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Why does the rise' of Rajinikanth in TN politics make DMK, AIADMK see...

The media in TN would chew on Rajinikanth's observations in the next two weeks as if he wants to drive out minorities in...

7 Feb 2020 1:51 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)

Firings at Shaheen Bagh must never be repeated

It becomes imperative to understand the chronology that has led up to this turn of events.

7 Feb 2020 1:50 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: The Bowl of Saki - Sufi Inayat's words of wisdom

In one of his discourses, The Art of Being and Becoming, Hazrat Inayat relays that the first sign of realisation is...

6 Feb 2020 2:16 AM IST

HRD minister Prakash Javadekar (Photo: PTI)

BJP leaders' vitriol stems from shrinking footprint, insecurity

It is this set of voters that the AAP is focusing on and it does not want to alienate them by taking a stand on Shaheen...

6 Feb 2020 2:07 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 .

Gated Republic: Who stole my Muslim neighbour?

Without an iota of doubt, almost everyone who resides in our building is secular, democratic and broad-minded.

6 Feb 2020 2:00 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: The story of the Sufi mystic- Bayazid

A few people tried. They took a few steps but then came back, and said, It is dangerous.

5 Feb 2020 3:16 AM IST

The BJP is desperate to win the elections for two key reasons. It has to stall the march of the Opposition in Assembly elections and equally, it needs to capture power in the capital city on behalf of the business tycoons who shore up the party and who have been riled by Kejriwals campaign to keep crony capitalism at bay. (Photo: File)

Shaheen-CAA stir critically poised, but EC is inactive

A picture showed the man aiming the gun at the crowd while the policemen looked on indulgently.

5 Feb 2020 3:13 AM IST

A gun and a jet plane: The story of two face-offs

Goswami, minus the fortification of his studio, reminded me of a tyrannical schoolmaster, found strolling in the local...

5 Feb 2020 3:11 AM IST

ut just by thinking about relaxing things, we are not going to feel relaxed. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mystic Mantra: Creation is manifestation of God in various forms

When everything is He, then there cannot be anything as good or anything as bad.

4 Feb 2020 6:34 AM IST

Brexit, finally, but with no fireworks & no flashing lights

Boris Johnson had his own party to celebrate, and Nigel Farage was seen grinning ecstatically at Parliament Square in...

4 Feb 2020 6:31 AM IST

BCCI President Anurag Thakur

BJP launches a proxy war on Shaheen Bagh on election eve

The PM urged NCC cadets to read the right kind of books by unbiased historians to learn the truth about Partition.

4 Feb 2020 6:29 AM IST

Nirmala Sitharaman

A medium to long-term vision for India's economy

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has endeavoured to address most of the issues with a medium to long-term vision.

4 Feb 2020 6:26 AM IST