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Prime minister Narendra Modi

Delhi riot, Halle synagogue attack prove bigotry is a handy state...

A sting operation comes to mind. It was conducted by an intrepid journalist on one of the leading mob heads in Gujarat.

4 March 2020 2:33 AM IST

PMK grasps cinema's power, belatedly

The 2014 statement was on Ramadoss's pet peeve: Fake register marriages used to extort money from parents of innocent...

4 March 2020 2:30 AM IST

Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Viewing the Afghan prism with new eyes

For the most part, the Taliban has been viewed in India as a dangerous terrorist group which is in cahoots with...

3 March 2020 7:06 AM IST

BJP leader Kapil Mishra

Murder, he wrote

In countless videos we see the police escorting mobs of Hindutva extremists who proudly boast of the police's support.

3 March 2020 7:04 AM IST

Indian captain Virat Kohli reacts as he bowls on day three of the second Test cricket match between New Zealand and India at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch. AFP photo

Grass undoes Indian batsmen

As batsmen oscillated between periods of stubborn defence and flashes of wild strokes, the fast bowlers hastened their...

3 March 2020 7:01 AM IST

Trinamul Congress leaders protest over Delhi violence at Parliament during the ongoing Budget Session in New Delhi on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

BJP now brings hate & division to Bengal

The government has not yet offered a cohesive answer as to why it was not able to anticipate or contain the violence.

3 March 2020 6:59 AM IST

Empathy is the ability to understand what others think and feel, and to respond to their thoughts and feelings with appropriate emotions. Individuals who feel empathy experience greater happiness and make friends more easily.

Mystic Mantra: Why we need an empathy revolution

The empathy that society needs is not a form that comes from superiority, but one that is born from a profound humility.

3 March 2020 3:02 AM IST

Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Communists might back Bernie, but he's not one

Mr Sanders, the longest serving Independent senator, joined the Democratic Party last year only.

3 March 2020 2:58 AM IST

Osho says: Awareness means an intensity. Such an intensity of wakefulness that no thought interferes with. You are simply conscious without any thought. Try it. You can try it anywhere.

Mystic Mantra: What is the way beyond violence?

There are billions of religious people all over the earth who believe in their particular religions, and they love and...

2 March 2020 3:14 AM IST

The inception of Pakistans e-surveillance programme can be traced back to the evolution of Nadra into a national registry and centralised database of all citizens. (Photo: Pixabay)

Pakistan: Without data protection & privacy laws, Internet can be...

The citizen protection rules are the most recent in a long chain of events that illustrate how the state is expanding...

2 March 2020 3:11 AM IST

British PM to get married, in office

Meanwhile, this will be the first wedding in over 200 years of a sitting Prime Minister. Bring out the buntings!

2 March 2020 3:09 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Donald Trump after their joint press statement in New Delhi Tuesday. (Photo: G.N. JHA)

Thin skin, big chip, yes; yet Hindutva rise impacts us all

Over the years, it would appear that Indian skin has become thinner, and the chip Indians carry on their shoulders has...

2 March 2020 3:07 AM IST