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According to the last World Bank report 2017, Indias ranking improved by just one notch to 130 from a revised rank of 131 previous year.

Getting the right indexes right

In the real India, it takes 123 days to get a building plan sanction, and 1,445 days in court to get a judicial verdict...

2 Nov 2017 12:35 AM IST

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Mystic Mantra: Internal freedom

The worst part is that we do not realise when we actually develop a big negative ego.

1 Nov 2017 3:31 AM IST

Maharaja Hari Singh (Photo: Google)

Give the interlocutor a chance

One would, nevertheless, have condoned or ignored Pakistani malevolence had the violence ceased today.

1 Nov 2017 3:28 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing at the Centenary Celebrations of Patna University, in Patna, Bihar. (Photo: PTI)

Combating black cash: Time for a rethink

Repeated attempts at unearthing black stash to fulfil election promises have imperiled the economy.

1 Nov 2017 2:59 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Enlightenment The Only Revolution

Osho has given over 200 discourses on it, and a large number of people have been reading and relishing them.

31 Oct 2017 12:15 AM IST

Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Indira's legacy: A role model for Modi?

Indira Gandhi learnt from her father's benign shortcomings -- idealism, indecision, romantic internationalism.

31 Oct 2017 12:15 AM IST

Harvey Weinstein.

Of sexual indignities & perfect Allana

How long will it take for men in the UK to become aware of the sexual indignities women continue to face?

30 Oct 2017 12:21 AM IST

Pradyuman Thakur, a student of Class 2 in Ryan International School of Bhondsi campus, was found in a pool of blood inside the toilet of the school on September 8. (Photo: PTI)

Keeping kids safe: Schools must get basics right

The most recent instance was the horrifying Ryan School incident in Gurgaon when a Class 2 boy was found in the toilet...

30 Oct 2017 12:13 AM IST

Former Intelligence Bureau director Dineshwar Sharma said he would go to Kashmir in eight-to-ten days. (Photo: ANI)

Dilli Ka Babu: Ending VIP culture in Railways

Lohani's biggest decision has been to do away with a 36-year-old protocol that many believe led to the creation of a VIP...

29 Oct 2017 12:48 AM IST

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday directed the Indian High Commission in Islamabad to issue visa to a Pakistani child for medical treatment in India. (Photo: File | PTI)

Sushma's e-durbar: Today's Adl-e-Jahangir

We have no real coherent foreign policy on Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh or Myanmar.

29 Oct 2017 12:38 AM IST

Under the influence of maya, the glue that binds us to the physical, one forgets the path of karma and is driven into the whirlpool of destruction by living for just self.

Mystic Mantra: Laws of creation same for everyone

Lord Vishnu, the energy responsible for running creation, ensures that one is amply warned and reminded of his/her karma...

28 Oct 2017 6:56 AM IST

Come on ! Are you a leaver or a remainer?

Getting an OCI card: Why I gave up

The lucky day dawned and I went to the outsourced agency office and lined up with 50 others.

28 Oct 2017 6:50 AM IST