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Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Modi's welfarism: Some action, a lot of emotion

Modi framed the gas cylinder scheme not just as something that would reduce indoor air pollution but also empower the...

31 May 2019 12:00 AM IST

There was some resentment towards such people, particularly in the rural areas that later voted overwhelmingly in favour of leaving the European Union, or Brexit , meaning the British exit from the EU.

Rocky days for Europe: The centre cannot hold!

The Conservative and Labour parties have paid heavily for incompetence on the one hand, and duplicity on the other.

30 May 2019 6:39 AM IST

She is revered for the many voices she heard, which she believed were spiritual promptings to follow God. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mystic Mantra: Build your own ark

Another Frenchman of our times, Jean Vanier, was born on September 10, 1928. As a youth, he joined the Navy.

30 May 2019 6:35 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

How to get the stalled lane moving?

A vast section of India is being left behind even as India races to become a major global economy.

30 May 2019 12:07 AM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addressing the media in New Delhi on Monday.

Jaitley bows out

Jaitley's contribution to the Modi government and the BJP has been of a high order.

30 May 2019 12:03 AM IST

While he took 181 innings to his landmark, only Virat Kohli (161) and Sourav Ganguly (174) have achieved this much quicker. (Photo: AFP)

Kohli & Co hopes high as World Cup begins

As Team India captain and the team's leading batsman, on whose success much revolves, Virat Kohli carries the...

30 May 2019 12:01 AM IST

Imagine Gautam Buddha as the senior poet and the world of intellect that followed as his prot©g©s.

Mystic Mantra: In life, care less for the transient, seek the eternal

When Angulimal saw the Buddha, he was surprised because the Buddha was calm and collected and had no fear.

29 May 2019 1:00 AM IST

A file photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

The core security challenge facing NDA-3

A fresh start is urgently needed in Jammu and Kashmir, and with Pakistan and Afghanistan.

29 May 2019 1:00 AM IST

Last week, Sri Lanka placed all police stations in Colombo on high alert. (Photo:AP)

Why moderate' Muslims need to speak loudly against terror

They may not represent the Islam that moderate Muslims know and follow, but their actions are inspired by their own...

29 May 2019 1:00 AM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi addresses a press conference on the last day of election campaign in New Delhi on Friday. (Photo: G.N. Jha)

What Congress must do to save itself from itself

The job should go to someone like Mr Chidambaram, who can draft what the party's approach should be to the new political...

29 May 2019 1:00 AM IST

Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy

Don't muzzle the press

Things are said at the hustings and written in the media as well as social media that may have proved challenging.

29 May 2019 1:00 AM IST

Neighbourhood focus, no Pak at Modi oath

Modi perhaps felt he could get things going as he was presiding over a BJP with its own strength in Parliament.

29 May 2019 1:00 AM IST