Stubble-burning declines, but pollution levels raise doubts over satellite data accuracy

Stubble-burning declines, yet unchanged aerosol levels highlight...

Mahayuti sweeps all regions of Maharashtra

Mahayuti Alliance dominated Maharashtra elections, securing 236...

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The man who makes historical props for Game of Thrones

In 2005, with the help of just three craftsmen Captain Saurabh Mahajan, a former Army officer, set up a small workshop to make historical artefacts...

Saffronart’s auction features leading contemporary masters 

Saffronart’s upcoming “Summer Online Auction” on  6 – 7 June 2017, features a selection of contemporary South Asian art and important works from India’s...

Synonym for funny

Could you tell us more about how you started as a standup comedian?A. I started when I was 21 years old. I was in...

J&K governor briefs Centre on unrest

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take a final call on how to go forward to resolve the Kashmir violence following his meeting with Jammu...

Peak tourist season in Kashmir sees few bookings

Tourism in Kashmir is set to suffer another dry year as the unrest continues in the valley. There has been very low tourist flow...

Mehbooba isolated as Army starts operations

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is feeling increasingly sidelined as the Centre has given the go-ahead to the Army for ground operations...

ESL troubleshooter Governor of two warring states

Ekkadu Srinivasan Lakshmi (ESL) Narasimhan, the longest serving Governor in the country currently, will continue in Hyderabad Raj Bhavan for a few more months...

Aus, NZ trying to corner India in Oceania

One of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s most insightful, if low key, foreign policy initiatives was to work to deepen relations with more than a...

Khyber Pakhutunkhawa community in London wants unified resistance to Pakistan

There is a dynamic Khyber Pakhutunkhawa activist community in London and they feel hurt that promises made to them and their expectations have never...

Women start awareness drive on Muslim personal law

The women’s wing of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH), a social and cultural outfit, has started a campaign to educate Indian Muslim men and women about...

Shipping community wants PM to recall Merchant Bill

The purpose of ease of doing business is barely being served by the new Merchant Shipping Bull introduced in the Parliament, the shipping community...

‘India should launch covert ops against leaders of terror bodies’

Following the mutilation of Indian soldiers by Pakistan, experts have enunciated the possible diplomatic and other tactics that India can use as a reply...

CRPF, Chhattisgarh police blame each other over failure to tackle Naxals

A top-level unified command meeting to tackle Naxal terror that took place in Raipur on Friday turned into a blame game between the Central...

AIDS patients facing severe shortage of drugs

The country is facing a severe shortage of drugs for AIDS patients at some of the anti-retroviral treatment centres, including at Delhi’s premier All...

NewsX launches ‘Connect’ series

After the launch of India’s first high definition news channel “NewsX HD” in April, 2016, NewsX has started another pioneering initiative in India’s television...

New policy to give big boost to steel sector

The new steel policy, approved by the Union Cabinet this week, plans to achieve 300 million tonnes (MT) of steel making capacity by 2030,...

The complete app pack for the urban, on-the-go user

New mobile apps are flooding the Internet every day. And they are becoming indispensable to our online experience. But if most apps are simply...

Of Goa, Portugal and one religion striking another

Age of FrenzyMahabaleshwar Sail Harper PerennialPages: 324Price: Rs 399Within history, there is no place for anything but the truth — better yet, facts. Raw...

‘Only one out of seven books of the Kama Sutra is about sex’

In one of his talks at the second edition of the Dehradun Community Literature Festival 2017, A.N.D. Haksar, who is a well-known translator of Sanskrit classics...

Paintings of multiple human forms depict eternal hope

Ananda Moy Banerji, the artist who prefers to describe himself a human landscapist, is back with a solo exhibition of his paintings and prints...

An old house in a posh colony in South Delhi is teeming with diverse artworks

At first glance, number C-13, a house located in Pamposh Enclave, Delhi, looks like a usual residence. One could easily give it a miss,...

Baahubali 2 set to cross Rs 1,000 cr mark

Billed to be India’s biggest blockbuster, the movie Baahubali 2: The Conclusion is set to cross Rs 1,000 crore in box office collections if...

Yamuna Expressway witnesses two fatal accidents every week

The Yamuna Expressway in Uttar Pradesh has witnessed a massive rise in the number of accidents and casualties ever since its inauguration in 2012....

NorthEast would be BJP’s by 2019, says Biswa Sarma

Himanta Biswa Sarma, who deserted the Congress to join the BJP in 2015, has emerged as a master strategist in the northeastern region. In...

Internet ban fuels anger, rumour

The Jammu and Kashmir government’s decision to block 22 social media websites has led to widespread anger among travel agents, the business community and...

Centre exploring all options in J&K, including imposing Governor’s Rule

The Centre may script a change in Jammu and Kashmir and explore all options including the imposition of Governor’s Rule. Speculation to this effect...

Modi’s simultaneous polls plan gets KCR and Naidu support

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) and his Andhra Pradesh counterpart N. Chandrababu Naidu have backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposal to hold...

CBI court continues Jagan Reddy’s bail

The CBI special court has refused to cancel the bail of YSR Congress president and Andhra Pradesh opposition leader Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and...

BJP in Telangana wants to fight 2019 polls alone, minus TDP

The stunning victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Delhi Municipal Corporation (MCD) elections last week has boosted the morale of the...

States ignore Centre directive on dual MRPs

States are not paying attention to overcharging by shopping malls, multiplexes, airports despite a directive by the Centre, leading to increased prices of water...

Pak resorts to ‘enforced disappearances’ of activists in Sindh

Separatist activists of Sindh province in Pakistan have urged the Indian government to take cognizance of the “enforced disappearances” of its political activists and...

Why Sadhvi got bail, but Purohit did not

Her bike was used to cause blasts in Malegaon in 2008. He was considered a kingpin who actively planned the bomb blast. Both Sadhvi...

AAP likely to face more turmoil, byelections

Delhi is set to witness more political turmoil detrimental to the Aam Aadmi Party, following the election results of the three Municipal Corporations of...

‘Disappointment led Delhi Congress leaders to join BJP’

While “exodus” from the Congress continues to haunt its different state units, three key members of the Delhi unit of the Congress who quit...

Mallya’s speedy extradition from UK will not be easy

Many in the daffodil resplendent surroundings of the Westminster are touting the case of Vijay Mallya as a barometer for the influence that Prime...

Smooth and secure browsing experience with ad blockers

Online advertisements or pop-ups can be a source of great annoyance on the Internet. Even though some advertisements are entertaining, most remain just what...

Exploring ‘feminism’ and the real-life impact of feminist movement in India

Feminism has many definitions and interpretations. While exploring many kinds of Indian Feminism in the twentieth century, scholars have established that there is a...

A literary festival dedicated to India’s cultural diversity

The second edition of the Dehradun Community Literature Festival 2017, which concluded last week, brought together some of the leading authors, artistes, musicians, journalists,...

Indian colours get a Brazilian twist at Delhi’s Lodhi Colony

St+Art India foundation has been working along with Asian Paints,  in close collaboration with the CPWD and Swachh Bharat mission, to re-invigorate the Lodhi Colony area...

Scenes from E. Alkazi’s theatre productions on view in Jaipur

Jawahar Kala Kendra is proud to present an exhibition focused on the work of eminent theatre exponent of India - Mr. Ebrahim Alkazi. The...

Exhibition aims to highlight the cultural heritage & design skill of Indian artists

A photography exhibition by the awardees of the 5th Neel Dongre Grants is going on at India International Centre (IIC) in New Delhi. In...

‘BJP wants new CM in J&K, may engineer a split in the PDP’

If sources are to be believed the National Security Agency is in favour of changing the face of the government in Jammu and Kashmir...

PDP, BJP ministers meet as discord grows

PDP and BJP ministers of Jammu and Kashmir held a closed door meeting along with BJP general secretary in-charge of Kashmir, Ram Madhav on...

NGOs want Amarnath Yatra to be cut short to a fortnight

The Amarnath Shrine Board has been asked by an environment group to limit the annual Amarnath pilgrimage to its traditional period of 15 days...

China, India haven’t formally talked on ‘standardised names’

Though China has made its intentions clear behind “standardising” names of six places in Arunachal Pradesh, which China refers to as “South Tibet”, the...

Medical colleges may compensate students

Private medical colleges, where admissions to over 500 MBBS students were cancelled by the Medical Council of India (MCI), may have to shell out...

Muslim men should avoid instant Triple Talaqs: Ajmer Dewan

Syed Zainul Abedin, the Dewan (spiritual head) of the Ajmer Sharif Dargah, has been frequently criticised for his comments on topical Muslim issues like...

Pranab to launch OU centenary celebrations

President Pranab Mukherjee will launch the year-long centenary celebrations of Osmania University (OU) at a function to be held on its campus on Wednesday...

CM KCR in two minds on elevating son KTR

Telangana Chief Minister and TRS chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) is in two minds on elevating his son and IT and Urban Development Minister...

KCR will meet PM modi for nod on Muslim quota

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has taken appointment to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Niti Aayog meeting in...

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