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An aerial view of the floods in Aluva after heavy rains, in Kerala. (Photo: PTI)

Kerala wake-up call on growth and development

The world's peasants, providing 72 per cent of its food, are defined as unproductive.

22 Aug 2018 1:14 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (Photo: File)

Slow justice is no justice

The Supreme Court has opened up the issue, but it's hard to predict when the law will catch up with hate speeches and...

22 Aug 2018 12:59 AM IST

Imran Khan declared his victory on Thursday and dismissed the allegations of fraud calling it the most transparent election in Pakistans history. (Photo: AP)

From Imran's Pak, a few positive signals

Mr Modi's letter offered a commitment to build good neighbourly relationsâ€ and pursue meaningful and constructive...

22 Aug 2018 12:56 AM IST

A family buys goats from a livestock market in Kolkata on Thursday ahead of Id-ul-Zuha.(Photo: PTI)

Mystic Mantra: Goats and scapegoats

The Ibrahim/Abraham story narrates that Allah/God merely wanted to test his faith by asking him to sacrifice his son,...

21 Aug 2018 12:58 AM IST

Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Will a stringent anti-trafficking law really protect women?

Trafficking under this bill also includes begging, domestic work, farm or factory work.

21 Aug 2018 12:55 AM IST

Security agencies apprehend trouble in certain pockets of the state as verification of family trees brought to light that suspected foreigners are trying to get their names enrolled in the NRC.

'Bengal NRC' gives Didi a new front to fight BJP

By contesting the basis of identity and citizenship, Banerjee is tapping into a deep pool of Bengali sentiment as well...

21 Aug 2018 12:46 AM IST

Rupee is currently trading at 63.63 against 66.93 to a dollar in August, 2016.

Grow up India, time to set an uplifting agenda

By 2040, the proportion of the population below 34.5 years will fall to 50 per cent from 65 per cent today.

21 Aug 2018 12:38 AM IST

Imran Khan, 65, was on Saturday sworn in as Pakistans new prime minister, nearly 22 years after the former cricket hero entered politics. (Photo: AFP)

Imran time is here. But is change really on the way?

If change is a comin' or change is to remain another country, there are at least some clues of where to look for early...

21 Aug 2018 12:34 AM IST

Twitter had 335 million monthly users in the quarter, below the 339 million Wall Street was expecting. (Photo: Pixabay)

Twitter troubles

The entrepreneur with a stake in the space race is also a thought leader in new technologies.

21 Aug 2018 12:31 AM IST

Modi said 125 crore Indians fought a decisive battle and won. (Photo: PTI | File)

Forget figures, make people's lives better

India slipped one rank to 131 among 188 countries in the UN Human Development Index.

21 Aug 2018 12:28 AM IST

Yoga is the journey from A to B. A, is where you are, B is the finality. Guru, is someone, who has already walked that path and has the experience of finality. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Manners maketh man

Shrewdness, show-off, degrading others, display of ego, etc, should not be a part of our behaviour.

20 Aug 2018 5:37 AM IST

Boris Johnson (Photo: AP)

Of Enid Blyton and misguided people

Though her real life was far removed from the dream world of books she helped so many children to enter.

20 Aug 2018 5:32 AM IST