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The authorities had on Sunday said people will be allowed to visit neighbourhood mosques to offer prayers. (Photo: AP)

Mystic Mantra: The healing power of prayer

Prayer is not only an entreaty to God, but a dynamic dialogue.

2 Jan 2020 1:50 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.

Hindus rejecting anti-Muslim bias a ray of hope in these dark times

The image trumped the visual chaos of violence, and shored up hope with more self-assuredness.

2 Jan 2020 1:48 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Moscow had grounds to appeal a decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency to bar Russia from major sporting events, a move he said violated the Olympic charter. (Photo: AP)

After Putin: Will Russia see new spring in winter?

Putin's image has been corroded by overexposure.

2 Jan 2020 1:46 AM IST

In September, the United States and the Taliban had appeared on the verge of signing a deal that would have seen Washington begin withdrawing thousands of troops in return for security guarantees. (Representational Image, Photo: AP)

Only Afghans, with help from Pak, can rescue their country

The ongoing US-Afghan Taliban talks appear to be less about Afghanistan's peace than about the end of America's war.

2 Jan 2020 1:41 AM IST

Protestors raised slogans against the Act and the central government. (Photo: ANI)

Students on front lines: What protests portend

Whatever the view, the fact is that India's youth, particularly the student population, is restive and in the mood for...

2 Jan 2020 1:38 AM IST

The dossier said that Pakistani spies are posing as spiritual gurus or baba on the social media like You Tube and are targeting service personnel and their family members. (Representational Image)

2020 can be great, and ours

The Indian economy is in a mess, and we seem nowhere close to even sighting its root cause.

2 Jan 2020 1:36 AM IST

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat

Gen. Rawat first CDS: A rushed job by govt?

As CDS, Gen. Rawat will remain a four-star general, just like the three service chiefs.

2 Jan 2020 1:34 AM IST

US hosts some of the biggest and most widely televised New Years Eve events in the world.

Mystic Mantra: On making New Year plans and resolutions

Thus, in the New Year, one of our resolutions should be to keep God, not just while planning things, but in the centre...

1 Jan 2020 1:40 AM IST

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath leads Congress Partys Samvidhan Bachao Nyay Shanti Yatra, organised to protest the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizenship, in Bhopal on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Gandhi's young India: Faithful, fearless, creative

Starting from the Northeastern state of Assam, the agitations and protests against the act united the aam aadmi and...

1 Jan 2020 1:38 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

The political highs and economic lows of Modi 2.0

It was clear that businesses were listless, and unable to make things happen.

1 Jan 2020 1:34 AM IST

Of the calendars we received in Jamshedpur, where I spent my growing years, there were a couple of particularly memorable ones.

It may be time to bring back the wall calendar!

Facebook algorithms generate little calendars of our activities and friendships, sometimes even with our own siblings!

1 Jan 2020 1:32 AM IST

Chinas Huawei Technologies, the worlds third-largest smartphone maker, posted a 28 per cent rise in 2017 net profit.

Nod to Huawei a balancing act?

Nevertheless, it's in India's larger interest to develop a domestic telecom equipment maker with a global footprint.

1 Jan 2020 1:24 AM IST