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Police at the site of the alleged encounter of the four accused in the rape and murder of a veterinary on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Friday morning. (Photo: PTI)

Anatomy of a police encounter in India

Policemen are nervously preparing to take the accused to the spot where the crime took place and recreate it.

15 Dec 2019 12:00 AM IST

Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliyas Dargah in New Delhi.

Mystic Mantra: Death anniversary or Urs, it's an occasion to rejoice...

Urs means wedding and in Sufism, death anniversaries of mystics are celebrated as wedding ceremonies.

14 Dec 2019 6:16 AM IST

Protesters from the Muslim community burn tyres during a demonstration against National Register of Citizens and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Howrah district of West Bengal on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Am I a citizen of India? Dunno! I am still scratching my head

The Assam agitation will polarise India like no other political development since Independence.

14 Dec 2019 6:12 AM IST

Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Photo: AFP)

After sweep, can BoJo deliver on Brexit vow?

Whole swathes of these constituencies for the first time in decades voted for BoJo and the Tories.

14 Dec 2019 6:09 AM IST

Union home minister Amit Shah (Photo: File)

CAB: BJP sows seeds of strife across South Asia

The Indian amendment raises a number of troubling questions.

14 Dec 2019 6:06 AM IST

In view of the partys own history where it has shown no distaste for accommodative arrangements with the establishment to counter ethno-nationalists, as recently as five years ago and the history of Pakistans compromised mainstream political parties in general, it would not be misplaced to suggest that ideological commitment to procedural democracy usually runs shallow.

Sex segregation in Saudi ending, never mind what the critics say

At the beginning of the week, Saudi Arabia announced that it was putting an end to gender segregation in restaurants.

14 Dec 2019 6:05 AM IST

After facing a 67-run defeat in the third and final T20I of the three-match series against India, West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard on Wednesday said that his counterpart Virat Kohli is a world-class batsman and the Men in Blue completely deserved to win the series. (Photo:PTI)

Gone with the Windies

Whenever Rohit Sharma kickstarts the innings with his stroke-making brilliance, Team India becomes a major force.

14 Dec 2019 6:04 AM IST

Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Photo: AFP)

After Jan 31, Boris' challenges will grow

Love him or hate him, Boris Johnson can hardly be ignored any more.

14 Dec 2019 6:02 AM IST

Soul is the guide, and brain/mind has a great role to play to manifest your actions.

Mystic Mantra: The ocean within hides all the secrets of the soul

The soul is a part of God and is the power that enlivens the body.

13 Dec 2019 2:09 AM IST

Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. (Photo: AFP)

What we need in all walks of life: Competence, and a fine balance

Curiously, all these three words can be used to describe parenting and teaching today.

13 Dec 2019 2:06 AM IST

The BJP went for an alliance with the Sena in the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections, liberally giving it 124 seats.

The BJP-Sena falling out is no bolt from the blue

The BJP had started growing organisationally and it was unable to accept this fact.

13 Dec 2019 2:04 AM IST

US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

War, lies and failure: That's the story of US in Afghan

As highlighted in the report, the lack of a clear strategy and conflicting objectives has dogged the war from the...

13 Dec 2019 1:59 AM IST