to take control of their bodies and challenge the ways in which women are subjugated by patriarchal values.

Mystic Mantra: Nothing veiled about the hijab

For women who observe hijab, it is a path that helps in preserving their moral chastity and coming nearer to their...

15 March 2017 3:48 AM IST

There is no doubt that the Sino-Indian border has become more problematic than what it was 100 years ago. And the bad news is that both sides have to answer first to their domestic audience before addressing the bilateral issue.

Why is China trying to shift goalposts?

There is no doubt that the Sino-Indian border has become more problematic than what it was 100 years ago.

15 March 2017 3:45 AM IST

Take action on Karnan

Judge Karnan seems to be made of a different mould: he is virtually challenging the system to remove him.

15 March 2017 3:35 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses supporters at the party headquarters to celebrate victory in UP and Uttarakhand Assembly elections, in New Delhi on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Will PM's New India' change lives for poor?

With emphasis he has spoken of giving the poor an opportunity in life, rather than just handing them benefits.

15 March 2017 3:29 AM IST

Pakistani journalists film and photograph inside an auditorium of the Army Public School attacked the day before by Taliban gunmen, in Peshawar, Pakistan (Photo: AP)

View from Pakistan: How to deal with a violent phase

Memorials will require Pakistan to disambiguate its attitude towards the extremism that claimed innocent lives.

15 March 2017 3:20 AM IST