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When you are confronted with a problem, you see only the problem and bother over it endlessly, which only makes the situation more tragic.(Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Our blessings always outnumber problems

One technique, which helps a lot, is taking a piece of paper and making two columns: problems and blessings

3 Oct 2018 1:43 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo: AP)

The scenario in Syria gets more dangerous

The bringing down of the Russian aircraft has created fresh uncertainties in the complex Syrian scenario.

3 Oct 2018 1:36 AM IST

The argument put forward by the leaders of the BJP and others was that India did not depend on exports for its economic growth, and that the huge domestic market and the consumption it entailed was good enough to keep the economy in shape and the global developments were marginal. (Representational image)

India's ostrich club and the global recession

The moral of the market economy is that small disasters trigger bigger ones, potentially.

3 Oct 2018 1:31 AM IST

The shares of IL&FS Engineering soared 20 per cent while that of IL&FS Transportation and IL&FS Investment Managers surged 19.50 per cent and 10 per cent respectively.

Hopes rise for IL&FS revival

The appointment of a new board of well-known names, including a top banker, raises hopes for the revival of IL&FS.

3 Oct 2018 1:23 AM IST

Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

To honour Bapu, uplift the poorest of our poor

Not for nothing was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi called the Mahatma in his own lifetime.

3 Oct 2018 1:21 AM IST

Written by Kausik Bandyopadhyay, the book comments on the cricketing brawn and brain of the Mahatma (Photo: AP)

Let's unite to build the India of Bapu's dreams

Today we mark the beginning of the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of our beloved Bapu.

2 Oct 2018 5:58 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: You are the axis, not the wheel

Don't fight with shadows! And the whole life is a shadow because change is nothing but a shadow.

2 Oct 2018 12:49 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: AP)

Nationalism is eroding democracy

That's a popular drug these days, and all we have to do is look next door at India to see the consequences.

2 Oct 2018 12:25 AM IST

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (Photo: PTI)

Act swiftly to halt slide in morale of J&K cops

Of the policemen recently killed, the first to be abducted and slain happened to be a Hindu.

2 Oct 2018 12:15 AM IST

The privatisation of loss-making Air India has hit a roadblock at the starting line-up itself.

Air India's spirit lives, but still a burden

The professionalism of those who operate AI aircraft is also a source of eternal pride.

2 Oct 2018 12:15 AM IST

Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

Serve poorest of the poor, be a Gandhian!

Gandhian values sound decidedly quirky as personal and institutional traits in the modern world.

2 Oct 2018 12:15 AM IST

On her 85th birthday a woman was asked: Whats the secret of your happiness? She replied, At our age, its important to keep using all our potential or it dries up. It is vital to be with people and earn ones living.

Mystic Mantra: Old is gold

You and I can decide whether we come under this category or not.

1 Oct 2018 5:58 AM IST