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Mystic Mantra: The ashram and the resort - A poverty of richness

An ashram is the heartbeat of mystery and a resort is manifestations and ostentations only.

8 July 2019 12:05 AM IST

Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy (Photo: PTI)

Lack of innovation is a problem in India

There is other material that also indicates where we stand in comparison to the rest of the world on invention and...

7 July 2019 6:54 AM IST

Dilli Ka Babu: Lateral entry now a reality

The only change is that this task will not be performed by the UPSC and instead will be processed through the Niti...

7 July 2019 12:28 AM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Union Budget for Modi 2.0 government. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Nirmala's maiden Budget is reform oriented, and in the right direction

The Budget has devised just the right strategies to take India on the path of inclusive growth.

6 July 2019 6:35 AM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with her team before presenting the budget. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Sitharaman hits all the buttons, sticks to basics

Despite a long speech there were no magic bullets presented to kickstart a virtuous cycle of investment, growth and...

6 July 2019 1:07 AM IST

Franciss writings overflowed with the love of God and neighbours. His Introduction to the Devout Life and Love of God and Spiritual Conferences are spiritual classics with striking sayings like: (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Individual well-being will grow into society

If individuals are rotten and you go on tinkering with society, you will have only empty rules and empty morality.

6 July 2019 1:04 AM IST

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

Why do migrants prefer to go to the West?

The immigration services and media of the UK make a distinction between genuine migrants and economic migrants.

6 July 2019 12:31 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Are you in command?

Physically restraining the body but allowing the mind to dwell on various pleasures can lead to dire consequences.

5 July 2019 12:10 AM IST

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

Trump still an enigma: So who is starting a war with Iran?

The lazy assumption that the technologies in the Iranian arsenal must trace their origins to allies Russia and China is...

5 July 2019 12:10 AM IST

By definition, liberal education and interdisciplinarity are joined at the hip, and that augurs well for the need for sets of complex competencies.

NEP draft 2019 might be progressive, but is its liberal' focus too...

For better or worse, a new reflexive nationalism is arising as the concept of globalisation is in decline.

5 July 2019 12:05 AM IST

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

Why Gandhis must retain a say in party affairs

The BJP recognised that in order to weaken the Congress, it was essential to weaken the party's first family.

5 July 2019 12:05 AM IST

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner (Photo: AP)

How credible is Kushner's Middle East peace plan?

As things stand, Israel's likely aim is to annex all it wants of the West Bank, and eventually throw the scraps to...

4 July 2019 12:15 AM IST