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Veteran BJP leader L.K. Advani consoles family members of former finance minister Arun Jaitley at Greater Kailash in New Delhi on Saturday. Jaitley passed away on Saturday at the age of 66. (Photo: PTI)

Politics of integrity, intellect set him apart

Always a master of facts and information, when he rose to speak, the House listened with rapt attention.

25 Aug 2019 7:19 AM IST

Former Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (Photo: Twitter)

At home in court, Parliament, and the social circuit

Like a good lawyer with a sharp eye, he could grasp the treacherous nuances of the social and political landscape.

25 Aug 2019 12:07 AM IST

Yoga is the journey from A to B. A, is where you are, B is the finality. Guru, is someone, who has already walked that path and has the experience of finality. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Patient people exhibit more social virtues

A truly God-loving individual will never allow the strain of suffering and adversity to overwhelm him.

24 Aug 2019 3:55 AM IST

Prime Minister Boris Johnsons Conservative Party lost a by-election in Wales, cutting his parliamentary majority to just one. (Photo: AFP)

Welcome to Boris in Wonderland, with the supporters of democracy

The date is significant because it's when witches and other mythical creatures emerge and demand a trick or treat.

24 Aug 2019 3:55 AM IST

Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram leaves after being produced in a CBI court in the INX Media case in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

Can Chidambaram do a 'mutual' to get out of mess?

It's useless to talk about following the lawâ€ scrupulously blah blah blah. It sounds good on paper.

24 Aug 2019 3:55 AM IST

HAI are infections which develop in patients after admission at a healthcare facility or those acquired in hospital but appear after discharge.

Think big to reach goal of a $5 trillion economy, boost healthcare for...

Actually, the relationship between India's health sector and GDP growth is much more complex.

23 Aug 2019 1:41 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: 'To err is human, to forgive, divine'

Sins, wrongdoings and crimes weigh heavily on one's conscience.

22 Aug 2019 1:42 AM IST

Two cops at Jallianwala Bagh, after the tragedy.

Our indifference to voting would be an outrage for the agitators of...

Other intellectuals, meanwhile, were positively radicalised by the rulers' reaction.

22 Aug 2019 1:40 AM IST

Pakistan has nothing to do with 9/11. says Imran Khan (Photo: File)

Imran and Army: How, in a year, Pak PM has learnt to be 'flexible'

These were arguments based on sound democratic and governance principles.

22 Aug 2019 1:35 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces the success of Mission Shakti on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

After CDS, several key military reforms needed

The Modi government deserves kudos for taking some historic decisions.

22 Aug 2019 1:32 AM IST

A popular teacher of Buddhism once spoke about the ease with which one is able to generate feelings of loving-kindness and compassion in solitary retreat, when there is no one around. (Photo: AP)

Mystic Mantra: The strength of humility

Many of us are mistaught by society that humility symbolises weakness, but that's not the case at all.

21 Aug 2019 1:24 AM IST

Crocodile tears in dragon's eyes? Show China Tibet, J&K '47 maps

Understandably, both Pakistan's and China's common interest in J&K originates from the enemy's enemyâ€ theory.

21 Aug 2019 1:19 AM IST