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Be it Shaheen Bagh or other places, till the government withdraws CAA, NRC and NPR, these demonstrations cannot technically be hailed as a success. At the same time, their continuity with increasing fervour and the participation of people from all religions as well as age groups signals a strong message. (Photo: PTI)

Constitution (Amendment) Act: Why is there so much mistrust?

Why? Its teachers and students excelled in fierce discussions and debates on all contemporary issues.

24 Jan 2020 1:07 AM IST

Be it Shaheen Bagh or other places, till the government withdraws CAA, NRC and NPR, these demonstrations cannot technically be hailed as a success. At the same time, their continuity with increasing fervour and the participation of people from all religions as well as age groups signals a strong message. (Photo: PTI)

CAA: Social verdict poses constitutional dilemma

Religion still bears a lot of importance for Indians at large.

23 Jan 2020 3:56 AM IST

Work-related stress is a big problem: Give people some relief

A few days ago a young police officer, SSP Abrar Nekokara, ended his life.

23 Jan 2020 3:54 AM IST

Catholics versus Protestants; Shias versus Sunnis; one sect or panth against another, and so on. Our religious history has been painted red with violence and bloodshed, not just between warring religions, but with internecine battles among followers of the same religion.

Mystic Mantra: Seeking harmony in being humane

To promote peace, an annual â€œOctave for Christian Unityâ€ is celebrated worldwide, from January 18 to January 25.

23 Jan 2020 3:53 AM IST

When you put them all mindfulness and its spiritual expanse, including the wholesome, functional finesse of our body intelligence and healing in one hamper they symbolise our conscious responsiveness.

Mystic Mantra: The sum and substance of life

The offshoot of such a â€œnormâ€ is obvious it allures us to embrace and preserve the â€œdivine in everythingâ€.

22 Jan 2020 4:48 AM IST

Prime minister Narendra Modi.

Despite legacy of mutual suspicion, Opp. must fight with what it has

The government appears to have exhausted its quota of tricks to keep people distracted, and now they have taken to the...

22 Jan 2020 4:46 AM IST

A 2015 file photo of the commander of Irans Quds Force, Qassem Soleimani, praying in a religious ceremony at a mosque. Soleimani was killed in a US airstrike at the Baghdad international airport on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. (AP)

Post Soleimani, West Asia lurches from crisis to crisis

The US initially said there had been no injuries, but some days later admitted that 11 soldiers had suffered concussion...

22 Jan 2020 4:44 AM IST

Chinas aim was to eliminate the Two Worries , the lack of food and sufficient clothing. (Photo: AP)

Hans lead in Chinaâ€™s poverty alleviation projects

In 2012, 98 million Chinese people still lived below the poverty line; a year later, 128,000 villages remained...

21 Jan 2020 5:04 AM IST

Continue to perform good and pious deeds, even in the most adverse conditions, with a feeling that those painful karmas from destiny are getting exhausted.

Mystic Mantra: A state of equanimity leads to salvation

Favourable and unfavourable situations are the result of our previous birth karmas and hence should be borne with...

21 Jan 2020 1:48 AM IST

India legalised Islamophobia with CAA in December 2019. Since then, citizens especially Muslims across India have organised for the rollback of this and the National Population Register and the proposed nationwide National Register of Citizens.

When resistance becomes a peopleâ€™s protest, only the people will...

Non-Muslims too joining the protests have meant that it is unable to disregard or discredit the rallies by relegating...

20 Jan 2020 2:26 AM IST

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry (Photo: Instagram @kensingtonroyal)

Brexit is past: We are now divided by Megxit

People are totally divided over whether Meghan is an angel or a devil.

20 Jan 2020 2:24 AM IST

John F. Kennedy himself wanted to join the Harvard faculty after completing his second term, and hence his family endowed the Institute of Politics and the Presidential Library to be a part of Harvard. (Photo: AP)

Think tanksâ€™ role growing: Is that a good thing?

The United States always had a tradition of academics and policy wonks flitting in and out of government for short...

20 Jan 2020 2:22 AM IST