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Indian Army Corps of Signals contingent led by Capt. Tanya Shergil marches during the 71st Republic Day Parade at Rajpath in New Delhi on Sunday.

Arms and the woman: Verdict a gamechanger

Although they have amply proved themselves, female soldiers and trainees have a lot to be grateful for to Justices D.Y....

19 Feb 2020 2:23 AM IST

After all we all are human and on a daily basis we experience a variety of emotions. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mystic Mantra: Creation is nothing but a manifestation of God

To establish in this state of oneness, we can start perceiving and attributing everything as manifestation of the...

18 Feb 2020 1:44 AM IST

Death toll in Chinas coronavirus rises to 56, confirmed cases near 2,000.

In the future, viruses may well be hailed as saviours, not scourges

But amidst all the panic and apocalyptic fear-mongering, we forget the debt that we owe viruses.

18 Feb 2020 1:38 AM IST

Hate speech is not a punishable offence, and is protected under the First Amendment.

Not just words': How to counter hate speech

The argument then, that hate speech cannot be penalised is therefore a common one.

18 Feb 2020 1:36 AM IST

Jawaharlal Nehru

A paradigm shift is needed on discourse in public life

No one is without sin, yet those who criticise their rivals are often the same people who would have committed far worse...

18 Feb 2020 1:29 AM IST

Arvind Kejriwal

It's too early for AAP to expand beyond Delhi

There was also a clear signal that he wanted to expand the AAP beyond Delhi.

18 Feb 2020 1:27 AM IST

The silence is palpable. While most mainstream Bollywood stars have refrained from commenting over the police brutality against the Jamia Millia students, a few have put out tweets reacting to the violence.

Jamia: Cops on backfoot

As of today, 33 lives have been lost to the nationwide protests.

18 Feb 2020 1:26 AM IST

Donald Trump (PTI photo)

Trump's visit: Expect optics, not substance

A Trump promise on a trade deal with India has been in the air for some time.

18 Feb 2020 1:24 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: Chuang Tzu - The mystic of Tao

Osho explains this: If you don't have any obstruction within you, no obstruction can obstruct you.

17 Feb 2020 2:02 AM IST

Boris' induction of Rishi Sunak draws cheers in both Britain and India

As Britain grapples with Brexit, this is a challenging time for the Prime Minister.

17 Feb 2020 1:57 AM IST

The journey of Indian cinema started back in the day when the film was presented as a stage show at Calcuttas Star Theatre.

Is Indian cinema ready for own big Oscar moment?

French critic Jean-Michel Frodon explains that the success of Parasite is the extreme result of the combination of an...

17 Feb 2020 1:53 AM IST

One of the great scholars when it comes to Urdu literature, Gopi Chand Narang, was quoted as saying that, Urdu is not the language of Muslims. If at all there is any language of Muslims, it should be Arabic. Urdu belongs to the composite culture of India. Hindi and Urdu are supplementary and complementary. They are like sisters strengthening each other .

India no more a beacon for democracy in South Asia?

Kashmir, too, remains under control by dint of the harshest crackdown ever seen in the held Valley.

17 Feb 2020 1:40 AM IST