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The Green Tribunal observed that the ecology of the area surrounding the Taj Mahal cannot be compromised. (Photo: PTI)

Taj Mahal politics in Uttar Pradesh

An irresistible magnet for tourists, the Taj Mahal is considered a jewel in the crown among India's vast cultural...

6 Nov 2017 1:25 AM IST

Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko

Accuracy in translation is ambivalent

Firdaus is buried in a Muslim cemetery in North London, even though in his last days in hospital he told the registrar...

6 Nov 2017 12:43 AM IST

The #MeToo campaign was started in 2007.

Feminism's discontents: The ways to justice

Feminism has not progressed in a linear mould and there are multiple ways of protest which victims may choose.

6 Nov 2017 12:37 AM IST

The couple were acquitted by the Allahabad High Court on October 12 after they were convicted in 2013 by a lower court for the murder of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj. (Photo: PTI)

Complex cases help expose flaws in justice

The high court censured the trial court judge, Shyam Lal, for convicting the Talwars.

5 Nov 2017 12:02 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Does PM Modi have an ideology?

The question is not whether the UPA was better at governance than the NDA, Chidambaram is accepting his government's...

5 Nov 2017 12:02 AM IST

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao. (Photo: PTI/File)

Dilli Ka Babu: IPS officers being ignored

Sources say that the IPS officers are peeved that IAS batches are being regularly upgraded, while they are not.

5 Nov 2017 12:01 AM IST

Devotees pay their respects on the eve of 548th birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. (Photo: AFP)

Mystic Mantra: Guru Nanak The only truth

Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, was born in 1469 at Rai Bhoi di Talwandi, now called Nankana Sahib.

4 Nov 2017 6:34 AM IST

The communication is in line with the decision announced by President Donald Trump recently, which was one of his key electoral promises. (Photo: AP)

Halloween over... but the skeletons refuse to go

The funny thing is, all those high-profile bankers are treated like huge celebrities.

4 Nov 2017 6:29 AM IST

Authorities stand near a damaged Home Depot truck after a motorist drove onto a bike path near the World Trade Center memorial, striking and killing several people in New York. (Photo: AP)

After ISIS' fall in Syria-Iraq & lone wolf' hits, bigger challenges...

Donald Trump has criticised the politically correct US immigration policies that had enabled Saipov to enter the...

4 Nov 2017 12:57 AM IST

According to experts one should give equal importance to working out and feeling good for a better life. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mystic Mantra: Life is what you make of it!

A handful of people may return it in the same condition, whereas there are the rare few who return it in a better...

3 Nov 2017 12:40 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers his speech during the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum the China National Convention Center in Beijing Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

After Doklam, more realism' by China's PLA?

The feasibility of China wishing to push for a major Indian military embarrassment remains an option.

3 Nov 2017 12:36 AM IST

According to experts one should give equal importance to working out and feeling good for a better life. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mystic Mantra: Let that inner light glow

Many critique our need to have heroes, glorify the dead, or venerate those who have lived holy lives.

2 Nov 2017 2:16 AM IST