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Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar (Photo: PTI)

Nitish almost ditched BJP, backed Cong in 2018'

And now instead of being guided by ideology, it has become an instrument for him to gain his political purposes.

11 Feb 2020 1:53 AM IST

Osho says: Awareness means an intensity. Such an intensity of wakefulness that no thought interferes with. You are simply conscious without any thought. Try it. You can try it anywhere.

Mystic Mantra: All that you need is love

Osho diagnoses this situation as a real misery. And that this creates all sorts of complexes within human beings.

10 Feb 2020 1:28 AM IST

Who will rid the people of Pakistan of the capital curses listed here? No one except they themselves.

As Muslim world is divided, Pak caught between two blocs

Historically, Pakistan has managed its bilateral relations with Iran and Saudi Arabia at a level where it always had...

10 Feb 2020 1:25 AM IST

One of the great scholars when it comes to Urdu literature, Gopi Chand Narang, was quoted as saying that, Urdu is not the language of Muslims. If at all there is any language of Muslims, it should be Arabic. Urdu belongs to the composite culture of India. Hindi and Urdu are supplementary and complementary. They are like sisters strengthening each other .

When a Parsi is Hindu' but a Muslim isn't

One of these boxes asked for the religion of the dead person. The form, or perhaps it was the operative, offered her two...

10 Feb 2020 1:22 AM IST

Ashok Khemka is a 1991-batch-IAS officer, who has been transferred over 45 times during his nearly three decade long career. (Photo: PTI)

Dilli Ka Babu: Controversial appointment

According to Mr Khemka, the rules state only a cadre officer can occupy a cadre post.

9 Feb 2020 4:59 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

The Modi govt wants to change how politics in Kashmir works

What Prime Minister Narendra Modi did on August 5, 2019, went far beyond the abrogation of Article 370.

9 Feb 2020 4:56 AM IST

BJP's policies: What are the court's priorities?

The SC has not heard the matter of Kashmiri leaders being locked up without charge or trial.

9 Feb 2020 4:53 AM IST

People hold placards during a protest against the CAA and NRC on New Years Eve at Shaheen Bagh, near Jamia Millia, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

In lack of alternative, BJP's hate festers

The election results will show whether such a strategy will bring dividends to the party.

9 Feb 2020 4:51 AM IST

The Bible personifies God as having ears. Prayers and petitions begin with a request to God to incline your ear .

Mystic Mantra: God, our Father, who sets us free

God is regarded as Father in some religious traditions, mainly Judaism and Christianity.

8 Feb 2020 3:19 AM IST

Protesters raise slogans during a demonstration against the amended Citizenship Act and National Register of Citizens at Shaheen Bagh in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Is the BJP paying attention to the voices from Shaheen Bagh?

The rest of the disturbing and depressing domestic news involves comical clips that would have raised a chuckle had they...

8 Feb 2020 3:09 AM IST

US president Donald Trump

Trump is on a roll now, India needs to cash in

President Trump's victory in the Senate trial was a foregone conclusion with its Republican majority standing firm...

8 Feb 2020 3:06 AM IST

She is revered for the many voices she heard, which she believed were spiritual promptings to follow God. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mystic Mantra: Leadership lessons for youngsters

Those who are spiritually aware see the same power enlivening all creation.

7 Feb 2020 1:55 AM IST