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Prime minister Narendra Modi

Foreign triggers that spurred rise of Modi

It was a long hard-hitting poem on the grand betrayal of the Indian people, an acerbic version of Faiz's plaint about...

29 Jan 2020 2:36 AM IST

Shutting down the Internet seems to have become standard operating procedure. Not different in essence from the lockdown enforced by the daroghas fearful bamboo cane and shouting the orders: Bandh karo .

Regulating the Internet: A darogha is a total misfit

Section 144 of the Indian Criminal Procedure Code is one such instrument used to lock down a potentially troublesome...

29 Jan 2020 2:33 AM IST

ut just by thinking about relaxing things, we are not going to feel relaxed. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mystic Mantra: Of balance between awareness and pain

I think most doctors would calibrate it to numb the system only to the extent that the pain is taken away.

29 Jan 2020 2:32 AM IST

The only way to get rid of Trump is to vote him out

Yet, for all his flaws, in one crucial respect Trump is a rational and shrewd operator.

29 Jan 2020 2:29 AM IST

Nirmala Sitharaman

New thinking is needed, Band-Aids won't suffice

The government has been firefighting since FY 2019 using mostly Band-Aids of the cheapest kinds.

29 Jan 2020 2:26 AM IST

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy

Why abolish AP Council?

Opponents in the Upper House also represent an important constituency.

29 Jan 2020 2:22 AM IST

This is the second time in less than two years that the government has come out with proposal for selling stake in Air India. (Photo: File)

Will Centre succeed in selling Air India now?

Chronic mismanagement by Air India officials and missteps by successive governments bled the national carrier.

29 Jan 2020 2:19 AM IST

The philosophical outlook and beliefs underpin attitudes in corporations. It is honing intuitive instincts; gut feeling, as personal radar that is being built up over the years. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Religion is the sine qua non of human success

Despite its detractors, religion remains firmly embedded in our universal consciousness.

28 Jan 2020 2:38 AM IST

Someone once said, The best thing about books is that sometimes they have pictures. As children get used to powerful visuals on digital media, this statement rings even more true. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

For spirit of inquiry, children should identify with texts

Most non-fiction texts often appear boring unless the child is interested in that particular topic, such as the world of...

28 Jan 2020 2:31 AM IST

Gen Naravane also said the Army will enhance combat capabilities along the border with China so that it is fully prepared to deal with any challenge. (Photo: PTI)

Does an oath ensure the rule of law, or honesty of purpose?

When Subhas Chandra Bose refused to join the ICS, his brother Sarat Chandra Bose wrote to him that his father was...

28 Jan 2020 2:23 AM IST

P V Narasimha Rao. (Photo: PTI/File)

The Republic beyond 70: Who'll shape its future?

The Narasimha Rao-Manmohan Singh reforms opened the gates to the creation of new wealth.

28 Jan 2020 2:19 AM IST

US President Donald Trump, addresses a plenary session during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos. (Photo: AP)

Confrontational Davos

The meeting of plutocrats used to be a forum where ideas were thrown at the super-rich and governments on how to make...

28 Jan 2020 2:14 AM IST