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Victoria and Abdul is a nuanced retelling of Queen Victorias unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk.

The story of Victoria and Abdul: Raj reality vs the movie version

As anyone who has worked on any dramatic form knows, biographies don't translate directly into films.

9 Sept 2017 12:16 AM IST

Activists take part in a protest rally against the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh at India Gate. (Photo: AFP)

Do murders and mayhem define Karnataka?

Altogether 27 journalists have been targeted and slaughtered since 1992, according to reports.

9 Sept 2017 12:16 AM IST

Khairatabad Ganesha stands at 16-metres tall (Photo: AFP)

Mystic Mantra: Ganpati, first to be worshipped

Ganpati sadhna is powerful and illuminating, it is the easiest of all tantrik sadhnas.

8 Sept 2017 12:16 AM IST

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman after taking charge at her office in New Delhi, becoming the first full-time woman Defence Minister of the country. (Photo: PTI)

Sitharaman's to-do list for next 16 months

The new defence minister needs to ensure India makes up its known shortcomings.

8 Sept 2017 12:15 AM IST

Why I'm crying now'

Gauri had taken over Lankesh Patrike and it had transformed her completely.

7 Sept 2017 2:41 AM IST

Always remember that successful and happy people are not those who get the best of everything in life, but are the ones who make the best of everything they get in life. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Purpose of human life

In the absence of any clarity most of the people just live life for the sake of living.

7 Sept 2017 1:03 AM IST

Children receive treatment at the state-run Baba Raghav Das Medical College Hospital where 35 children died in three days in Gorakhpur. (Photo: AP)

Don't normalise' preventable catastrophes and disasters

Climate change has made disasters much more severe and likely, and there is really no option but to take preventive...

7 Sept 2017 12:49 AM IST

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Mystic Mantra: A good planet, a good life

Spirituality essentially means an all-inclusive experience.

6 Sept 2017 12:46 AM IST

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev

Swadeshi, socialism: 2 mindsets' keep India down

Socialism, swadeshi, insularity and inward-looking synonyms which could be used interchangably.

6 Sept 2017 12:44 AM IST

Mother Teresa (Photo: AFP)

Mystic Mantra: Pranaam, dear Gurujis!

Many teachers tirelessly teach us much more by their works than by their words.

5 Sept 2017 4:50 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)

Trump's Twitterification: Truth, facts & beliefs

The Twitterification of Trump's public discourse may have marked a degeneration in electioneering.

5 Sept 2017 12:53 AM IST

The Bhagavad Gita (15.8) says just as the breeze carries the fragrance from the flower, the jiva is carried from the body.

Mystic Mantra: Living with people

Sometimes people behave nicely, sometimes they don't. This neither elates nor depresses the wise person.

4 Sept 2017 12:40 AM IST