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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday charged the Congress with having placed vote bank politics above national interest while it was in power at the Centre. (Photo: File)

At last, a way to decode BJP's mixed message to the masses

Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he could not afford a single day off from work in the five years he has been in...

26 April 2019 12:34 AM IST

Gujarat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives to cast his vote at polling booth in Nishan Higher Secondary School in Ranip, Ahmedabad; BJP President Amit Shah also present.. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Highways, byways tell different stories in UP

Raj Kishore, an elderly farmer, complained bitterly about villagers having to stay awake night after night guarding...

26 April 2019 12:31 AM IST

The minister said that the security services believe that Christchurch attacks prompted the terrorists to hit on Easter maintaining that the attacks were being planned for quite some time. (Photo: AP)

Lanka had no Christchurch linkage, so why was it targeted?

Sri Lanka has requested, and been offered, international help in investigating the atrocities.

25 April 2019 12:14 AM IST

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur

Are RSS, BJP risking their political future?

While the RSS as an organisation may not have backed or conspired to launch terrorist strikes against Muslims.

25 April 2019 12:08 AM IST

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur

Pragya Thakur symbol of New (Hindu) India?

It is the capital of Madhya Pradesh and she has been pitted against Digvijay Singh, a former chief minister of the state...

24 April 2019 1:18 AM IST

The Sunday attacks were the worst ever against Sri Lankas small Christian minority. (Photo:AP)

Sri Lanka's horror is a grim warning to India

Eventually the armed insurgent Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam emerged in 1976 to fight for a Tamil homeland in the...

23 April 2019 12:05 AM IST

Paris Fire Brigade shows fire fighters working at the burning Notre Dame cathedral. (Photo:AP)

Notre Dame fire offers lessons on history and accountability

The tragic fire has conveniently transformed into a story of resilience, hope and rebirth. Many are ready to move on.

23 April 2019 12:00 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)

Can teachers get pupils to take charge of their learning curve?

Children are not born with the tools for self-direction; intrinsic motivation is not deep-seated within their...

22 April 2019 12:00 AM IST

The MEAs comments came a day after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said he will not allow Pakistani soil to be used for terror. (Photo:AP)

The world can't pause: Why are polls so long?

Imran Khan thus shrewdly got Pakistan out of the Indian electoral battle, realising he will have to deal with whoever is...

22 April 2019 12:00 AM IST

Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav exchanges greetings with Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati as SP president Akhilesh Yadav looks on during their joint election campaign rally in Mainpuri on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Opposition remains disunited as ever

To an objective observer this is unbridled divisive cacophony which seriously undermines the macro attempts to project a...

21 April 2019 12:45 AM IST

Congress leader Digvijay Singh. (PTI)

Digvijay Singh takes turn to be a pious Hindu, BJP counters

The rules are very clear that foreigners cannot participate in any election campaign.

21 April 2019 12:43 AM IST

2008 Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Pragya's Bhopal race: BJP taking a gamble?

But Pragya Thakur's case doesn't fall into the same playful category as that of Rajesh Khanna, Govinda and Poonam Sinha.

20 April 2019 1:34 AM IST