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Consultant psychiatrist and founder of The Free Mind Initiative, Dr Alpes Panchal relates happiness with philosophical as well as psychological elements.

Mystic Mantra: Of the joys & sorrows in life

Suddenly, just one painful situation or incident erases all joyful memories of the past.

28 May 2019 2:01 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Representional Image)

Modi 2.0: Different economic strokes?

The 2014 Budget was expectedly a laundry list of good intentions.

28 May 2019 2:01 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

What 2019 poll results portend for our future

One face of India seemed to project unmitigated gloom and despair.

28 May 2019 2:01 AM IST

Surat Fire. (Photo: ANI)

After Surat, safety thoughts

There are two aspects of safety where Indians are notoriously lax fire safety and firefighting.

28 May 2019 2:01 AM IST

Congress President Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Rahul push for change a good sign for Congress

The party would be hard put to find a replacement.

28 May 2019 2:01 AM IST

As the US government moves against Huawei, it is a reminder for governments all over the world to face the formidable forces of Silicon Valley, to protect their citizens and let democracy prevail.

Data is the new oil in the age of Big Tech

Over the last century, technology has evolved at breakneck speed and people everywhere have unprecedented access to the...

27 May 2019 1:00 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Embrace the grace - Sing a song of love

The day the watchfulness becomes the host, it remains 24 hours with you.

27 May 2019 12:50 AM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May at a press conference at Downing Street in central London. (Photo: AFP)

May & Co. should take lessons in communications from Modi

There are some sharp ironies because the end of Ms May comes, literally, at the end of May.

27 May 2019 12:45 AM IST

Photo released by Chinas Xinhua News Agency shows Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shaking hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on November 30, 2018. (Photo: AP)

The effects of Modi thwarting a Dalai-Xi meet

India does have a role to play in Tibet, and a truly autonomous Tibet might well be in India's interests and enhance its...

27 May 2019 12:43 AM IST

BJP workers welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he, along with BJP president Amit Shah, arrives at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Will Modi live up to his sabka vishwas' vision?

The first test of how true he will be to his words in his second tenure will be when he draws up his council of...

27 May 2019 12:38 AM IST

Jet Airways stock ended the day at Rs 604.35, down 1.55 per cent from the previous close on BSE.

Jet must face the music

It's clear anyone on a watchlist would have to take permission to go abroad under conditions that the executive or...

27 May 2019 12:21 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives for NDA meet at Central Hall of Parliament in New Delhi on Saturday. (Photo; G.N. Jha)

Let's wait for PM ideas for 2nd term to unfold

By definition, in a secular state, all citizens have equal value. However, the idea of a secular state is anathema to...

27 May 2019 12:19 AM IST