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Electing Bolsonaro is a self-goal for Brazil

Brazil, by far the biggest country in South America, is the world's fourth largest democracy.

25 Oct 2018 12:31 AM IST

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi has not been seen since he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul more than two weeks ago, amid persistent reports he was killed inside. (Photo: AFP)

India silent on Khashoggi

The state department is revoking the visas of 21 Saudi nationals and further action may be taken at the behest of the...

25 Oct 2018 12:24 AM IST

Sabarimala Temple

How should SC defend itself against attacks?

The higher judiciary in India, all things considered, has played the role of protecting citizens against state...

25 Oct 2018 12:22 AM IST

Genetic engineering of crops to make them drought resistant can protect farmer income, enhance productivity and free up land for water storage and enlarging forest cover. (Representational image)

Acclimatising India to the future

Climate change is not all pain. It is expected to improve precipitation in India by three to 12 per cent.

24 Oct 2018 2:37 AM IST

In the Indian narrative of the 26 ministers of defence till date, only Jaswant Singh could claim any functional and emotional affinity with the military. (Representational image)

India's run with raksha mantri post

Sadly since Independence, India's tryst with this sensitive post has been increasingly time serving, patronising or...

24 Oct 2018 2:33 AM IST

The soul loves unconditionally, because God loves unconditionally. The soul and God are one and the same. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: The unconditional love of soul

When we tap into our empowered soul through meditation, we can become blind to outer differences of religion, culture,...

24 Oct 2018 2:28 AM IST

The revivalist RSS has backed the clergy although the Supreme Court has permitted all women to enter the shrine as equal citizens. (Representational image)

Secular courts should not tinker with matters of faith

What he prescribed, instead, for the dalits was what he might have reasoned with women of childbearing age in Kerala to...

24 Oct 2018 2:22 AM IST

The legal argument about Article 21 applying equally to the manufacturers of firecrackers as to the billion plus people who are affected by air pollution fails when taking into account the cause and effect. (Representational image)

Diwali: Hard to enforce rules

A million people are said to be dying prematurely every year from the poor air we breathe in urban India.

24 Oct 2018 2:09 AM IST

Forcing caged parrot to sing master's tune

In 2013, the Supreme Court had called it a caged parrot . This basically meant being its political master's voice.

24 Oct 2018 2:07 AM IST

India had received two M-777 ultra-light howitzers in May, each worth around Rs 35 crore, after a gap of 30 years since the Bofors scandal broke out, and the accident took place in one of them. (Photo: File/Representational)

Who got the Bofors money?

The GHN45 howitzers were indeed very good, and with base-bleed shells, had the longest reach of all howitzers available...

23 Oct 2018 12:20 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Your daily life is your temple

The solace can truly be found in the enlightened word of mystics.

23 Oct 2018 12:16 AM IST

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi has not been seen since he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul more than two weeks ago, amid persistent reports he was killed inside. (Photo: AFP)

India can't ignore Saudi ethics, Jamal's killing

No healthy, productive and rewarding foreign policy can be founded on expedient pacts that are so utterly devoid of...

23 Oct 2018 12:03 AM IST