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It is high time that we looked beyond these narrow goals and mechanical routines and instil in our children a sense of purpose a much bigger one than the run-of-the-mill successful career.

It's time to remind children they have duties too!

Many of the privileged children that I come across have a well-entrenched sense of entitlement.

30 Oct 2019 1:39 AM IST

Family members and relatives mourn near the mortal remains of 2-year-old Sujith Wilson, who lost his life after he fell into a borewell, before his funeral in Tiruchirappalli on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Borewell tragedy shames India

There were no dearth of expert opinions on how to extricate children from such predicaments.

30 Oct 2019 12:57 AM IST

Apart from these already known use cases, 5G will also present various opportunities for start-ups for devising new business models and services in various sectors such as entertainment, transportation, healthcare, education, etc.

5G tech will pave way for new applications, services & solutions

Moving onto a business perspective, various industrial applications are likely to open up with 5G.

30 Oct 2019 12:31 AM IST

The United States has carried out an operation targeting ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a US official told news agency Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. (Representational Image)

Baghdadi, ISIS and US: The mystery to endure

The US forces were apparently led to Baghdadi's hideout by the Kurdish-controlled Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

30 Oct 2019 12:23 AM IST

Being egoistic is a part of narcissism. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Mystic Mantra: Fight the inner demon of negative ego

The best way to get a reality check on our negative ego is to observe our feelings when someone praises us or when...

29 Oct 2019 1:38 AM IST

Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Photo: AP)

Will champagne, turkeys run out on Xmas, New Year? Brexit panic grows

Not that an election on December 12, as is being requested by Mr Johnson, will be an easy thing.

29 Oct 2019 1:32 AM IST

Since 2013, there have been seven rounds of talks between India and Pakistan to resolve the thorny water disputes.

Winds of climate change blow across South Asia

According to the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources, Pakistan officially crossed the water scarcity line in...

29 Oct 2019 1:27 AM IST

For Pakistan, China has been the bedrock of its foreign policy, as well as its economic saviour.

Muslims have been ostriches over eroding Uighur culture

To a large extent, people accept a strong Central government that has lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty in a...

29 Oct 2019 12:22 AM IST

Incumbent Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar being offered sweets by Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad after he was elected as the leader of BJP Legislature party in Chandigarh. (Photo: PTI)

Maha, Haryana signals: Lesson of half-full glass

If the BJP really meant to do what it had declared one nation, one vote the best time to get started would have been...

29 Oct 2019 12:09 AM IST

The elusive chief of the Islamic State group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has purportedly appeared for the first time in five years in a propaganda video released Monday by the jihadist organisation. (Photo: AFP)

Baghdadi had to go

The free world will rejoice as it continues to pay the price of eternal vigilance.

29 Oct 2019 12:01 AM IST

Incumbent Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar being offered sweets by Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad after he was elected as the leader of BJP Legislature party in Chandigarh. (Photo: PTI)

Power grab in Haryana can lead to its own fall

Khattar owes his return as CM to the greed of Jananayak Janata Party (JJP) leader Dushyant Chautala.

29 Oct 2019 12:00 AM IST

Recently there was this post: Hi, Friends... wanted master cook who can prepare Mughlai dishes for my restaurant in Patna.

No humour please, we're Indians using Facebook

Two days later, when I checked out of curiosity, there was not a single response.

27 Oct 2019 4:29 AM IST