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Union Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj during an interaction with women and girl students at a Women Townhall in Ahmedabad. (Photo: PTI)

After Sushma opts out, will others follow too?

The first question that comes to mind is whether she feared that she might be overlooked in securing a party nomination...

22 Nov 2018 6:28 AM IST

Raghuram Rajan had cautioned the government that short-term costs of a radical ban of high-value currency notes would outweigh the long-term benefits. (Photo: AP) (Photo: PTI)

Crack whip on fraudsters

The government's own data shows there were over 8,670 fraud cases totalling Rs 6,12,600 crores over the past five years,...

22 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Visiting the sick

The other reason for not visiting the sick may be because it is considered as nothing to do with religion or...

21 Nov 2018 7:04 AM IST

Ravi Shastri and Virat Kohli. (Photo: AP)

Indian cricket bigger than all who served it well

Cricket savants were shocked at the weak-kneed response from the administrators.

21 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

T.M. Krishna (Photo: ANI)

From Brahms to Brahmins

Indian classical music in particular shares this unsavoury feature with its Western counterpart.

21 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

Police personnel inspect the site of a blast at the Nirankari Bhavan in Adliwal village near Amritsar. (Photo: PTI)

Punjab at edge again: Handle with wisdom

The Afghan imbroglio draws Pakistan into a growing dissonance, if not confrontation, with the United States.

21 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

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

Imran Khan & his U-turns are becoming indefensible

Zardari himself in one of his first speeches after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto called the PML(Q) the qatil ...

21 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

Police personnel inspect the site of a blast at the Nirankari Bhavan in Adliwal village near Amritsar. (Photo: PTI)

Amritsar: Probe Pak role

Capt. Amarinder Singh has spoken of the grenades bearing similarity with those made by the Pakistan Ordnance Factory.

21 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

RBI Governor Urjit Patel, will announce the resolution of the MPC on its first bi-monthly monetary policy for financial year 2018-19 later in the day.

Win-win for govt and RBI as crisis defused

The outcome established the advisory nature of the RBI board and the independence of its governor, Urjit Patel.

21 Nov 2018 12:00 AM IST

Priests perform Shila Pujan of stones for construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya. (Photo: PTI/File)

Ayodhya: Look to the future, not the past

Griffin rose above the provocation 12 years later when he could help India repair its image which the Babri Masjid...

20 Nov 2018 12:05 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 levels of existence

The dimensions below earth are Atala, Vitala, Sutala, Talatal, Mahatala, Rasatala, Paatala, which we should just read...

20 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

President Donald Trump speaks before signing a USD 716 billion defense policy bill named for Senator John McCain Monday, in Fort Drum, New York on Monday. (Photo: AP)

US-Pak ties: Shift unlikely

Besides China, Islamabad has forged a new working relationship with Russia, leveraging its ability to influence the...

20 Nov 2018 12:02 AM IST