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Pope Francis (Photo: AP)

Mystic Mantra: Saints next door

We often think that only sadhus, priests and imams are to be holy.

19 April 2018 2:19 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: Follow guru if you want to succeed

When Guru Drona told Arjun to fix his gaze on the eye of the fish, Arjun did just that, irrespective of what was...

18 April 2018 12:59 AM IST

Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar

The ultimate triumph of Ambedkar

Demand fast trials against the perpetrators of the crimes in the Unnao and Badaun cases.

18 April 2018 12:53 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi

India & Commonwealth: Renewal or burial?

The Commonwealth seems to be at a crossroads at present mainly because Britain has voted to leave the EU.

18 April 2018 12:45 AM IST

Surendra Nihal Singh (1929-2018)

A gentleman editor, elegant writer and a liberal to the core

Nihal , as many much younger journalists could take the liberty to call him without causing any offence to this...

17 April 2018 1:10 AM IST

In order to critique our examination system, we need to argue from the basic premise that the vast numbers of students who appear for the regional or national board examinations are individuals with varied strengths and weaknesses, and different ways of thinking and learning. (Representational image)

India's exam system needs an overhaul, not just tinkering

We must not ruin our children emotionally and cerebrally in this manner. It is the quality of learning and teaching that...

17 April 2018 12:30 AM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May. (Photo: AP)

Of media slandering, CHOGM summit and the escalating Cold War freeze

While PM Theresa May might personally be more popular than Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, some uncomfortable questions...

16 April 2018 6:31 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (Photo: PTI)

Dilli Ka Babu: A surprise transfer

Rajeev Rautela is a Provincial Civil Service (PCS) officer of the 1982-batch and was promoted to the IAS in 2002.

15 April 2018 6:12 AM IST

An American national who was allegedly drugged and gangraped at a hotel in Delhi in April, has returned to India to record her statement and identify the accused. (Representational image)

Death sentence won't stop rapes

In 2016, the total number of rape cases registered in India was 38,947 and there were over 106,000 crimes against...

15 April 2018 6:11 AM IST

Baisakhi has acquired a special significance in the Sikh tradition. (Photo: Representational image/AP)

Mystic Mantra: Baisakhi Harvest, happiness, holy

Baisakhi is celebrated all over the country since it marks the ripening of the rabi harvest.

14 April 2018 6:05 AM IST

Mayor Sadiq Khan called for Londoners to attend a candlelit vigil at Trafalgar Square on Thursday evening in solidarity with the victims and their families. (Photo: AFP)

If crime is rising, look at the roots

The conference broadened its core topic out as the definitions of sexualâ€, of abuseâ€ and of institutionâ€ allow.

14 April 2018 5:57 AM IST

DNA tests conducted further revealed that she had been sexually violated after her death and charged Alexander, a 37-year-old worker at the morgue as the offender. (Representational Image)

Power of Lists: Men, women & new consent rules

Somehow one senses that the everyday nuance of feminist struggle has not penetrated the younger generation.

14 April 2018 5:53 AM IST