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An Army convoy stranded on the Jammu-Srinagar-Baramulla National Highway due to a protest by National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah and party leaders on the outskirts of Srinagar on Wednesday against the closure of the highway for safe passage of security forces convoys. (Photo: PTI)

Where is India's narrative on Kashmir?

There are no concentration camps or a clampdown on religious activities.

12 July 2019 1:17 AM IST

President Donald Trump says Iran wants to make a deal. (Photo:AP)

Trump not a unifying force in the US & abroad

The respectful courting of Mr Kim paradoxically encourages Iran and other countries to acquire nuclear toys by hook or...

12 July 2019 12:28 AM IST

May the population explosion trigger implosions within us destroying greed and selfishness.

Mystic Mantra: Support the weakest of our global family

The population explosion can either be seen as an insuperable problem, or as a God-gifted prospect.

11 July 2019 7:09 AM IST

Long after her appearances at Woodstock and Live Aid and on an Amnesty International tour, even her lesser-known albums continued to bear testimony to her political engagement.

The Arc of Joan who lent her voice to human rights

That landmark moment transformed the trajectory of Joan Baez's life and career. By 1963, she already had four albums to...

11 July 2019 7:03 AM IST

Children showing symptoms of acute encephalitis syndrome undergoing treatment at Sri Krishna Medical College Hospital in Muzaffarpur.

Encephalitis deaths not just a healthcare issue

Even when programmes get implemented well on the ground, their impacts remain limited for want of convergence.

11 July 2019 6:59 AM IST

Imagine Gautam Buddha as the senior poet and the world of intellect that followed as his prot©g©s.

Mystic Mantra: As an ascetic, live a balanced life

Buddha taught a path that was neither about the denial of pleasure nor its affirmation.

10 July 2019 2:31 AM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi

Beset by crisis, Congress has to win the perception war to stay...

Rahul has every right to remain steadfast in his values and his idea of India.

10 July 2019 2:28 AM IST

West Bengal, chief minister Mamata Banerjee

Article 356 to backfire, BJP keeps Bengal pot boiling

The sentiment quotient in politics has zoomed in the past five years, across the country and in Bengal.

10 July 2019 2:24 AM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday she would quit, triggering a contest that will bring a new leader to power. (Photo:AP)

Champagne corks fly at Wimbledon as Hurricane Boris looms

Aaaaaand finally we saw Archie or shall we say, more politely, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.

9 July 2019 6:57 AM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi at Parliament House on Wednesday. (Photo: Pritam bandyopadhyay)

Dynast leads charge for change

The Rahul Gandhi manifesto is not in the nature of a letter as is mistakenly thought to an individual or a party...

9 July 2019 12:29 AM IST

India and China flags (Photo: PTI/File)

Decongesting Delhi, one PSU at a time

Shifting many of these out of New Delhi will not in anyway impair their abilities.

9 July 2019 12:25 AM IST

US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) slammed Russia, Syria and Iran for killing many innocent civilians. (Photo:AP)

Iran: What does Trump not want us to know?

In popular American culture, the inflexion point of the US-Iranian fracture was the 1979 Revolution and the subsequent...

8 July 2019 12:05 AM IST