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

Pak gets a playboy', we have our Pappu'

Imran Khan has made the right noises about India in his first speech after the win.

28 July 2018 2:44 AM IST

The guru is a rare phenomenon, not so easy to find. Of course, we come across thousands of teachers and preachers who claim to be gurus. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Guru The awakened one

A true guru does not console people to please them. He may even shock them because his purpose is to awaken them.

27 July 2018 12:51 AM IST

Police personnel baton charge at protestors who were demanding the closure of Vedantas Sterlite Copper unit, in Tuticorin, on Wednesday. In fresh violence, one person was killed during the clash, after polices open fire killing at least ten people yesterday, and injuring many others. (Photo: PTI)

Vikas and violence can't go together

Development programmes work best when there is social stability.

27 July 2018 12:38 AM IST

Imran: Pak's gale force tabdeeli' for change

Will the gale force tabdeeli that he has unleashed be the change that the people of Pakistan have been looking for?

27 July 2018 12:29 AM IST

Sikhism, being a practical religion, denounces renunciation and believes in householders way of salvation. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)

Mystic Mantra: A childlike devotion

Bhagat Dhanna's hymns are included in the Guru Granth Sahib under Asa and Dhanasari measures.

26 July 2018 6:20 AM IST

The total funds held by all foreign clients of Swiss banks rose about 3 per cent to CHF 1.46 trillion or about Rs 100 lakh crore in 2017. (Photo: AP)

Relocating black stash: From Swiss banks to Caribbean & other havens

Once tax-evaded money or funds obtained through criminal means gets to havens abroad, there is little that the Indian...

26 July 2018 6:06 AM IST

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

Why Mamata has a new strategy to take on BJP

The confrontation between Mr Modi and Ms Banerjee is one of hope versus positive and purposeful action.

26 July 2018 6:02 AM IST

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Mystic Mantra: When in sorrow, react positively

One who adopts these three great positive reactions in his/her life will swim across the ocean of the world easily,...

25 July 2018 1:03 AM IST

New-style coup: Army-ISI forces Pak media, judges to toe the line

Leading columnists have had their columns dropped; TV stations have introduced a 90-second delay to beep out anything...

25 July 2018 12:58 AM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi said, I hope the BJP and the RSS have learned a lesson that the institutions, as well as the will of the people of this country, cannot be disrespected. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Rahul should be Congress' face', not its voice'

This was a debate on a no-confidence motion, watched live by 1.25 billion in India and several million NRIs &...

25 July 2018 12:55 AM IST

These findings show that both genetics (GBA gene mutation) and aging can cause the same lipid elevations in the brain that are demonstrated in Parkinsons disease pathology (Photo: AFP)

Mystic Mantra: Inventions of God

As the mind creates new ideas and new inventions to change and improve the world, it thinks it is the doer.

24 July 2018 6:37 AM IST

Rival digital payments services have pointed out exceptions that have been applied to WhatsApps service.

WhatsApp row: On secrecy, privacy & property

The debate on privacy got a fillip by the recent arraignment of WhatsApp for being the conduit of fake news, which...

24 July 2018 12:15 AM IST