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An emblem of classical Kashmiri romance, Habba is recalled when one explores Gurez, an ethnically distinct region in Kashmir where a pyramid-shaped mountain is called Habba Khatoon Hill .

Mystic Mantra: Habba Khatoon The Nightingale of Kashmir

Habba was among the few Kashmiri women who found their way to the echelons of power as the Queen of Kashmir's famous...

7 Sept 2019 6:54 AM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Photo: File)

In times of economic anxiety, old is gold indeed

Madame Sitharaman, it is time to rejig outdated rules and challenge Budget traditions.

7 Sept 2019 12:16 AM IST

Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Photo: AFP)

Dear Boris, it seems you aren't well disposed to Westminster democracy

You constantly tell the public that Great Britain will be made great again outside the EU.

7 Sept 2019 12:06 AM IST

With 304 investments worth about $1 billion, the Information Technology and IT-enabled services industry was most favoured by VC investors during 2016.

FDI easing, other steps may help revive growth

This partnership strategy is welcome at a time when headwinds to global growth are visible.

6 Sept 2019 2:53 AM IST

People queue up to check their names on the final draft of the states National Register of Citizens after it was released, at an NRC Seva Kendra in Nagaon. (Photo: PTI)

NRC, Vivekananda & Shah: 2 views on citizenship

This law sets conditions for eligibility, depending on an applicant's circumstances, to become an Indian citizen.

6 Sept 2019 2:50 AM IST

Today, on Teachers Day, lets be glad and grateful for unforgettable teachers who taught us not how to make a living, but how to live.

Mystic Mantra: Thanks a million, dear teachers!

The qualities that I've admired in my teachers can be summarised with the alphabets of the word: T-E-A-C-H-E-R.

5 Sept 2019 3:44 AM IST

Ho Chi Minh's Vietnam peaceful, but is like China

The multitude determined to give them a rousing welcome consisted mainly of students, political activists and trade...

5 Sept 2019 1:11 AM IST

Kashmiri children play gully cricket in a shut-down market in central Srinagar.

Hari Singh's 1939 constitution in J&K marked a first in South Asia

Incidentally, 81 years later, on the same day, August 5, 2019, J&K state was bifurcated into two Union territories by...

5 Sept 2019 12:59 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has formed a seven-member committee in connection with the status of Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: ANI)

Can Pakistan Army deliver on Imran's threats?

Pakistan's ability to spin propaganda as effective psychological warfare may project a much higher capability than...

5 Sept 2019 12:56 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: The vicious circle of worries

America is certainly a very modern country and this worry is also very modern.

4 Sept 2019 4:25 AM IST

The Supreme Court of India. (Photo: PTI)

Is sex on the false promise of marriage rape or cheating?

The concept of treating woman as the property of man is no longer in force. The Supreme Court of India decriminalised...

4 Sept 2019 2:28 AM IST

India and France: Enduring, reliable partners

India undoubtedly needs all its energies, resources and friends to fight on these two separate fronts.

4 Sept 2019 1:28 AM IST