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The privatisation of loss-making Air India has hit a roadblock at the starting line-up itself.

AI revival plan may fall short

The airline management seems helpless in tacking these undisciplined, highly paid staff.

29 Dec 2018 1:39 AM IST

A five-judge Supreme Court Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar will on Tuesday pronounce a verdict on pleas challenging the validity of triple talaq (divorce) in the Muslim community. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Bill on triple talaq may be shortlived

In the Upper House, the treasury benches do not have a majority and need the backing of non-NDA parties.

29 Dec 2018 1:39 AM IST

The US is trying to cut off all oil imports from Iran following President Donald Trumps decision in May to pull out of the 2015 multilateral deal. (Photo: File | AP)

How India-US ties will transform: An open embrace' or a tight hug'?

The credit for refining the hug as a potent tool of diplomacy and using it to trigger much warmth and positivity goes to...

28 Dec 2018 12:05 AM IST

We can learn to balance our spiritual practices with our worldly responsibilities, enjoying the fruits within ourselves and sharing our gifts with humanity. (Representational Images)

Mystic Mantra: The significance of cleanliness

Everything that we perceive through our sense organs can either create filth or wellbeing within ourselves.

28 Dec 2018 12:05 AM IST

Rescuers work at the site of a coal mine that collapsed in Ksan, Meghalaya, on December 14, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

Disaster response is shocking

The National Disaster Response Force has done singularly little to save the trapped men.

28 Dec 2018 12:00 AM IST

President Xi Jinping to cut Chinas auto tariffs.

China: A Great Economic Game looms in 2019

Xi took the occasion to reassert the CPC's rule as the only key to weathering unimaginable perils and dangers.

28 Dec 2018 12:00 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi further said that the government has taken several measures for improving the ease of doing business in the country. (Photo: PTI)

After a year of big shifts, decision time lies ahead

The defeat of the BJP in the Lok Sabha byelection in Kairana convinced the Opposition parties that alliance formation...

28 Dec 2018 12:00 AM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Blow to Nawaz & Asif Zardari: Decapitating parties in Pak

The ordeal for the Sharifs is far from over with other members of the family too in the dock.

28 Dec 2018 12:00 AM IST

Bogibeel Bridge, Indias longest railroad bridge, connects the north and south banks of the Brahmaputra and falls in the eastern part of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. (Photo: PTI)

Project delays have a huge cost, act swiftly

The Bogibeel Bridge delay is just the tip of the iceberg as overall projects worth Rs 12 lakh crores are either...

28 Dec 2018 12:00 AM IST

The difference is that by tapping into our souls state of unconditional love through meditation, we can receive all the fulfillment and intoxication we desire. (Representional Image)

Mystic Mantra: Meditation for the inner centering

It is a Sufi whirling meditation learning the art of whirling consciously and settling into consciousness.

27 Dec 2018 7:42 AM IST

Donald Trump ordered the creation of a sixth branch. (Photo: Pixabay)

In turbulent Mideast, many jostle for advantage

Russia will remain the sole major power in West Asia to shape the contours of regional politics.

27 Dec 2018 7:39 AM IST

He (Rahul Gandhi) crossed all limits of propriety, decency and probity in public life by almost condemning the Supreme Court. What does he mean? Is he above the Supreme Court? Union Law Minister and senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad asked. (Photo: ANI)

Looking backwards as we look ahead to 2019

Today, religion and mythology make up the main course on the high table of political discourse in this country.

27 Dec 2018 12:48 AM IST