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The difference is that by tapping into our souls state of unconditional love through meditation, we can receive all the fulfillment and intoxication we desire. (Representional Image)

Mystic Mantra: Is there any cure for the sorrows of life?

There are always difficulties and problems receiving attention in the local, national or international news.

29 Nov 2019 2:26 AM IST

MQM supremo Altaf Hussain (Photo: Facebook).

India must reject plea for asylum by MQM's Altaf

Beyond comic relief and television TRPs, Altaf Hussain brings nothing to India.

29 Nov 2019 2:24 AM IST

New Thailand King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun. (Photo: AP)

Heirs & spares: Time to retire lese-majest©, other privileges

Commendably, lese-majest© is not a crime in Britain.

29 Nov 2019 2:21 AM IST

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray greets his supporters after being sworn in as Maharashtra CM at Shivaji Park in Mumbai on Thursday. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

First Mumbai, then Delhi: Will history repeat itself?

The answer to the first depends on how the Aghadi alliance handles the tricky challenges it faces.

29 Nov 2019 2:17 AM IST

The transgenders were facilitated by Kerala education minister Prof C Ravindranath at an event organised by Kerala Saksharath mission, the organisation which helped the school dropout transgenders complete their study. (Representational Image)

Transcend identity barriers

If acted upon, it will reserve for the kids their right to sexual self-determination.

29 Nov 2019 2:15 AM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while talking to reporters, said states too will have to make efforts in improving the business climate in India, especially with regard to property registration. (Photo: File)

Act, don't debate on brink of recession

Going by the US method of general decline in activity of key indicators, India is staring at a recession.

29 Nov 2019 2:13 AM IST

Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti adviser Akhil Gogoi and supporters raise slogans at a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Guwahati on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Citizenship Bill will create more problems than it might solve

India is a country of continental size, with 1.37 billion people.

28 Nov 2019 5:55 AM IST

Chief minister-designate Uddhav Thackeray with governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhavan. (Photo: PTI)

Some lessons to draw from Maharashtra drama

A standoff between the Shiv Sena and the BJP on the issue of chief ministership had plunged the state into a political...

28 Nov 2019 5:42 AM IST

Sri Lankan President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa (Photo: AP)

Can Modi & Gotabaya build bridges of trust?

The Rajapaksa clan get a fresh opportunity to re-engage India after their 2015 defeat, which they attributed to India's...

28 Nov 2019 5:34 AM IST

General Bajwa, in his keynote address, counted perpetual security threats, inconsistent economic policies, poor economic discipline and lack of will to take difficult decisions in the past as major contributors to the economic situation the government is facing today.

Order on Bajwa may disturb Pak power structure

When extensions are seen to be part of political power games, then it also affects the military's professionalism.

28 Nov 2019 5:25 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo: AP/File)

Hong Kong results a blow to Beijing

Out of 452 seats, the Beijing lobby could win only 58 and the polling percentage was as high as 71, the highest ever.

28 Nov 2019 1:06 AM IST

Chief minister-designate Uddhav Thackeray with governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhavan. (Photo: PTI)

Maha drama can be a signpost for future

In Maharashtra, this led to disenchantment from its oldest regional communal ally, the Shiv Sena.

28 Nov 2019 1:01 AM IST