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Though BJPs performance in the two states is below the mark in comparison to its show in 2014 elections, the party has created history. (Photo: File)

It's time for tactics, not ideological idolatry

The calculation has generally been around short and medium term objectives, and gains and losses.

5 Nov 2019 1:47 AM IST

It takes time to hone and propel a higher purpose in life, just as much it takes leisure to mature, or mellow.

Mystic Mantra: The journey from prithvilok to suryalok

Remember, spirituality is a pyramidical structure there is only so much space at the top.

5 Nov 2019 1:42 AM IST

Best known for its 15 seconds short video sharing platform, Tik Tok has become a popular social network amongst netizens, who are eager to broadcast their personal lives and share their opinions on various issues.

Tik Tok poses new risks for Net users, regulation needed

Despite citizen concerns over digital freedom, governments worldwide are moving towards greater regulatory control over...

5 Nov 2019 1:20 AM IST

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called for attacks in the West in the Telegram message on Eid al-Adha, which comes as ISIS has lost most of its territory in Iraq and Syria. (Photo: AFP)

What is so seductive about the 'caliphate' for some Muslims?

Terrorism is no substitute for toil, just as fantasies cannot replace facts and figures.

4 Nov 2019 12:59 AM IST

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (Photo: File)

India, Saudis, Gulf & Iran: Turbulence ahead

The Saudis laid on highest protocol, including their Air Force painting the sky with the colours of the Russian flag.

4 Nov 2019 12:56 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Sit silently and let the grass grow by itself

Some things happen through effort, and some things happen only through effortlessness.

4 Nov 2019 12:51 AM IST

Police cordon off the area following a protest against the tree-cutting, being carried out for the Metro car shed project, at Aarey colony in Mumbai, Saturday. (Photo: Mrugesh Bandiwadekar)

Blame it on the 'inauspicious cut'

The ripple effects of the Maharashtra and Haryana elections are still being felt.

3 Nov 2019 1:33 AM IST

NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant

Dilli Ka Babu: Recipe for repatriation

Some politicians are insisting that the NRC coordinator should not be transferred until he explains how each and every...

3 Nov 2019 1:30 AM IST

A statement from the Union minister for information technology instead said India had asked WhatsApp to explain what the nature of the breach was and what it was doing to protect the privacy of Indians.

When govt snoops, it's never held to account

The important fact here is that all of the NSO Group's clients are national governments.

3 Nov 2019 12:42 AM IST

The truth, on the other hand, is that public confidence in the judiciary will be shaken if, faced with a prima facie case of his bias, the judge insists on deciding the case.

Bias in judges hurts public confidence in the judiciary

The law and practice on a judge's recusal merits separate discussion.

3 Nov 2019 12:38 AM IST

It takes time to hone and propel a higher purpose in life, just as much it takes leisure to mature, or mellow.

Mystic Mantra: Liberation is close if you feel hopelessness

In the traditions of yoga, we have always cultured people towards hopelessness because when there is no hope, you will...

2 Nov 2019 12:18 AM IST

The United States has carried out an operation targeting ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a US official told news agency Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. (Representational Image)

J&K and the plight of native American

No word from the President about the two certainly innocent children whom Baghdadi took to his death with him.

2 Nov 2019 12:15 AM IST