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Ram temple in Ayodhya and the question of faith

BY JAYANTA GHOSAL Let's go to Ayodhya again. On August 5, Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to Ayodhya, the birthplace of Ram, in connection with...

Two brick laying ceremonies for Ram: Which one was kosher?

BY SAEED NAQVI It reflects on the civilizational power of Lord Rama in this ancient land that independent India's five Prime Ministers involved themselves in...

Maskless: How the coronavirus came back to bite Trump

BY NIKHILA NATARAJAN New York, Oct 2 (IANS) The mask has slipped. US president Donald Trump will now forever be part of America's grim coronavirus...

Indian economy’s twin-engine heart needs land leasing push

BY POORNIMA ADVANI In the bleak Covid scenario, a rare bright spot has emerged with Indian corporates waking up to the rural sector's potential. However,...

India’s China Challenge

BY ANANTH KRISHNAN Yadong, on the southern edge of Tibet, is where China meets India. Getting there takes you right across the roof of...

Trump’s triumph should make America finally face a few home truths

By Srijana Mitra Das The star-spangled dust of the American Presidential election has settled — but wails over it still rise. Hillary Clinton’s camp has...

US media must lose its bias to understand Donald Trump

Neutrality may well be the most important word in a journalist’s vocabulary now. Democracies are in ferment in major countries. And globalization of information...

Trump threat to NOKO

By T.S. Khanna Bravo, President Trump for your thunderous and roaring response to North Korea's Kim Jong Un and his cronies. For the first time, we...

Lockdown should be extended for the whole month of Ramzan

Firoz Bakht Ahmed, Chancellor, MANUU (Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad), has written a letter to the Prime Minister requesting him not to lift...

Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Case: A Snapshot

BY DR MANOJ KUMAR The Ram Janambhoomi Babri Masjid Dispute relates to a piece of 2.77 acres land in the holy town of Ayodhya, a...