Though typical of the Western mindset of first knowingly committing sins for their own short term selfish ends followed by repentance after ages, the recent scenes from...

REDEFINING TENETS OF ISLAM ARVIND K. PANDEY It’s high time Muslim bodies redefine as well as reshape their priorities .In the wake of...

India is true democracy as it allows all to practice and profess their faith and beliefs in the best possible way. Today, when the west is condemning and limiting the...

It started as a small demonstration against a plan to build bathrooms and shelters for Hindu pilgrims visiting a shrine in Kashmir.

Here’s a little history lesson... “On August 8, 1942, the Quit India resolution was passed by the Bombay session of the AICC, which led to the start of the...

(In a lighter vein) By Vincent Van Ross Sting operations are nothing new to mosquitoes. They have been doing that for ages! Unlike television journalists, they...

Dammika Prasad’s raw pace pulled India back after an explosive start, whereupon the spinners took charge of the game, as has been their wont over the course of...

The Shri Amarnath Sangharsh Samiti (SASS) on Friday decided to extend its agitation till August 14, a day before an all-party delegation from New Delhi is to arrive in...

By Vincent Van Ross India is one of the fastest growing markets for cheese with annual growth pegged at 20% with a total consumption of about 7,000 tons a year...

CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat may have sidestepped the issue of projecting BSP supremo Mayawati as the prime ministerial candidate, but his CPI counterpart A B...

After watching the spectacular affair of the opening ceremony of the Olympics, the cricket seemed a saner event. But for heroic effects, there was nothing short on...

After working through Indian concerns, the US on Thursday circulated a draft exemption text to Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) members. Earlier, national security advisor...

we are told, is how to be human, how to be social and how to be civilised. Consequently, this line of thought presupposes that whatever sorrows one might have, one...

We are here to become great men and women, and with that purpose in view, we must eliminate everything in our religion and philosophy that tends to make the human mind...

Hate and Jealousy can make a person Mad. This is because, one looses the sense of analysis and decision making. The mind gets covered under a layer which stops its...

Some people define their spirituality though daily meditation. Others through prayer and church attendance. I have friends who find their spiritual self through yoga...

Everyday we hear about new ‘green’ technologies that would be a source to saving our planet, the sad part is that most of these automobiles come up with dreamy...

A true seeker should search for the perfect Teacher of his time and live in his association and should serve him with his body and mind with full faith and love....

The other day while stuck up in a traffic jam I started watching a street corner play Actors playing the role of public were shouting GALI GALI MAIN SHOR HAI HAMARE...

With people queuing up outside astrologers’ offices to find out how the trilogy of number 8, brought about by today’s date 08-08-08, would affect them, HT...