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Jeremy Corbyn, Labour leader

Chance for Corbyn if May trips on Brexit

The Conservative Party is in desperate straits over both Brexit and Corbyn. PM Theresa May is looking at the Exit door...

26 Oct 2018 12:08 AM IST

According to decibel levels recorded by Awaaz Foundation, there was less noise pollution in the run-up to Diwali and fewer crackers were used overall.

This Diwali could be a crackerless one

In a country where nearly 80 per cent of the people are Hindu and the preponderant majority is deeply religious this...

25 Oct 2018 1:01 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi further said that the government has taken several measures for improving the ease of doing business in the country. (Photo: PTI)

Rafale will not take Rahul very far in his war against Modi

Gandhi is fighting Modi, but Arjuna's eye and arrow is fixated on the industrialist, hence the vicious attacks on him.

25 Oct 2018 12:54 AM IST

Now, male behaviour is on the radar too; a rising number of women are saying no to unsafe workspaces, for themselves and others. This is one of the biggest achievements of the #MeToo campaign. (Photo: Pixabay/Representational)

Will #MeToo lead to lasting changes?

The #MeToo movement provided them a forum to vent out their anguish which they had harboured for decades to bring in a...

25 Oct 2018 12:48 AM IST

In the Indian narrative of the 26 ministers of defence till date, only Jaswant Singh could claim any functional and emotional affinity with the military. (Representational image)

India's run with raksha mantri post

Sadly since Independence, India's tryst with this sensitive post has been increasingly time serving, patronising or...

24 Oct 2018 2:33 AM IST

The soul loves unconditionally, because God loves unconditionally. The soul and God are one and the same. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: The unconditional love of soul

When we tap into our empowered soul through meditation, we can become blind to outer differences of religion, culture,...

24 Oct 2018 2:28 AM IST

India had received two M-777 ultra-light howitzers in May, each worth around Rs 35 crore, after a gap of 30 years since the Bofors scandal broke out, and the accident took place in one of them. (Photo: File/Representational)

Who got the Bofors money?

The GHN45 howitzers were indeed very good, and with base-bleed shells, had the longest reach of all howitzers available...

23 Oct 2018 12:20 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Your daily life is your temple

The solace can truly be found in the enlightened word of mystics.

23 Oct 2018 12:16 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Kashmiri mysticism

Rishi-Sufis focused not only on spiritual pursuits but also social, economic and cultural development of the Kashmir...

22 Oct 2018 6:02 AM IST

The winning translator will receive 1,000 pounds and a selection of Harvill Secker books.

Profit moves influencers' of our time

The Bible tells us that many were influenced and converted to follow Jesus through watching miracles such as the raising...

22 Oct 2018 6:02 AM IST

Speaking at the 7th Meeting of Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA) at Ashgabat, MoS External Affairs MJ Akbar accused Pakistan of committing crime against the Afghan people by blocking normal access between India and Afghanistan. (Photo: PTI/File)

Silence and mayhem go together in India

There may be murmurs of rebellion but the people do not rise in revolt because too much force is ranged on the other...

22 Oct 2018 6:01 AM IST

59 people were killed and 57 injured in the accident, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh said, adding except nine, most of the bodies have been identified. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

India's autonomy curbed by the Centre

India refused to accept offers of help from the UAE for the massive floods in Kerala.

21 Oct 2018 4:55 AM IST