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Workers busy in making effigies of the demon king Ravana at a workshop ahead of Dussehra festival in Amritsar. (Photo: PTI)

Mystic Mantra: Slaying the asuras within us

The major difference between Ravana and Rama was the former's ego of his penance.

18 Oct 2018 4:52 AM IST

Karmapa Lama Thaye Dorje. (Photo: Twitter | @karmapaorg)

Ignoring top Tibetan lamas puts India on wrong side of history

A serious issue that needs to be settled between Ugyen Dorje and Thaye Dorje is about who will inherit Rumtek Monastery...

18 Oct 2018 4:48 AM IST

India and China flags (Photo: PTI/File)

Will India and China fight a war again?

The lesson of 1967 has been well learnt by China, just as the lesson of 1962 has been absorbed by India.

18 Oct 2018 4:43 AM IST

Alpesh Thakore (Photo: Facebook)

Insiders and outsiders: Why migrants are vital

Young India is hungry for jobs that pay, and there are not enough a harsh reality that even official documents are...

18 Oct 2018 4:32 AM IST

The total cost for this years Rio de Janeiro Olympics also went over budget, with a final price tag of around $12 billion. (Photo: AFP)

An American tragedy, with potent acts of defiance

The international record holder, John Carlos, came third as fellow team member Tommie Smith set a new world record.

18 Oct 2018 2:20 AM IST

A majority of those who carry arms around Delhi are from the lower strata of society, and usually carry country-made pistols. (Photo: Screengrab)

Crack down on guns

Given how secure such hotels try to be with metal detectors in place, how he walked in with a weapon is a mystery.

18 Oct 2018 2:13 AM IST

Akbar's departure shows effectiveness of #MeToo

Akbar said he was resigning to fight as an individual the criminal defamation case he has filed against one of his...

18 Oct 2018 2:06 AM IST

The central conversations of our times circle around the nature of marriage, the legality and morality of homosexuality, the debate about gender neutrality and the temptations of power. (Photo: pixabay/Representational)

Mystic Mantra: The unity of man

Facts have supplanted understanding and knowledge is no longer able to generate wisdom.

17 Oct 2018 12:58 AM IST

In March 2018, after a three-year lull, the Railway Recruitment Board put out nationwide advertisements for about 100,000 available posts, including trackmen, porters and electricians. Over 23 million people applied. This overwhelming response is not an aberration. (Photo: pixabay/Representational)

The real crisis: A widening Bharat-India gap

It is the bottom of the pyramid which is looking for economic inclusion. Its absorption is vital for the well-being of...

17 Oct 2018 12:48 AM IST

The accused men are not unconnected with their social origins, nor for that matter are the women. Part of the problem lies in not respecting the facts of history. (Representational image)

Can #MeToo succeed where child marriages are so rampant?

Can MeToo succeed in a culture where children are married off for social or economic exigencies?

17 Oct 2018 12:33 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds bilateral meeting with Chinsese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: Twitter/@narendramodi)

At Modi-Abe summit, China will loom large

China must be closely reading the domestic developments in each rival nation carefully.

17 Oct 2018 12:30 AM IST

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo: PTI)

Shastra puja' plan unwise

Diplomatically, this signals that with Pakistan this country seeks a relationship of military conflict.

17 Oct 2018 12:20 AM IST