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Old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes placed in an order that reads BAN in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Note ban: Opp. too is letting down people

The call for nationwide protests on November 28 was undermined by confusion whether it was a shutdown call or not.

16 Dec 2016 12:18 AM IST

Chinese naval officers. (Photo: AP)

Red alert: Chinese ships in our backyard

China has made quick strategic moves to encircle India while advancing its growing global interests.

16 Dec 2016 12:17 AM IST

The Quran clearly states that the only rank that eventually matters is marked by the relationship that one has with God.

Mystic Mantra: The middle path

Mohammad's kindness extended to all beings particularly towards women, children and animals.

16 Dec 2016 12:07 AM IST

A Syrian leaves a rebel-held area of Aleppo towards the government-held side on Tuesday during an operation by Syrian forces to retake the embattled city. (Photo: AFP)

Aleppo falls, no end to conflict in Syria

The situation changed when rebel forces from the neighbouring villages penetrated Aleppo.

16 Dec 2016 12:07 AM IST

The Bible personifies God as having ears. Prayers and petitions begin with a request to God to incline your ear .

Mystic Mantra: Lend me your ears

Indic religions like Hinduism express encounters with the divine through the act of seeing.

15 Dec 2016 6:54 AM IST

o make it more lucrative and benefit the people at large, the government has now decided to give free higher education along with other programmes.

Flawed thinking on religion, education?

A religion-derived omnibus category for the world does not, therefore, appear to serve much point.

15 Dec 2016 6:49 AM IST

India captain Virat Kohli and players celebrate their win against England on the fifth day of the fourth Test match in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

A well-deserved triumph

Kohli and Ravi Ashwin's consistent performances made the final result possible.

15 Dec 2016 6:45 AM IST

People stand in a long queue to withdraw money from an ATM in Gurugram. (Photo: PTI)

Mission impossible?

A cashless India is an impractical idea in the near future.

15 Dec 2016 6:39 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he delivers a speech after the awards ceremony of National Awards for Excellence in Journalism, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

This voodoo economics' has no place

I have never been an admirer of Manmohan Singh for many reasons.

15 Dec 2016 12:58 AM IST

People queue up at an ATM to withdraw cash in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

To go cashless, win people's trust first

Demonetisation and after the story refuses to move out of the front page or prime time television.

15 Dec 2016 12:44 AM IST

US President-elect Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

Trump's US looms: The world waits, shudders

The China-US relationship has hitherto been based on a one-China policy.

15 Dec 2016 12:23 AM IST

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Mystic Mantra: Are you your friend or enemy?

Your basic stress, the real schizophrenia is that your mind and body are not in tune with each other.

14 Dec 2016 6:06 AM IST