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Forgiveness is the most effective tool to let go of the past, to erase hatred, enmity and misery and to burn away past impressions. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Forgiveness works as a safety shield

Intentionally or unintentionally, many a time, we hurt others by our words or actions and generate negative feelings in...

22 Jan 2019 1:30 AM IST

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh delivers lecture on 70th Anniversary of our Independence-Strengthening the Roots of our Democracy during the Ist Prof. S.B. Rangnekar Memorial Oration at Punjab University in Chandigarh on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

The spirit' and timing wasn't accidental' at all

The matter is not one of legality or constitutionality, as both support the unquestioned right to freedom of speech and...

22 Jan 2019 1:30 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Osho - A mystic without a biography

No biography can penetrate to the depths, particularly of a man who has known the no-mind also.

21 Jan 2019 5:34 AM IST

Prince Philip. (Photo: AP)

Prince Philip's car crash revives debate on age limit for driving

Everyone is wondering at the wisdom of a 97-year-old driving his own car, but he is unlikely to listen to anyone.

21 Jan 2019 5:31 AM IST

Niti Aayog had earlier proposed doing away with the distinction between plan and non-plan expenditure.

Dilli Ka Babu: No hurry to reform

Health being a state subject, the government is awaiting the views of the states to the proposal.

20 Jan 2019 12:05 AM IST

The SC has agreed to several provisions of the states law on dance bars, including time restrictions and no showering of currency notes on performers, the minister said.

The morality police and dance bars

The dance bar usually has multiple areas and the ones on the higher floors are reserved for clients willing to pay more...

20 Jan 2019 12:02 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Sufis on ethics and politics

Some Sufis even warn of the toxic effects of mixing religion with politics.

19 Jan 2019 6:30 AM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May at a press conference at Downing Street in central London. (Photo: AFP)

A Brexit tragedy is unfolding

The winners constitute at the most four per cent of the total population of the UK.

19 Jan 2019 12:10 AM IST

The report also says the number of students being enrolled in unrecognised schools has increased from 24,155 to 40,095.

Can learning outcomes be a poll issue in India?

The latest Annual Status of Education Report (ASER 2018) covers 596 districts in rural India and a total of 354,944...

19 Jan 2019 12:09 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: Why should we praise the Lord?

From our experiences of dealing with the empirical world, we are aware of the need for applauding an action well done.

18 Jan 2019 6:54 AM IST

Former US President Jimmy Carter (Photo: AP)

1979: How Afghanistan & Iran changed forever

The plan was to eliminate the Communist parties, which were gaining in influence around President Mohammad Daud in...

18 Jan 2019 5:08 AM IST

Tuesday was the first time that members of Indias estimated two-million-strong transgender community have been allowed to wade in the water at Kumbh Mela festival. (Photo: AFP)

Mystic Mantra: A spiritual search

In Islam too the planet moon plays a significant role because of the use of a lunar Islamic calendar to determine the...

17 Jan 2019 1:10 AM IST