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Sources said that though junior level officials from both sides were having flag meetings.

Walk the talk on war, but consider the costs

India barely spends 1.5 per cent of its GDP on defence two-thirds of it on military salaries and pensions and current...

7 March 2019 1:21 AM IST

Vladimir Lenin (Photo: AP)

Dream of world Communism: Simply a fantasy a century back?

The founding congress of the Third International almost didn't achieve its objective, though.

7 March 2019 1:18 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: The essence of conscious eloquence

Consciousness is nothing but awakened knowledge it is also a state of symmetry of our mind, body, and spirit.

7 March 2019 1:17 AM IST

More Indian children are in school today than ever before, but the quality of public schools has sunk to abysmally low levels, as government schools have become the reserve of children at the very bottom of Indias social ladder.

Invest in primary teachers, kids' future at stake

By paying a pittance to our primary level teachers, we are succeeding in driving away much needed talent from this...

7 March 2019 12:08 AM IST

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee addresses the media in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Congress, AAP don't connect

While the AAP is in government in the National Capital Territory, it is a very new party and has only four Lok Sabha MPs...

7 March 2019 12:03 AM IST

The 30-year-old went missing in May, according to media reports, and a crime of passion was suspected as she had been pregnant and married to another man at the time. (Photo: File/Representational)

Not a case of all's well that ends well

The reversal of the death sentences brings up the question of who committed the crime in the first place.

7 March 2019 12:00 AM IST

A scene of the spot after militants attacked a CRPF convoy in Goripora area of Awantipora town in Pulwama district of J&K on Thursday. At least 44 CRPF jawans were killed in the attack. (Photo: PTI)

Uri, Pulwama, Balakot and the fog of war

The international community counselled restraint to Pakistan, offering guarantees that India won't escalate if Pakistan...

6 March 2019 6:00 AM IST

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman

Hit hard at Pak terror, but keep hype in check

The unfortunate part is the political leadership's role in adding to the overall confusion.

6 March 2019 2:45 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: AP)

Pakistan measures too few

FATF should take note of Islamabad's duplicity and proceed to take disciplinary steps.

6 March 2019 2:41 AM IST

US President Donald Trump shows a signed Presidential Memorandum after delivering a statement on the Iran nuclear deal from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 8, 2018, in Washington. (Photo: AP)

US trade action: India can't play submissive

The point is India should speak some home truths to Trump without letting it affect the larger US-India relationship.

6 March 2019 2:40 AM IST

Pope Francis in in a new policy published Thursday said, that it is always inadmissible because it attacks the inherent dignity of all humans. (Photo: File)

Mystic Mantra: Fast with a smile

In religious tradition, ash symbolises mortality, death, renunciation and repentance.

6 March 2019 1:51 AM IST

Airstrikes not political fodder, stop divisiveness

Foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale was careful in placing only limited facts on the record.

6 March 2019 1:47 AM IST