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Who is the real owner of Kohinoor?

With 20 or so resignations recently from Theresa May's government, no one can keep track of who the current ministers in...

8 Dec 2018 7:27 AM IST

One should not be aggressive in speaking against a superstition: if you do so the person will hold on to it more tightly! A tactful approach is likely to be more effective.

Our society is ridden with superstition

In India our special feature seems to be to import superstitions that originated elsewhere and improve on them.

8 Dec 2018 7:24 AM IST

Instead, gold was replaced by the dollar standard, with the proviso that dollars could be exchanged for gold.

Time is ripe for the demise of dollar-based trading system

With the emergence of China and the European Union as major players, the time is ripe for the demise of the dollar.

8 Dec 2018 7:21 AM IST

Sridhar Acharyulu

CIC under attack

It was at once assailed by being made the first respondent in two writ petitions by the RBI challenging the order.

8 Dec 2018 7:19 AM IST

Voting, which began at 7 am, will end at 5 pm. (Photo: ANI)

Polls and the missing voters' voices

The question is, if these are the real issues of voters how do political parties manage to put these issues aside and...

8 Dec 2018 12:10 AM IST

This is about keeping Pakistan: first, safe; second, strong; third, prosperous; and maybe eventually all three at the same time.

Chabahar attack: India needs to be alert

India has reacted strongly against the attack and expressed its solidarity with Iran.

8 Dec 2018 12:00 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Remove the cause of suffering

The pages of history reveal that many great spiritual masters, who could not even write their names, were totally free...

7 Dec 2018 12:15 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Of cow urine, gaushalas & Cong's future

When a lynch mob in Haryana forced two Muslim boys to swallow a paste of cow dung and urine, they vomited.

7 Dec 2018 12:15 AM IST

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan visits the Prophets Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia (Photo: AP)

Afghan crisis: Can Pak help the US find a solution?

Khalilzad is engaging with the insurgents who appear much stronger with their successes on the battlefield.

7 Dec 2018 12:05 AM IST

GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product.

GDP statistics, politics and recasting the past

In comparison, the new CSO back series completely upends the growth estimates during the UPA period.

7 Dec 2018 12:05 AM IST

Madras High Court (Photo: PTI)

Pondy MLAs can function

The case of Puducherry, a Union Territory with an elected chief minister, is somewhat ambivalent.

7 Dec 2018 12:03 AM IST

AgustaWestland scam accused middleman Christian Michel arrives at the CBI headquarters in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Culprits must be nailed in defence payoffs probe

The Congress claims, after all, that in the first place it was the UPA government that had scrapped the deal and...

7 Dec 2018 12:00 AM IST