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Whats the big idea (07 November 12:00) |
| India bars foreign journalists from covering the Dalai Lama's Arunachal visit. |
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Its just a diplomatic gesture (07 November 12:00) |
| India bars foreign journalists from covering the Dalai Lama's Arunachal visit. |
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Power Of Now (07 November 12:00) |
| At this moment, is there anything lacking? Nirvana is right here now before our eyes. This place is the lotus land. This body now is the Buddha. |
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All Energy Is Consciousness (07 November 12:00) |
| Truth can be likened to a pyramid from its pinnacle, the highest expression of truth radiates, while its broad base gives strength and stability. |
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Tu-Tu Mao-Mao (07 November 12:00) |
| Do we dial M for Mamata, Marxist or Maoist? |
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Trade In The Time Of Recession (07 November 12:00) |
| There's good news and bad news concerning the prospects of a robust, open world economy. |
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Confucius Says A Lot (07 November 12:00) |
| Learning French once offered clear advantages to anyone aspiring to an international career. |
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Plastic Devi (06 November 12:00) |
| The face of the goddess is 25,645 ft from the crown to her chin, and she is smiling at me. Her name is Nanda Devi, and she is part of the great Himalayan massif, of which i have a grandstand... |
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Womens representation is vital to deepen democracy (06 November 12:00) |
| Ines Alberdi, a professor of socio-logy at Madrid University who was elected to the Madrid Assembly, is at present executive director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM... |
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Charity Is The Theme Of Haj Pilgrimage (06 November 12:00) |
| The Quran says that Haj is an obligation for those who can afford the pilgrimage after taking care of family and fulfilling basic obligations. |
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Decoding Koda (06 November 12:00) |
| Madhu Koda's meteoric rise would have normally made for a heartwarming story. Once a labourer in iron-ore mines, he won assembly elections from Jharkhand in 2000. Five years later, he was ap... |
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In Search Of A Home (06 November 12:00) |
| I wonder if the Indian government's decision to extend permanent residentship to exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen is going to make any difference to her nomadic existence. |
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Cosmic Beauty (06 November 12:00) |
| Neither sin nor merit; neither pleasures nor pain, neither sacred formulae nor sacred places, neither Vedas nor yajnas...
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Time To Move On (06 November 12:00) |
| The patriotic credentials of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind have never been in doubt. Hence the current controversy over a resolution regarding Vande Mataram, adopted at the annual JUH meet in Deob... |
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Business Of Knowledge (06 November 12:00) |
| While many disagree about how to fix Indian higher education, there is broad consensus that it is, to quote Prime Minster Manmohan Singh, "in a state of disrepair". |
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Welcome the best from everywhere (05 November 12:01) |
| Do India's premier science research institutes such as the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) need to hire experts from abroad to lend muscle to their projects? |
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The Way Forward (05 November 12:01) |
| The messy spectacle of the Afghan election has finally wound down, ending on a less than ideal note. With main rival Abdullah Abdullah withdrawing, current president Hamid Karzai has won a s... |
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Sharing The Spoils (05 November 12:01) |
| It's two weeks since the Maharashtra assembly election results were declared. The Cong-NCP combine were clear winners and the leadership question was settled early in favour of the outgoing ... |
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Empirical And Metaphysical Aspects of Dharma (05 November 12:01) |
| Dharma is a complex Immutable Principle of avyaya yoga which was first communicated to the Sun. Having become obscure in the process of transmission, Krishna communicates it to Arjuna in Bha... |
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Keep the talent pool local (05 November 12:01) |
| Instead of India benefiting due to jobs being shifted to this country from places like the US, highly skilled individuals are coming to our scientific institutions at disproportionate pay gr... |
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Just Breathe (05 November 12:01) |
| That One is called prana, The supreme force that controls and regulates everything... |
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Money For Nothing (05 November 12:01) |
| There is a growing chorus of views - representing some very influential writers in India and elsewhere - in favour of direct cash transfer into poor people's bank accounts as a more efficien... |
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No Angrezi Please (05 November 12:01) |
| The news that most states favour classes in English in model schools should warm the hearts of English lovers... |
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From Russia with flu (05 November 12:01) |
| No, the Gujarati greeting of 'Su khabar?' has not been replaced by 'Flu khabar?' Yes, it's good to hear that Narendra Modi is swiftly recovering from his bout with swine flu. How can aapno s... |
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Do The Right Thing (03 November 12:10) |
| Problems with Right to Information (RTI) runs deeper than appointment of CIC. |
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Walking A Minefield (03 November 12:08) |
| BJP government in Karnataka threatened by dissidence. |
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Wild West Days (03 November 12:07) |
| As kids in the 1960s, we grew up on a diet of westerns. Without television, the outdoors in the sprawling Victorian bungalows with its large trees, bushes and stables, was where most time wa... |
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An Unwinnable Battle (03 November 12:06) |
| A stepped up Afghan war suits no one except Pakistan. |
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You Are Bliss (03 November 12:04) |
| The Unseen One, featureless, unthinkable, undefinable by name Whose Substance is the certitude of One Self In Whom world-existence is stilled Who is all peace and bliss that is the Self, tha... |
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We love some tittle-tattle (03 November 12:02) |
| I wanted to test the theory that a gossip magazine can gauge the strange state of the global economy and so found myself at Tatler magazine. |
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Prioritise performance over PR (03 November 12:02) |
| Now, the CPM has reportedly readied an 'etiquette code' asking party members to avoid posh restaurants, costly foreign jaunts, ownership of too many vehicles and properties, and hosting of o... |
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It will help improve political culture (02 November 12:00) |
| Close on the heels of the Congress's austerity drive, the CPM has come out with a moral and etiquette code for its leaders and cadre. |
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Beware Of Lurking Near Enemies (02 November 12:08) |
| In Buddhist teachings, the four Brahmaviharas, translated as the Immeasurables, Divine Abodes, or Divine Abidings are: metta or loving-kindness, karuna or compassion and upeksha or equanimit... |
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Talking Tough (02 November 12:00) |
| Hillary Clinton's comments highlight the problems of Pakistani politics today. |
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Eastern Promises (02 November 12:00) |
| Looking east, India should rely on soft power. |
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Nokia Ne No Kiya (02 November 12:00) |
| There's one sphere of human activity in which India outstrips China. |
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Scrap The Scheme (02 November 12:00) |
| Parliament panel proposes hike in MPLADS funds. |
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We need to have at least 6 to 8 launches every year (02 November 12:00) |
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Radhakrishnan, 60, took over as chairman
of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday after a stint as
director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thiruvananthapuram.
Ananthakris... |
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Stability wins over change (02 November 12:00) |
| Did the Maharashtra election results surprise you? About 50 per cent people one knows said yes. |
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Sweet Forgiveness (02 November 12:00) |
| When the True Lord Himself grants forgiveness, then one does not have to enter the cycle of reincarnation again. |
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Householders Way To Spiritual Salvation (02 November 12:00) |
| The world is real and withdrawal is considered as the negation of faith in Sikhism. Liberation is to be experienced in the world itself ''amidst its laughter and sport, fineries and foods'' ... |
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Whats Up Family Doc (31 October 12:00) |
| When ideological 'health' isn't political wealth. |
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Some Questions Are Best Buried (31 October 12:00) |
| Trying to fix blame for partition may be an exercise in futility. |
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Cool It On China (31 October 12:00) |
| Until the calming words out of Chinese foreign minister's visit to India this week, the two countries seemed on a collision course. |
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Tell Me A Myth (31 October 12:00) |
| If you don't know the trees you may be lost in the forest, but if you don't know the stories you may be lost in life... |
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A flight to nowhere (31 October 12:00) |
| President Pratibha Patil to do a Sukhoi sortie next month. |
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It serves an admirable purpose (31 October 12:00) |
| President Pratibha Patil to do a Sukhoi sortie next month. |
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Packets Of Thoughts Full Of Energy (31 October 12:00) |
| Each thought is a prayer and every prayer is answered. So, watch your thoughts. Each thought creates certain vibrations in and around us thereby reaching the Omnipresent naturally. |
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Hope Floats (30 October 12:00) |
| In his first visit to Jammu & Kashmir after securing a second term in office, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has so far said all the right things. |
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I Am A Servant (30 October 12:00) |
| I believe that God has planted in every heart the desire to live in freedom…We need to use power to help people - for we are given power not to... |
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