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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called for attacks in the West in the Telegram message on Eid al-Adha, which comes as ISIS has lost most of its territory in Iraq and Syria. (Photo: AFP)

What is so seductive about the 'caliphate' for some Muslims?

Terrorism is no substitute for toil, just as fantasies cannot replace facts and figures.

4 Nov 2019 12:59 AM IST

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (Photo: File)

India, Saudis, Gulf & Iran: Turbulence ahead

The Saudis laid on highest protocol, including their Air Force painting the sky with the colours of the Russian flag.

4 Nov 2019 12:56 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Sit silently and let the grass grow by itself

Some things happen through effort, and some things happen only through effortlessness.

4 Nov 2019 12:51 AM IST

Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Photo: AP)

Will Dec 12 polls spell a saner future for UK?

If Mr Johnson's Conservatives win an overall majority, his exit deal will pass.

4 Nov 2019 12:13 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is welcomed by the Indian community in Bangkok on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

BJP 'brokered' J-K spin fails; Cong revises stand on RCEP

There were some reservations about opposing the RCEP as the trade pact was initiated by the Manmohan Singh government.

4 Nov 2019 12:10 AM IST

Officials attributed the sudden deterioration in the air quality to a change in wind direction, which is now blowing from the northwestern region towards Delhi and bringing dust and smoke from stubble burning in neighbouring states with it.

Living in a gas chamber

No amount of incentives seems to convince farmers not to burn the straw left from the harvest.

4 Nov 2019 12:07 AM IST

Mr Narendra Modi, there is no power problem in Telangana... dont lie. I am very sorry to say this. You cannot level false allegations against a chief minister. I am not afraid of anyone, K Chandrashekar Rao said. (Photo: File | PTI)

RTC stir a lost cause, strikers must call it off

A socialist-era RTC with monopoly has been relegated into history, and there is no button to press to turn it back.

4 Nov 2019 12:04 AM IST

Shiv Sena legislator Eknath Shinde (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

'Uddhav Thackeray will take the final decision on forming govt with...

The Shiv Sena's priority will always be to solve problems faced by farmers, says Eknath Shinde.

3 Nov 2019 4:45 AM IST

Bursting them is a sign of manhood, a sort of rite of passage for teenage boys.

Boys to men: Heartbreak, but a far less toxic Diwali

Atom bombs, in these parts, are insanely powerful round crackers guaranteed to rattle windows at a hundred paces.

3 Nov 2019 1:36 AM IST

Police cordon off the area following a protest against the tree-cutting, being carried out for the Metro car shed project, at Aarey colony in Mumbai, Saturday. (Photo: Mrugesh Bandiwadekar)

Blame it on the 'inauspicious cut'

The ripple effects of the Maharashtra and Haryana elections are still being felt.

3 Nov 2019 1:33 AM IST

NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant

Dilli Ka Babu: Recipe for repatriation

Some politicians are insisting that the NRC coordinator should not be transferred until he explains how each and every...

3 Nov 2019 1:30 AM IST

A statement from the Union minister for information technology instead said India had asked WhatsApp to explain what the nature of the breach was and what it was doing to protect the privacy of Indians.

When govt snoops, it's never held to account

The important fact here is that all of the NSO Group's clients are national governments.

3 Nov 2019 12:42 AM IST