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The MEAs comments came a day after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said he will not allow Pakistani soil to be used for terror. (Photo:AP)

Its allies don't care for Kashmir, so Pak needs to reinvent its...

India leaned on a subtler ploy and used the British Commonwealth route to tackle domestic Marxists.

11 Sept 2019 1:40 AM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

As BJP flounders, is the best still to come?

Consider that Bangladesh started out as a devastated nation when it fought and parted company with Pakistan.

11 Sept 2019 1:37 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: Shraadh Send positive vibes to our ancestors

Prayers, pujas, homas and yagnas are performed by the pundits along with mantra-chanting in the name of the departed...

10 Sept 2019 2:04 AM IST

Misbah-ul-Haq also insisted that he will not announce his retirement at this stage. (Photo: AFP)

In Pak's cult of idolatry, Misbah appointment sets a dangerous...

As PCB CEO Wasim Khan later explained, the board approached Misbah and convinced him to apply.

10 Sept 2019 2:01 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin to his 7 Lok Kalyan Marg residence on Thursday evening, where Mr Modi later hosted a dinner for his distinguished guest. The two will hold summit talks on Friday. (Photo: AP)

India, Russia: New contours of an old partnership

The joint statement did not shy away from expressing perspectives different from those of the United States and its...

10 Sept 2019 12:02 AM IST

In recent years, some Shia clerics have been discouraging the bloodletting, instead encouraging people to donate blood to patients in need.

Mystic Mantra: Ashura The passionate mourning of Shias

The death of Hussein is considered by Shias as a symbol of humanity's struggle against injustice, oppression and...

9 Sept 2019 6:38 AM IST

The court had expressed reservation about religious conversion on the basis of mere affidavit on a stamppaper.

Conversion: The next frontier for Modi govt?

The acceptance of democracy as a way of life implies that we have accepted that we hold certain rights to be...

9 Sept 2019 1:06 AM IST

Ram Jethmalani will now try to persuade God in heaven

There are no disputes in heaven and therefore no opportunity for lawyers to practice their craft.

9 Sept 2019 12:56 AM IST

Security personnel patrol a deserted street in Srinagar on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Kashmir will not react and erupt in anger, Kashmir will respond

For now, the middle ground in Kashmir stands obliterated. In a new battle for existence, the multiple identities of...

9 Sept 2019 12:51 AM IST

External affairs minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar (Photo: PTI)

Dilli Ka Babu: Article 370 nixes MEA meet

The decision to call off the meeting was reportedly taken a couple of weeks after Article 370 was nullified.

8 Sept 2019 7:53 AM IST

The sources said, Election Commission would also ask law ministry to take call on its demand to extend constitutional protection to 2 election commissioners on lines of CEC. (Photo: File)

We must praise signatories to the open letter to India's 3 ECs

The media reported large-scale voter exclusion, with some accounts suggesting that voters from certain minority groups...

8 Sept 2019 7:50 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with ISRO Chairman Kailasavadivoo Sivan after connection with the Vikram lander was lost during soft landing of Chandrayaan 2 on lunar surface, in Bengaluru on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Exploring space: Our next evolutionary step

The next step in such a scale would be to make life and consciousness multi-planetary.

8 Sept 2019 7:48 AM IST