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In the 2012 BMC polls, Mulund had recorded 38.64 per cent and Borivali had recorded 42.58 per cent voting. (Representational image)

Polls in five states & voter perceptions

As for Rajasthan, the state has a record of defeating incumbents in each Assembly election.

8 Oct 2018 12:00 AM IST

Twitter says less than 1 percent of its 335 million users were affected. (Photo: AP)

Twitter is politically relevant

Pakistan, despite its low volume of internet users as compared to the rest of the world has a lively presence on...

8 Oct 2018 12:00 AM IST

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.

Dilli Ka Babu: IAS officers irked

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has riled a section of IAS officers in the state.

7 Oct 2018 1:57 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: AP)

A healthy diplomatic process must go on

A summit of the two countries' prime ministers took place in New Delhi in May 1955.

7 Oct 2018 1:53 AM IST

When stock markets peak as they have in recent months, many first-time investors get drawn to them. They had stayed away so far. But recent returns have whetted their appetite.

Not much to cheer in BJP's time in power

The economy has not grown faster in the last five years than it did during the ten years before this government took...

7 Oct 2018 1:51 AM IST

Ram Vilas Paswan

Mayawati no longer talking about dalits... she is scared of losing...

Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has been in the thick of Dalit politics since the dilution of the SC/ST Atrocities Act.

7 Oct 2018 1:44 AM IST

BJP president Amit Shah

Tension in BJP camp as elections draw near

However, Shah may end up losing his Midas touch if reports from poll-bound Rajasthan are anything to go by.

7 Oct 2018 1:38 AM IST

Rafale aircraft

Rafale deal not yet BJP's Bofors

The perception that there has been a huge defense scandal has hardly percolated down to the common people.

7 Oct 2018 1:34 AM IST

The #metoo movement, which began last year while dealing with Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinsteins male chauvinistic behavior, has influenced the decision on the Peace Nobel. (Representational image)

Apt Nobel for peace

We know how rampant misogyny has become when the US President mocks a survivor of sexual abuse.

7 Oct 2018 1:28 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hugs Russian President Vladimir Putin before their meeting at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi, on Friday. (Photo:PTI)

S-400 pact in line with world realities

It indicates a meaningful step on India's part to negotiate a multi-polar world without looking over its shoulder.

7 Oct 2018 1:25 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: Seeking the love within

We can experience the love of our empowered soul. This love will not take us away from our outer loves; rather, it will...

6 Oct 2018 2:01 PM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May at a press conference at Downing Street in central London. (Photo: AFP)

Threatened on several fronts, Britain's Theresa May may find it hard...

Theresa May, in her subsequent presentation to the conference, thrust a trishul of persuasion forward.

6 Oct 2018 1:59 PM IST