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Consultant psychiatrist and founder of The Free Mind Initiative, Dr Alpes Panchal relates happiness with philosophical as well as psychological elements.

Mystic Mantra: Why we should let go of our attachments

Gloom sets in when our conscience is stained by desires and impressions of worldliness.

8 May 2019 12:25 AM IST

A 2014 report estimated that 18 per cent all European ISIS members were female and the total number is now believed to be more than 550. (Photo: AP)

Low ISIS footprint in India may be misleading

Most important, India's Muslims need leaders of substance who can guide, lead and advise.

8 May 2019 12:18 AM IST

Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar. (Photo: PTI/File)

It's economics, really! What lay behind China's switch over Masood...

There thus emerge myriad factors and multiple actors for China, from which to make a compelling choice.

8 May 2019 12:05 AM IST

Pledging to work as a symbol of the people, Naruhito, 59, was formally invested as emperor the day after. (Photo:AP)

As Japan enters the Reiwa' era, India must focus on boosting strategic...

Japan's deeply venerated emperors do not exercise even the informal political influence that Britain's Queen Elizabeth...

7 May 2019 1:39 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: The tree is the being closest to God - Why?

The greater the sacrifice, the more is your glow, and the sooner you are seen by the divine.

7 May 2019 1:32 AM IST

BJP on Tuesday described Congress chief Rahul Gandhis remark that he will not allow Prime Minister Narendra Modi to sleep until farm loans are waived as new low in public discourse. (Photo: File)

The Economist & the art of eternal daydreaming

Its claim of a raging Hindu-Muslim divide by the current government is also equally baseless.

7 May 2019 1:16 AM IST

Chinese lesson: Paying a price for uprightness

Hai Rui himself was however known primarily as a Neo-Confucian and never discussed Islam in his Confucian works.

6 May 2019 4:36 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Get recycled with meditation

Meditators and yogis are rumoured to be healthy and fit for a longer time than the non-meditators.

6 May 2019 12:36 AM IST

In India, opinion polls start pouring down a couple of months prior to the elections, projections keep taking different shapes and colours till the exit polls.

Dilli Ka Babu: Big bang lateral entry move

While nearly 6,000 candidates had applied for the posts, only 2 per cent of them qualified for the interview stage.

5 May 2019 1:00 AM IST

The sources said, Election Commission would also ask law ministry to take call on its demand to extend constitutional protection to 2 election commissioners on lines of CEC. (Photo: File)

EC seems biased towards Modi

The petition described at length the reported remarks of Mr Modi that allegedly contravened the code of conduct.

5 May 2019 12:55 AM IST

BJP's voteshare game focused on Hindu votes

The BJP under Mr Modi appears to be upending this tradition in North Indian states.

5 May 2019 12:53 AM IST

The holy month of Ramazan is an opportune time not only to keep fasts, but also to fill hearts with mercy and compassion and hands with generosity. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Ramazan - The month of mercy

Ramazan offers an opportunity to emulate the glorious social characteristics of the Prophet (pbuh).

4 May 2019 12:45 AM IST