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Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Slowdown, jobs Sitharaman's twin challenges

Budget allocations are reflective of government's priorities in keeping with its vision and goals.

19 Jun 2019 2:24 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Let the world be your oyster

The philosopher Socrates set the record straight.

18 Jun 2019 3:39 AM IST

Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. (Photo: AFP)

Why any sign of creeping fascism must be resisted

This theory was used to capture the state and scrap the Weimar Constitution.

18 Jun 2019 3:37 AM IST

The reality here is Pakistan and its jihad-fi-sabilillah (meaning in the cause of Allah ) campaign of terrorism against India.

To fight terror, words won't do, action is vital

India's concern is Kashmir-centric terrorism inspired and abetted by Pakistan.

18 Jun 2019 3:34 AM IST

Fans cheering at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Outside the lines: Bragging rights, like fomented hatred, don't last

When Pakistan visited India the following year, we were roommates again.

18 Jun 2019 3:13 AM IST

Could have been another ancient Chinese philosopher, probably over 110 years old.

The age factor: Slowly, slowly catchy monkey

As a general rule, the words Confucius say' prior to the actual quote will add credence, never mind whether Confucius...

18 Jun 2019 3:10 AM IST

A file photograph of the Gandhi family.

The curious case of the reluctant leader

Punjab is the only State that continues to endorse the Congress, responding more to the local chieftain.

18 Jun 2019 3:04 AM IST

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde.(Photo:AP)

Nurture fintech to modernise services, include the unbanked

The marriage of financial services and technology is not new to the 21st century.

17 Jun 2019 1:19 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Real education doesn't sow seeds of hate

Education in the real sense is to liberate people from ignorance and the darkness of the mind.

17 Jun 2019 1:17 AM IST

China-Tibet concord dream fading fast

On June 9, Zhu commented on the visit of Branstad to Tibet, in The Global Times, the mouthpiece of the Party.

17 Jun 2019 1:15 AM IST

Congress activists beat a poster of BMC officer Nidhi Choudhari as they protest her controversial tweet on Mahatma Gandhi, in Thane on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Dilli Ka Babu: A tweet too many

A carelessly worded tweet has landed Maharashtra IAS officer Nidhi Choudhari's career in hot water.

16 Jun 2019 9:27 AM IST

The Indian Supreme Courts order appointing three members as a mediatory panel to resolve the 70-year-old Babri Masjid dispute flouts every established rule on the process of mediation.

Mediation over the Ayodhya dispute seems doomed to fail

The Supreme Court has initiated an exercise that was doomed to failure at the very outset.

16 Jun 2019 9:24 AM IST