Priyanka wins Wayanad with a margin larger than Rahul’s

New Delhi: The bypoll results in the...

Putin’s guru calls for ‘pole-to-pole’ India-Russia relations

‘We are rediscovering our Christian roots, and...

Ajit is NCP’s new power centre

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Grand alliance in UP is a dream

It is a dream by any stretch of imagination and even if you stretch it to the brink, it remains a dream. Talks of...

Many Congress leaders in Odisha eye BJP

Many Congress leaders of Odisha are exploring options to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with the grand old party fast slipping into oblivion...

DMRC will start water ATMs at Metro stations

This summer, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will equip 34 Metro stations, among a total of 156 stations, with water dispensing ATMs to...

Experts seek financial inclusion for faster economic growth

There is a need for financial inclusion for the faster economic growth of the country, experts said at a conference organised here recently by...

33 Indian firms win Superbrands awards

As many as 33 Indian companies have won this year’s Superbrands awards. These include Yes Bank, Apollo Hospitals, Vodafone and Adani Ports. The winners...

Early summer brightens business of ACs

The arrival of early summer this year has given a big demand boost to air conditioners and other power back-up devices. The demand for...

Second round of bidding for RCS will start in two months

A seminar on the Union government’s proposal for the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS), which is likely to take off sometime this year, was organised...

Machine-free gyms setting new goals for fitness freaks

Today, there is a greater need than ever to understand the importance of physical fitness in life, thanks to the sedentary lifestyle most of...

Selfie-ready smartphones and a new reason to smile

We are in an age where, whether there is an occasion or not, everyone still wishes to photograph the moment. People buy smartphones that...

Book Review: Experiences, encounters and flights of memory in this fine book of essays

Flights From My Terrace: The Boy in Yellow Knickers and Other Essaysby Santosh BakayaPublisher: AuthorspressPages: 353Price: Rs 595Jaipur-based writer Santosh Bakaya, in her new...

Sports fans not spoiled by the taste of victory are the best among their lot

I am not by any means a committed follower of English football, but of late I have been keeping tabs on Arsenal games with...

‘I want to show the human reality of Bollywood dreams’

The New York based photographer, Mark Bennington has come up with his new book Living the Dream: Life of the ‘Bollywood’ Actor. This book...

Sarangi Legacy to celebrate the classical forms of music & dance

The Sarangi Cultural Academy is organising Sarangi Legacy 2017 on 28 April. This musical concert dedicated in the loving memory of Padma Bhushan Late...

Art exhibition revives old narratives by taking us six decades back in history

There is something dramatic about sculptures. Unlike other forms, sculptures, irrespective of their scale, refuse to budge from your field of view and demand...

Winning Ways

Prometheus stole the fire from the Gods, and, in giving us the fire, empowered us. This Titan’s torch today is present in myriads of...

President of India condoles the passing away of Nora Chopra

President Pranab Mukherjee has condoled the passing away of senior journalist, Nora Chopra.In a message to her son, Rahil Chopra, the President has said,...

Odisha Diary

It was a big moment for the Odisha BJP as a meeting of this size was taking place after 20 years. The BJP had...

BJP draws roadmap to oust BJD govt

Buoyed by the impressive performance in the recent panchayat elections, a resurgent BJP is drawing a roadmap to oust the Biju Janata Dal (BJD)...

BJP adopts Look East policy at National Executive meet

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is adopting a Look East policy with an eye on the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, for which the tone...

‘Winner’ Farooq wants Governor’s rule in J&K

Farooq Abdullah, joint candidate of National Conference and Congress, has won the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat by defeating PDP candidate Nazir Ahmad Khan by...

Bollywood in Kashmir, but tourists missing

Tourism in Kashmir is set to witness a dull season third time in a row since the cataclysmic 2014 floods. Travel agents in the...

‘Omar to blame for current violence in Kashmir’

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is trying to shift blame to the opposition for her government’s failure to contain street protests, which...

J&K will probe social media videos to bring violators of law to justice

Civil society in Kashmir is enraged that the police arrested three persons who were seen heckling CRPF jawans on 9 April, especially since no...

Few Sikhs in Canada support genocide motion

The recent passage of a motion by some Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) of the Ontario Legislative Assembly in Canada recognising the 1984 anti-Sikh...

Almost like Gaikwad: Indian flyers ‘excel’ in harassing cabin crew

Verbal abuse and other instances of indecent behaviour by passengers are common harassment faced by cabin crew members of different airlines operating in the...

Odisha set to revive 10 port projects

After a prolonged legal battle and a court verdict in its favour, the Odisha government is set to renew the concession agreements (CAs) as...

Delayed projects mar real estate sector revival

The mood in the real estate sector continues to be on the downward side with as many as 826 housing projects across the country...

KCR announces direct cash, free fertilizers for farmers

In a big boost to Telangana’s ailing farm sector and to end farmers’ suicides, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has announced a massive populist...

KTR makes Rs 8.5 lakh by selling ice creams

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s son and IT and Municipal Administration Minister K.T. Rama Rao raised Rs 8.50 lakh for Telangana Rashtra Samithi...

Maha panel’s compulsory sex determination move draws ire

Maharashtra’s Public Accounts Committee recommendation making pre-natal sex determination compulsory has got activists up in arms to prevent female foeticide. They plan to issue...

12% for muslims, KCR will hike quota to 68%

In a big gamble fraught with legal and political hurdles, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) has decided to give 12% reservations to...

Cong downs shutter in UP, waits for ‘decision’

Some say it is closed for “renovation” while others hint that the party is over—for the time being, at least.The Congress in Uttar Pradesh...

Vlog in: These young YouTubers are aiming for nothing less than international fame

In this age of social media, vlogging (video blogging), has emerged as the new trend, inciting every second person to start their own YouTube...

Sex selection drugs are bad for both mother’s and child’s health

Amid all the talks of gender equality, women empowerment, girl education and other welfare programs for women  in India, the charm of a son...

Book Review: Humanising the Mahatma in the pages of a graphic novel

Tales of Young GandhiJanhavi PrasadaHarper Collins IndiaPages: 224Price: Rs 499There are two aspects which are pivotal while approaching a work of literature: form and...

‘I have seen people relieved of mental blocks by dance’

In this world overwrought with strife, both physical and mental, there are yet opportunities for finding solutions. Anamika Singh, a Delhi-based dancer, who started...

The enduring mystique, beauty and majesty of the banyan tree

Brooding in serene silence like a Yogi, unruffled by the elemental fury and onslaughts of time, the banyan tree has fascinated storytellers, philosophers and...

Portrait of a street vendor who found his true calling in the colourful world

Visitors at the India Art Fair 2017 (IAF) couldn’t have possibly missed a 20-foot-long and 6-foot-high mural at the venue. The mural, titled Portrait...

Gunfire, no food, say survivors from Iraq

“Gunfire, no food, no water. Iraq is the most dangerous place. I will never go back,” said Sathish in broken English when asked about...

‘Digital connectivity of gram panchayats will be game changer’

The Union government is hopeful that its flagship Bharatnet programme, under which Internet connectivity has to be provided to 2.5 lakh gram panchayats, will...

Indians in Africa are an uneasy lot

While concerns over the safety of African nationals living in India have been raised in the backdrop of some recent incidents of attacks, Indians...

Half of country’s dog-bite deaths in Bengal

West Bengal accounted for the maximum number of rabies and snakebite deaths in India in the last few years. While 156 people died due...

Sena used to Gaikwad-type row

Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray skirted questions on slap-artist MP Ravindra Gaikwad on Saturday. This is not the first time Thackeray has been questioned...

‘Stock market may give decent returns this year’

Significant buying of stocks by foreign investors, especially in the past two months, is keeping the stock markets in a bullish mood, with many...

‘Orders that are obsolete need to be weeded out’

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Chairman Ram Sewak Sharma spoke to The Sunday Guardian and talked on a range of issues from the key...

Real estate sector hopes for lower GST on under-construction flats

Whether home buyers would be paying more or less (EMIs) under the new GST regime has unnerved buyers and developers alike with both hoping...

TRAI will launch ‘common duct policy’

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is going to a launch an innovative project, in which communication infrastructure will be shared by telecom...

Flood scare in valley as rains, avalanche go on

Unexpected mid-spring snow and incessant rains have made people in the Kashmir valley apprehensive of flood. Their fear grew stronger after flash floods in...

BJP wants action against ‘anti-national’ Farooq Abdullah

The Jammu and Kashmir wing of the BJP has demanded action against National Conference patron Farooq Abdullah for his alleged defence of the stone-pelters...

Kashmiri boys who sang Pak anthem may face NIA scanner

A National Investigation Agency team is likely to interrogate the players of a local cricket team in Ganderbal who were seen singing the Pakistani...

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