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RBI governor Urjit Patel (Photo: PTI)

Cautious approach by RBI may be justified

RBI also defended its action, which it said was taken after much deliberations, where the impact was reviewed and steps...

8 Dec 2016 3:32 AM IST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (Photo: AP)

Merkel disappoints

The ban on any cultural or religious symbol can only lead to further divisions within society.

8 Dec 2016 3:31 AM IST

Supreme Court of India. (Photo: PTI)

Saare jahan se achcha...?

Playing the national anthem before movie shows is no way to inculcate patriotism.

8 Dec 2016 3:29 AM IST

Cho Ramaswamy (1934-2016)

Chanakya' Cho: A man of many parts

Cho was passionate about theatre and used his plays to, among other things, criticise the Dravidian movement and its...

8 Dec 2016 3:27 AM IST

The sense of duty and responsibility will prevail over expectations and disappointments. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Life - A train journey

Our life journey would have no peaks of high and low emotions

7 Dec 2016 2:02 AM IST

President-elect Donald Trump and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, right, walk into the lobby to speak to members of the media at Trump Tower in New York. (Photo: AP)

The lessons of the Holocaust have not been forgotten

The lessons of the Holocaust have not been forgotten.

7 Dec 2016 1:41 AM IST

Members of various orchestra groups taking part in candle light march in Bathinda on Tuesday over the killing of a woman orchestra artist at a marriage in Maur. (Photo: PTI)

What is the cost of a human life in India?

For a poor man wrongly accused, languishing in jail for years with no one to fight his case, the price of liberty is...

7 Dec 2016 1:32 AM IST

Supporters paying tribute to AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa in Madurai. (Photo: PTI)

A reluctant superstar loved by the masses

Jaya inherited MGR's legacy... She could have gone far with a legacy like that.

7 Dec 2016 1:20 AM IST

Indian navy sailors participate in a rehearsal of beating retreat and tattoo ceremony for Navy Day celebrations in Mumbai, India. (Photo: AP)

Is Navy accident-prone?

Only two years ago, its chief, Adm. D.K. Joshi, put in his papers owning moral responsibility for mishaps involving two...

7 Dec 2016 1:04 AM IST

A photograph of popular politician and former film actress Jayaram Jayalalithaa is displayed outside a Hindu temple following her death in Ahmadabad. (Photo: PTI)

Decisive ruler who kept people's faith

Her fierce stand often brought her into conflict with ruling parties at the Centre...

7 Dec 2016 12:33 AM IST

Celebrate Christmas we must, but can the celebration be given a twist and a taste of the spirit of Santa Claus? (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: From St Nicholas to Santa Claus

Santa Claus is actually a mutation of Saint Nicholas, whose feast is celebrated on December 6.

6 Dec 2016 4:06 AM IST

Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhaag vists encounter site day after militant attacked at the Army camp in Nagrota near Jammu. (Photo: PTI)

Uri, Pampore, Nagrota... We must act

The ISI is now extensively utilising the same concept and methodology against India.

6 Dec 2016 3:46 AM IST