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Jacques Chirac (Photo: AFP)

Jacques Chirac's tenure changed the dynamics of Indo-French relations

Amongst all Western powers, France was the most understanding of the Indian need and desire to have an independent...

3 Oct 2019 2:10 AM IST

Yoga is the journey from A to B. A, is where you are, B is the finality. Guru, is someone, who has already walked that path and has the experience of finality. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: We'd do well to be wiser than King Solomon

The sad circumstances of his birth notwithstanding, Solomon grows up, humble, with phenomenal intellect and intuition.

3 Oct 2019 1:39 AM IST

Among the top 8 cities, Hyderabad residential real estate market has performed better in most fronts.

The real reason why India has a high-cost economy

The average per capita income in Delhi, according to the latest state economic survey, is Rs 3.65 lakhs, or about Rs...

3 Oct 2019 1:34 AM IST

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar takes a survey of the flood-hit areas, in Patna, Friday. (Photo: PTI)

The floods in Bihar: The fault is not in our stars!

Patna has been among the worst hit but the arc of suffering goes far beyond.

3 Oct 2019 1:21 AM IST

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi has not been seen since he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul more than two weeks ago, amid persistent reports he was killed inside. (Photo: AFP)

Why MBS got off lightly after brutal murder of Khashoggi

Mohammed bin Salman, meanwhile, continues to warn the West that if Iran is not restrained, oil prices could go through...

3 Oct 2019 1:17 AM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: PTI)

Mindsets on SC-ST must change

The logic guiding the single judge was that there should be no misuse of the provision that anyone abusing an SC/ST...

3 Oct 2019 1:04 AM IST

Union minister Piyush Goyal borrowed the phrase to hit back at the Congress chief for a tweet targeting him over corruption allegations. (Photo: File)

Consumption, GST fall an urgent warning sign

Any further deterioration in the health of realtors could send shivers down the spines of already-worried bankers.

3 Oct 2019 12:00 AM IST

Yoga is the journey from A to B. A, is where you are, B is the finality. Guru, is someone, who has already walked that path and has the experience of finality. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra - India: The land of mystics & the enlightened ones

This resting place is supposed to be very economical, unlike expensive hotels, so that the ordinary pilgrims can afford...

2 Oct 2019 1:38 AM IST

This photo of Mahatma Gandhi, taken by photographer Margaret Bourke White, is among the 100 most influential images of all time of Time magazine.

Why the Mahatma still remains hugely relevant in a transforming India,...

Truth and non-violence are the two basic pillars of Gandhian philosophy.

2 Oct 2019 1:31 AM IST

Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

Gandhi was a real activist, far ahead of his times

As we celebrate Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary, it's time to revisit Gandhian principles and their relevance...

2 Oct 2019 1:27 AM IST

Mahatma Gandhi believed in the efficacy of pitching the soul force called satyagraha against the brute force of the oppressor and in effect converting the oppressor to the right and moral point.

A man who gave India a new idea about itself

Reverence is big business on which gurus and godmen, mahants and mantris thrive.

2 Oct 2019 1:21 AM IST

State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) workers rescue people from flood-affected area of Bahadurpur following heavy monsoon rainfall, in Patna. (Photo: PTI)

Flooded cities the new normal

Urban hubs are the worst sufferers in waterlogged infrastructure.

2 Oct 2019 1:18 AM IST