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The government may shortly include Aadhaar card as a valid document for filing income tax returns. (Photo: PTI/File)

Aadhaar raj: Targeting the poor & vulnerable

There are many reasons why Aadhaar and biometric identification fails in rural areas.

28 Oct 2017 12:17 AM IST

Malik ibn Deenar devoted his life to God and made a living as a calligrapher of the Quran.

Mystic Mantra: How Malik became a true Sufi

Malik Deenar was the son of a Persian slave from Afghanistan.

27 Oct 2017 1:44 AM IST

Forbes India Rich Lists suggest an important increase in the wealth of the richest Indians after 2000.

As India got richer, inequality also rose

The picture becomes increasingly skewed the higher we move up the wealth chain.

27 Oct 2017 1:07 AM IST

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi at 112th PHD Chambers Annual Session & Awards for Excellence 2017 in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Soft saffron' Cong: Will Rahul change its image?

What has been the result of the Congress grappling with Hindutva in Bhopal or flirting with it in Kerala?

27 Oct 2017 1:01 AM IST

Whatever is happening in your life has a purpose, even if it is a painful experience. Believe that great things will unfold through that.

Mystic Mantra: Lest we forget

The Bible advises us: Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loves is born of God,...

26 Oct 2017 2:44 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the BJP National Executive meeting at Talkatora stadium in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Sink or swim?

The looming Assembly elections in Gujarat pose a real challenge for the BJP.

26 Oct 2017 2:37 AM IST

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

Modi and the sin of hubris'

The sin of hubris has been a continuing theme that has captured the imagination of historians, philosophers and...

26 Oct 2017 2:30 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Spiritual necessity for non-violence

If we cause injury to any living creature, we must pay for that deed in kind.

25 Oct 2017 1:11 AM IST

Seven Navy sailors were missing and at least two, including the captain, were injured after the U.S. destroyer collided with a merchant ship off the coast of Japan before dawn Saturday, the US Navy and Japanese coast guard reported. (Photo: AP)

Japan: Indian Navy's best partner?

Abe's dream to transform his country's self-defence forces into a full-fledged military that can play a proper role in...

25 Oct 2017 12:48 AM IST

Vijay in a still from Mersal.

Don't kill dissent, or the soul of India will die

Right-wing forces are not the greatest proponents of the freedom of expression.

25 Oct 2017 12:47 AM IST

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

Mystic Mantra: The magic of belief does wonders

The pain is transformed into joy so while breathing out, pour the joy over existence.

24 Oct 2017 12:41 AM IST

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. (Photo: AP)

A way out for Israel & Palestinians?

Palestine was cleansed of Palestinians before the phrase ethnic cleansing' was coined.

24 Oct 2017 12:36 AM IST