In the light of the efforts being made to forge electoral unity between scheduled castes and Muslims, Mohammad Sajjad examines what the architect of our Constitution, B R Ambedkar, had to say about the Muslim community.
On the verge of annihilation, the Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Eelam announced an unilateral ceasefire on Sunday, saying that that the humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka's war zone can only be overcome by a truce, but the Lankan government quickly rejected the offer and instead asked the rebels to surrender.
He had come in search of jobs in America to rescue his presidency and India failed him in more ways than one, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
The unique BrahMos weapon system on numerous occasions has established its supremacy in the world of supersonic cruise missile, a statement by the BrahMos Aerospace, a joint venture of India and Russia, said.
Rafael Nadal will draw inspiration from Tiger Woods if things get tough at Wimbledon over the next fortnight.
India might benefit from not having globalised as much as the others.
The monster in the 1979 sci-fi flick starring Sigourney Weaver as a kick-butt extra-terrestrial annihilator pulled in about 34 percent votes in a poll of fans for Sky Movies' Creature Features season this week.
'It sent a clear message to the Americans that despite the Hyde Act, India would deal with Iran on the basis of its own lights.'
"The recent talk about a new cold war is hyperbolic nonsense. Our relations today are fundamentally different (with Russia) than they were when all we shared was the desire to avoid mutual annihilation," she said, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday.
Nandigram was Stalinised the same way Stalin had Siberia-ised Soviet Russia.
"And in this overall context," he added, "it is against India's own national security interests to have another nuclear weapons state in our region."
'There is no way we can win the war against terror till we address the conditions, which make some of the people desperate and our brothers and sisters are treated as rubbish.'
The US president announced the move during his first State of the Union address, reversing his predecessor Barack Obama's decision to close the controversial site "as soon as practicable".
At some point, it became evident to the audience that a subtle musical duel was taking place. By the time the faster taans started, the notes had become sharp arrows shot with the intention to annihilate. A revealing excerpt from Namita Devidayal's The Sixth String Of Vilayat Khan.
The Netherlands beat Olympic and defending champions Australia 6-2 in the final to win their maiden Azlan Shah hockey title.
The channel invested in formal research into viewing habits and preferences
Images from Day 3 of the first Test between India and Bangladesh, in Indore.
As violence threatens to annihilate a few more of the greatest monuments, we count the cost of the irreplaceable losses, thanks to the Islamic State.
Anastasia Myskina won the singles and doubles titles at the Sunfeast Open
Amongst the many characters in the Mahabharata, the impetuous Ashwathama comes across as a warrior lacking maturity and forethought.
'Let reservations be decided on the basis of the economic status of a family or person.' 'Give 30 per cent reservations to those whose yearly income is below Rs 200,000, and the remaining 19 per cent to those whose family's annual income is between Rs 200,000 and Rs 400,000.'
Like uncle, like nephew. This seems to be the case with Shiv Sena leader Raj Thackeray, when it comes to his fascination for German dictator Adolf Hitler.
While, the BJP accused the ruling TMC of orchestrating his killing, the charge was rubbished by the party.
The scheduling of the ICC Champions Trophy in the English autumn has perplexed the Australian captain.
'I will never be involved in any wrong activity because I have seen a day when I had nothing,' says the Mumbai police's 'encounter' specialist Daya Nayak.
The huge gulf between the two sides was evident as India bettered its 86-year-old record when it defeated USA with a 24-1 margin in Olympics.
US captain Richard Staple said the hammering from Australia in the Champions Trophy match was an experience for his team.
'Dalits are not going to vote for the BJP in 2019.'
Watch the Rockstar Baba's latest film only if you need some comic relief, warns Prasanna D Zore.
There are many life lessons to be learnt from the way Sharad Pawar handled the Maharashtra political crisis.
'In a war of guerrilla resistance from 1682 to 1707, the Marathas destroyed the foundations of the Mughal empire.' 'Shivaji was dead, but his example and ideals survived and were the main source for inspiration for the Marathas in their desperate struggle with the mighty Mughal empire,' notes Colonel Anil A Athale (retd), the well known military historian.
Asia beat Japan in five of the six fourball matches in the Dynasty Cup.
'Ladakh is a tiny salami-slice issue.' 'The big one for China is Arunachal Pradesh, more than 83,000 sq km.' 'Do they imagine they can grab any of this by force?' 'In the 21st century, nursing those thoughts only means you need to get your heads examined.' 'It isn't going to happen,' declares Shekhar Gupta.
The Kiwi captain said the team possesses much more talent than it was allowed to display by the "below-par" pitches in New Zealand.
North Korea has reportedly published a list of 310 bizarre patriotic slogans to kick-start celebrations ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding and the liberation of the Korean peninsula from Japanese rule
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