Kailash Gahlot joins BJP; rift with AAP started in August

Gahlot joined the BJP a day after...

Apathetically yours, yet foes forever

Talk of taking your own sweet time,...

PM Modi faces a world on the edge of WWIII

Giving long-range missiles to Ukraine, and permitting...

People & Society

Abandoned by her adoptive family, betrayed by the state

Four decades ago, Mallika was adopted by a Danish family from a children’s home in Coimbatore, only to be abandoned a few years later. Personal misfortunes and state apathy...

AI revolution drives surge in gold demand

New Delhi: As AI systems become increasingly integral to devices such as smartphones, autonomous...

Impact of AI on solar module manufacturing efficiency

As the world increasingly turns to renewable energy sources, solar power has become a...

Bioeconomy finally gets moment in spotlight at G20 Rio Summit

As the Brazilian Presidency of the G20 winds to a close, its efforts to...

Jio’s subscriber surge continues; BSNL’s dips

New Delhi: Reliance Jio has emerged as the clear leader in India’s telecom market...

Woman power front & centre

Remember Yoko Ono crooning into the microphone, “Woman power, woman power”? This now-familiar song was released in the ’70s, and through it the singer,...

Counting down: How the clock is ticking for traditional watchmakers

Chandni Chowk, we all have heard of this famous and celebrated market place situated in the heart of old Delhi. Several things are said...

Tonight, the streets are ours

The Meena Bazaar in Delhi on a chilly night in the second week of February. I’m climbing down the stairs leading to the main...

Supporting kids in their fight against cancer

“We try to approach health and illness by looking through a telescope instead of looking through the microscope. Life is short but our needs...

It’s time to end gender violence and discrimination against women

Violence and discrimination against women has become the national issue during these recent years. The plight of women and unwanted advances of men around...

NSD’s theatre festival to become a platform for young artists to showcase their talent

Bharat Rang Mahotsav, an annual theatre extravaganza of the National School of Drama (NSD) in its 18th year opened with much fanfare. The most...

How a group of college students is building a social welfare network

It was quite some time ago that Jawaharlal Nehru implored India to meet its tryst with destiny, and fulfill the promise of an equitable...

Ticket to the examination hall

The somewhat empty road going into Old Rajendra Nagar fills up unexpectedly at half past seven in the evening, as the stream of students...

Working class hero: The story of what it takes to pilot the Delhi metro

Are you a big fan of super heroes? Well if you have grown up on a daily dose of comics you will understand what...

New directions for sex-offender treatment programmes in India

The punishments set out for convicted sex offenders in India have recently been reformed, largely in response to the ‘Nirbhaya’ case. The Justice Verma...

JLF 2016 promises to be a mix of serious debates and entertainment

A decade ago no one could have imagined that an Indian literary event would become a catalyst for the literary world, which is something...

Voyage of the Kung-Fu Nuns

Travellers on the streets of a thriving metropolis like Delhi are inured to unusual sights, but even the most stolid of its citizens would...

@SouthAsia71 uncovers valuable research about the Liberation of Bangladesh

Twitter can produce some amazing results, late in 2014 Dave Riley began live tweeting a treasure trove of documents and infographics related to his...

Looking beyond architectural clichés

Architect Akshat Bhatt, who’s Make in India pavilion at the Hannover mess, Germany  was called the best ever in the 65 year history of...

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