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As the downward spiral of the rupee continues, its effect will be felt in the government not being able to hold the fiscal deficit, inflation in oil and other imports, the fall of investments made in the stock market and the increased cost to companies in repaying foreign loans.

As rupee falls, trouble in economy snowballs

A further fall in stock market prices would lead to FIIs pulling more money out of the country and a further fall in the...

6 Oct 2018 1:53 PM IST

As things stand at the moment, Nana Patekar, the man accused by Tanushree of molesting her on a film set in 2008 (in the presence of several people) has now paradoxically sought an apology from Tanushree and denied all charges! If she fails to apologise, he has threatened to slap a defamation case against her.

#MeToo may want to change to #YouToo?

The attitude of Tanushree's Bollywood colleagues is something that was expected. Nobody is all that surprised.

6 Oct 2018 1:49 PM IST

When we observe our lives closely we notice three aspects to it: action, emotion (feeling), and thought. We may consider these aspects as being separate but they are not, for there cannot be any action without thought and feeling.

Mystic mantra: Understanding emotions

However, we also know that thinking is not the same as feeling for each has a different effect.

5 Oct 2018 2:03 AM IST

Through diligent research, and by taking stock of the successes and failures on the way. If the right lessons are learnt and a course correction is done.

Is India-made fighter possible? It's never too late to get started

It may be late in the day to think of an indigenously designed and manufactured fighter jet for the Indian Air Force.

5 Oct 2018 1:54 AM IST

Glienicke Bridge

Spy meets spy on Berlin's Glienicke Bridge

Glienicke Bridge was where the first great spy exchange took place between the US and the Soviet Union.

5 Oct 2018 1:47 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo: AP/File)

Modernisation of China and what lessons it has for Pakistan

In a Xi'an market, a stall owner makes his money selling facsimile currency notes for use at schools.

5 Oct 2018 1:32 AM IST

To send back seven of around 40,000 Rohingyas, of whom about 14,000 are registered with UNHCR, seems like tokenism but thats not so.

Rohingya move ill-advised

There has been too much of an unseemly hurry about this deportation.

5 Oct 2018 1:11 AM IST

BSP supremo Mayawati. (Photo: PTI)

Maya jolt to Opposition unity: Is BJP glee premature?

Among the three states, the Congress has the least of problems in Rajasthan because the party unit is working more...

5 Oct 2018 12:59 AM IST

Maya's move likely to be a negotiating tactic

But this needn't be taken at face value with an extremely flexible politician like the BSP supremo.

5 Oct 2018 12:49 AM IST

The 10th of Muharram, known as Ashura, also marks the biggest tragedy in Islamic history. (Photo: PTI)

Mystic mantra: Hussaini brahmins upheld the truth

Wah Dutt Sultan,Hindu ka Dharm,Musalman ka Iman,Adha Hindu, Adha Musalman.

4 Oct 2018 6:27 AM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: PTI)

Why constitutional morality' is vital, and matters to us all

Lawyers and judges have in the past weighed into the discussion on constitutional morality with great vigour.

4 Oct 2018 6:20 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi poses for photos as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, science & environment minister Harsh Vardhan and UN Environment Programme executive director Erik Solheim look on after Mr Modi received the UNs highest environmental honour Champions of The Earth Award at a ceremony in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

A clean environment for human empowerment

Mahatma Gandhi wrote extensively on the environment and even practised a lifestyle where compassion towards the...

4 Oct 2018 6:17 AM IST