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British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives for an EU summit at the Europa building in Brussels on Thursday, June 22, 2017. (Photo: AP)

Politics is creating antagonism to distort culture

It may be that all elections, if they are free and sometimes even if they are not free, are determinations of the...

30 March 2019 6:30 AM IST

The Talibans threats of extortion has stirred fears of comeback in Pakistans Swat Valley. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Ironic! Freed Taliban chief leads difficult peace talks

A co-founder of the Afghan Taliban movement, his role is seen as critical to the effort to end the 18-year war.

30 March 2019 12:10 AM IST

Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar (Photo: AFP)

Masood: China's excuse lame

Beijing began placing a technical hold in the UN's 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee which lists

30 March 2019 12:01 AM IST

Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar (Photo: AFP)

Backing Pak always won't benefit China

Pakistan's public is not too enthused, and socially it is meeting resistance, especially over the presence of Chinese...

30 March 2019 12:00 AM IST

Addressing a press conference in Dubai, Rahul Gandhi maintained that PM Modi should have defended himself in the Lok Sabha over the Rafle fighter jet deal. (Photo: Twitter | @INCIndia)

Nyay' may bear Oppn dividends as polls near

Taking a back seat is the chowkidar is a chor refrain that seemed to lose currency from a repetitive attack on the...

30 March 2019 12:00 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: And the winner is?

The one who remains steadfast in their performance, automatically gains his rights and the authority that results.

29 March 2019 4:49 AM IST

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern led an estimated 5,000 people standing quietly at Hagley Park in front of the Al Noor mosque, where most of the victims died. (Photo:AP)

Kiwi PM Jacinda Ardern deserves to get this year's Nobel Peace Prize

Heaven knows the Nobel Peace Prize has in recent years been in urgent need of some value addition.

29 March 2019 4:47 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces the success of Mission Shakti on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

A great first step to a futuristic defence system

There are subdued reactions to the Wednesday's ASAT test by various countries given the present geopolitical situation.

29 March 2019 2:45 AM IST

Sudin Dhavalikar, Former Goa deputy CM

Goa defections an outrage

Given such a dubious first call, the party had the advantage of engineering defections.

29 March 2019 2:42 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces the success of Mission Shakti on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

ASAT test showcases India's space prowess

Military and civilian programmes for even daily use applications these days are lodged inside satellites orbiting in...

29 March 2019 2:41 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces the success of Mission Shakti on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Star Wars' adds heft to rising space power

Mission Shakti's success is a big deal no matter what the government's critics might feel.

29 March 2019 2:39 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: Gossip kills

It is probably easier to give up on those visible things than tackling an invisible weakness embedded in human nature.

28 March 2019 12:33 AM IST