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Persians & the Islamic state of Iran

If there was a survey today in Iran, 80 per cent of people would say they want to follow the Zardushti religion.

16 Jun 2018 6:14 AM IST

Trump-ing the world, one nation at a time

Trump knows the great actor has a teeny-weeny constituency of like-minded Americans who are hugely embarrassed by the US...

16 Jun 2018 1:00 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma. (Photo: ANI)

Of a Hindu Wakanda' & modern India's dreams

The glory of ancient Hindu science is an essential component of the Hindutva worldview.

16 Jun 2018 12:54 AM IST

Can youth bring in a change?

Islam-pasand parties were being explicitly patronised to ward off the more threatening the taraqqi-pasand contenders.

16 Jun 2018 12:23 AM IST

The condition of Shujaat Bukhari, editor of Rising Kashmir newspaper, remains critical. He was attacked by terrorists in Srinagar. (Twitter/ @bukharishujaat)

Political dialogue in J&K is a must

Human rights violations in a disturbed area merit serious attention if we are serious about the most basic rights of...

16 Jun 2018 12:12 AM IST

Rudraksh (Photo: Google)

Mystic Mantra: Rudraksh What is it?

The rudraksh was always dealt with by people who held it as a sacred duty in their lives.

15 Jun 2018 5:03 AM IST

Gilgit-Baltistan region. (Photo: AFP/File)

Gilgit-Baltistan: Is India losing the plot?

Pakistan continues with its old tricks for Kashmir is in its jugular veins.

15 Jun 2018 4:54 AM IST

Former President Pranab Mukherjee is welcomed by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat at the closing ceremony of Tritiya Varsha Sangh Shiksha Vargâ€, an RSS event to mark the conclusion of a three-year training camp for swayamsevaks in Nagpur. (Photo: PTI)

RSS is still searching for greater legitimacy

Mohan Bhagwat's condemnation has been ambivalent due to compulsions of realpolitik.

15 Jun 2018 3:43 AM IST

The video shows him meditating, walking on a track inspired by five elements of nature, and doing yoga exercises. (Photo: Twitter screengrab/@narendramodi)

Fitness great, don't overdo it

The counterpoint about the fitness challenge based on home-made motivational fitness videos is that they can't be...

15 Jun 2018 3:08 AM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi addresses the national convention of Other Backward Classes (OBC) department of AICC, at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi on Monday.(Photo: PTI)

Opposition front: Rahul Gandhi is right to be cautious

The Congress president's iftar party in New Delhi on Wednesday was attended by most prospective associates of the...

15 Jun 2018 3:06 AM IST

President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during their meet on Sentosa Island, Singapore. (Photo: AP)

Victory for realpolitik as a huge gamble pays off

The leaders met warmly, held a 41-minute one-on-one chat and delegation-level talks which continued over lunch.

15 Jun 2018 1:27 AM IST

More alleged victims are coming forward over sex abuse in football. (Photo: AFP)

From today, in Russia, the greatest show is on

The Vladimir Putin-led nation has done much to combat the kind of hooliganism Russians showed in Euro 16.

14 Jun 2018 2:16 AM IST