Idol Worship is often considered as one of the major distinctions between Western religions and Hinduism. This misperception results from ignorance, not only among the foreigners, but even among Indians about the underlying philosophy of God in Indian tradition and the symbolic nature of idols that are hardly different from other symbols like a sacred site or holy book revered in other religions....

Hugh Gaitskell was born in 1906 and became a politician. His sudden death robbed him of the opportunity to become British Prime Minister. ...

Should we continue to look at violent religious fanaticism as a social phenomenon, or whether we should treat it as a contagious mass psychiatric disease that needs to controlled, prevented and treated. Should we be revengeful towards those unfortunate souls affected with it, or whether we should look at them with understanding and sympathy and help them overcome their ailments! ...

After the Helsinki Summit, a new combative Trump is seen who has now invited the Russian leader to the white house. This is a new phase in US-Russia equation...

The man who planned the storming of the Winter Palace in Petrograd to allow the Soviets to take power. Often thought as Lenin's successor until Stalin took over. ...

Civilized societies do not opt for revenge, but accept justice as a goal, often leaving the objective of deterring crime to the law and order personnel. We rarely spare a minute to think about why we want to punish criminals. If we are to enjoy the benefits of a just democracy, we as citizens must make greater efforts in understanding what we want in the name of justice, and why!...

We hear much about the love of God.‭ ‬We hear so much about it that,‭ ‬unless a preacher or teacher outright says it,‭ ‬one could very well think that almost everyone gets to heaven because,‭ ‬after all,‭ ‬God loves them.‭ ‬However,‭ ‬quite often something is missing from the teachings and sermons we hear....

Harpers Bazaar has reported that the duo is dating each other and also traveled to India together. This could lead to something serious and marriage....

God is good and he created all things good. No evil comes from Him. Evil exists because we divert from God’s goodness. Being agents of goodness requires us to be responsible and kind. ...

Mukesh Ambani is a visionary and one can recollect that he brought a tsunami in the world of telecommunication with his Jio launch. He has now become the richest man in Asia and India and its people will be happy as Ambani invests more for the good of the people....