Old stirrings in Punjab: The battle against separatism cannot be fought on foreign soilAkal Takht's recent summoning of former Punjab ministers to apologize for past violations has raised concerns about a potential Khalistani ...
16 Sep, 2024, 11.12 PM IST
- To all education
A fine system of education must aim at a balanced growth of the individual through knowledge and wisdom. It should train the intellect and ...
05 Sep, 2022, 12.13 AM IST
- Relinquish attachment
Merely to move from one place to another and think that we have renounced something is a mistake because even if we move physically, the ob...
29 Jul, 2021, 11.23 PM IST
India must rework on stagnant military detterence with effective compellence for its neighboursUnstinted assistance to Nepal in its hour of need and the successful land boundary agreement with Bangladesh showcase the benefits of a pea...
12 Jul, 2018, 04.09 PM IST
View: Behind Rupee ban, Modi's plan to remake IndiansModi belongs to this line of autocratic ideologues rather than the Western tradition of revolutionary neoliberalism, or Marxist rationalism.
30 Nov, 2016, 06.51 AM IST
John Oliver uses the 'f' word in response to Paris attacksOn "Last Week Tonight", John Oliver spoke without restraint to offer "a moment of premium-cable profanity."
17 Nov, 2015, 11.44 AM IST
Movie Review: InsurgentThe dystopian future is the new catnip of the young adult genre. Of those, the two most compelling narratives to have emerged are The Hunge...
20 Mar, 2015, 11.30 AM IST
Warm water for a week as an effective, detox diet, anyone?The diets all have their aficionados, but it would not be far-fetched to say that the world awaits with bursting buttons and soaring choles...
20 Nov, 2014, 04.17 PM IST
PM's US Visit: How Narendra Modi has won over the Obamas with an abstemious fastModi may well be winning his hosts' heart with an abstemious fast that will resonate with their own struggle to put US on a moderate dietar...
30 Sep, 2014, 12.04 PM IST
Understand ingratitudeTo decide on right relationships, it is also necessary to understand various issues concerning that scourge that afflicts many relationship...
19 Nov, 2012, 08.03 AM IST
- Mirrors are far better suited to be used as unbiased judges
Considering the earliest mirrors were shards of convex glass that distorted as much as they reflected, their main modern-day connection wit...
23 Aug, 2012, 06.58 AM IST
In Praise of BhuktiThis is bhukti, which when involved in, also with the right approach and spirit, would finally result in mukti.
11 Jun, 2012, 07.22 AM IST
- Branson's ice cube idea could be a great way to melt disgruntlement
Considering that people want Mallya's head on a platter, this latest gambit of Branson may be something Mallya may want to emulate.
03 May, 2012, 06.52 AM IST
- Taxing fat in cultures that see it as prosperity
Imposing a 'fat tax' on the very things the rest of the world loves about it requires a degree of control and far-sightedness.
04 Oct, 2011, 07.33 AM IST
Lokpal Bill: Key issues the panel will have to thrash outThe result of their exertions would bear little resemblance to the much touted Jan Lokpal unless some of its key features are endorsed by t...
10 Apr, 2011, 10.46 AM IST
The folly of faithHow does knowing and knowledge relate to feelings of faith? Should there be a connection at all? Or is belief really 'blind'? A recent surv...
19 Jan, 2011, 03.03 AM IST
Honesty is indeed the best policyBenjamin Franklin's observation that “vicious actions are not hurtful because they are forbidden but are forbidden because they are hurtful...
01 Dec, 2008, 12.23 AM IST