Projects that harm Joshimath should be stopped: Badrinath head priest

Expressing concern over land subsidence at Joshimath in Uttarakhand, the rawal or head priest of the famed Badrinath shrine, Easwaraprasad Namboothiri, has urged the authorities to stop the......

Remembering Gandhiji in critical times

'During my nearly three decades of military service, both in war and peace, I have usefully drawn upon Gandhiji's storehouse of wisdom.''When military intelligence jobs require tightrope walking on......

Law can regulate offerings at religious places if,...: SC on Sabarimala

A nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court observed on Monday that making offerings at places of worship may be a religious practice, but the law can regulate the money donated at such places if it is......

The bogey of a Hindu Rashtra

'The idea of a 'Hindu Rashtra' only emerged in the 1920s and 1930s.''The context at that time was the clear British attempt at 'divide and rule' between Hindus and Muslims and within Hindus on......

Five lessons to learn from the Love Guru

Settled into my plush theater seat, watching as Guru Pitka [Mike Myers] dispenses new-age wisdom, cheekily drops sexual innuendos, and lusts after Jane [Jessica Alba] all in the same scene, I hear......

Rahman gives sweet music to Water

Water may have lost the Oscar to Germany's The Lives of Others in Best Foreign Film category. But director Deepa Mehta's controversy-laden third of the trilogy, after Fire and 1947: Earth, still......