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The presence of the Indian paramilitary on the streets of Srinagar has become depressingly normal. Uniformed men carrying assault rifles and speaking Tamil, Bengali, Hindi and Punjabi keep watch over the locals.(Photo: ANI)

What is the ground reality in Kashmir?

The dehumanising of Kashmiris has happened over a long period and is not the doing of this government alone and this is...

16 Jun 2019 9:21 AM IST

Isro chairman Kailasavadivoo Sivan (Photo: PTI/KAMAL SINGH)

Chandrayaan-2 will be the stepping stone for human landing on the...

It will be a heart-in-the-mouth situation for Indian space scientists beginning July 15.

16 Jun 2019 9:18 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)

Tory leadership race is likely to lead to undemocratic' Brexit

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has a population of 66 million people.

15 Jun 2019 2:09 AM IST

The rape cases in Kathua, Unnao and Surat sparked nationwide outrage following which pressure mounted on the Centre to amend laws. (Photo: PTI)

Law of the jungle' prevails... in Kathua & beyond

One dreads to wake up and read the front page these days.

15 Jun 2019 2:09 AM IST

One of the Indian mystics who celebrated divine love and syncretic devotion was Maulana Hasrat Mohani. In his own words, he was a Sufi momin (Sufi believer), ishtiraaki Muslim (secular Muslim), Aashiq-e-Rasool (lover of the holy Prophet) and at the same time, a Krishna bhakt (devotee of Krishna). (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Gwalior's Sufi mystic and the yogic experience

Besides a Shattari Sufi pioneer, Ghaus Gwaliyari was one of the first translators of yoga texts to Persian in the 16th...

15 Jun 2019 2:08 AM IST

Shivratri mantras can uplift a soul from depths of hell, and guide it to the right path. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra - Spiritual unity: A goal God seeks of us

All religions also recognise the existence of the soul that enlivens us and that the soul is of the same essence as God.

14 Jun 2019 1:11 AM IST

Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and now Syria are living examples of the monumental failure of US foreign policy. Apparently, the US never learnt any lessons from the Vietnam war.

The clock is ticking on the Americans' varsity for Afghans

Some clues may lie in the other stalled effort being carried out by the Americans in Afghanistan

14 Jun 2019 1:08 AM IST

This incident comes amid severe tensions between India and China resulting from the Doklam standoff. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

China, US & India: Just look at the transactional' opportunities

he non-sentimentality of a net gain-loss calculation in the realpolitik framework defines the Chinese approach.

14 Jun 2019 1:02 AM IST

God never works singlehandedly; but invites people to give God a hand, so to say, to bring to fruition Gods plans.

Mystic Mantra: Saint Anthony, whose tongue was priceless

Saint Anthony is famous worldwide for the recovery of lost articles. Many believers pray to him for lost articles.

13 Jun 2019 3:36 AM IST

Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed by US Navy Seals in a covert raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan in May 2011. (Photo: AFP)

As Sudanese make their demand for democracy, there's blood in the Nile

In both instances, what proved crucial was the reluctance or refusal of younger military officers to go on the rampage...

13 Jun 2019 3:25 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: ANI)

Bring new ministers up to speed to fast-track development work

The Prime Minister has himself described his new team as a good combination of youthful energy and administrative...

13 Jun 2019 3:16 AM IST

The opposition accused the government of hypocrisy over Muslim reservation.

Mystic Mantra - Zakat: A vision of the big society'

The idea of Zakat is based on the direct, legitimate claim of the poor on the wealth of the rich.

12 Jun 2019 1:03 AM IST