Russia-Ukraine war enters the danger zone

An assumption made by the Biden administration...

Soren creates history with re-election in Jharkhand

New Delhi: The Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand Mukti...

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Jagan camps in delhi, asks Centre to change anti defection laws

The row over the induction of four YSR Congress MLAs into the N. Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP Cabinet in Andhra Pradesh has reached the national...

KTR may become TRS vice president

Telangana Chief Minister and Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K. Chandrasekhar Rao is likely to promote his son, also the IT and Municipal Administration Minister,...

BJP eyes nine seats in Telangana to improve 2014 Lok Sabha tally

The Bharatiya Janata Party has identified nine Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana where it hopes to win in the 2019 general elections. Of these...

Widow alleges rape, police calls it land dispute

Seven years of mental and emotional exploitation culminated into a night-long rape on 30 March 2017, after Neeti (name changed) escaped from her deceased...

BJP goofed in filing nominations for MCD polls

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah has sought a detailed report on the fiasco in which nominations of six of its candidates for...

ED managed only two convictions in 12 years

Only two people have been convicted in 12 years since July 2005 under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), through...

We want to work without fear, doctors tell Maharashtra government

The last 20 days have been turbulent in Maharashtra after over 4,000 resident doctors of public hospitals went on a strike, and many private...

Akhilesh, Mayawati caught in a time warp, cadres demoralised

It has been almost a month since the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party faced a humiliating defeat in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly...

Work comes to a halt at minorities commission

Work at the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has come to a “screeching halt” in the absence of its core team members and the...

Ajmer Dargah caretakers distance themselves from row

The caretakers of the Dargah Ajmer Sharif have disowned the controversy that surrounded the world renowned Sufi shrine, clarifying that the “family dispute” between...

China tightens grip on Gilgit-Baltistan

The United States hosted the Chinese leadership on the scenic coasts of Florida at a time when American foreign policy vis-à-vis China is swinging...

Follow the story of India’s transport heritage on these postage stamps

With the advent of the wheel (2500-2000 BC) in the Indus Valley Civilization, for the first time man experienced being “driven” rather than walking....

Tata’s classy Tigor is the new best in the sub-four segment

The sub-4 metre compact sedan segment has been one of the most popular segments in the Indian car market. This is evident purely by...

Taj Luxury Symposium aims to make Indian brands global

Taj Hotels Palaces Resorts Safaris, in partnership with The Luxury League, hosted the inaugural Luxury Symposium at the Taj Palace, New Delhi on 7 April. The forum discussed how...

Get your creep on: Horror classics that retain their power to haunt

You’re on your couch, half-expecting something to go bad, the person beside you feels the same way, and suddenly there’s a knock on the...

These AI robots mark the beginning of a new tech era

All of us have dreamt of futuristic robots since the time we got introduced to Robot B-9 in the movie Lost in Space. We...

Voices in colour: Street artist aims for social transformation through graffiti

For the young graffiti artist Harsh Raman Singh Paul, street art is a way of giving power back to the individual. He believes that...

‘Sufiyana kalaam spreads the message of co-existence, peace, love and piety’

Dhruv Sangari, singer, composer, lyricist and teacher, recently performed at the Azad Bhawan Auditorium in Delhi. The concert was supported by Routes 2 Roots,...

Looking through glass: An artist’s quest to find a home in an unfamiliar art form

There is nothing static about anyone, not even an artist. They change with the passing of time, and in each phase one aspect or...

Gangs of Wasseypur resume their coal wars in Dhanbad

The dreaded gang wars in the country’s coal capital Dhanbad, brought to life by director Anurag Kashyap in the Hindi film Gangs of Wasseypur,...

Azam Khan, Satish Mishra named in UP Waqf land misuse

An investigative report submitted to the Central Waqf Council by one of its members has alleged mismanagement of, and encroachment on, Waqf land worth...

Irani’s New Education Policy is in Javadekar’s cold storage

The New Education Policy (NEP) of the present government is effectively in cold storage, with the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) still contemplating...

Strict taskmaster Yogi goads officers to action

Wherever he goes, his image precedes him and that is already half the work done.Anyone who has been even remotely familiar with Purvanchal and...

Congress leader questions PK’s role

Veteran Congress leader Haji Siraj Mehndi has sent a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, questioning the role of political strategist Prashant Kishore in...

‘Anaemia is common in Kashmiri girls’

Lakhs of girls in Kashmir, especially in rural areas, are suffering from moderate anaemia. A team of doctors from Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Science...

Protests slow down bypoll campaign in Kashmir

The killing of three civilians this week at Chadoora, Budgam, and the consequent wave of protests and violence has brought down the intensity of...

Lokesh is all set to join father Naidu’s Cabinet

Telugu Desam Party national general secretary Nara Lokesh is set to join his father Chandrababu Naidu’s Cabinet in the reshuffle scheduled to take place...

‘Jagan tried to influence witnesses‘

YSR Congress party president and Andhra Pradesh Opposition Leader Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has landed in fresh trouble after the CBI has approached its...

JNU will induct 300 teachers for MPhil, PhD courses

In order to harmonise the “scholar-teacher ratio” for admissions to MPhil/PhD courses from the next academic session, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) will soon...

Buy own chaat at Maken’s Chaat Pe Charcha

Members of the general publlc and especially Delhi’s chaat lovers who attended the “Chaat pe Charcha” — a meet-and-greet programme for Delhiites with Delhi...

AAP volunteers complain about ticket distribution

The Aam Aadmi Party has come under attack from many of its volunteers in Delhi who have alleged that tickets for the upcoming MCD...

Air India to launch direct flight to Washington

Air India will operate a non-stop flight from Delhi to Washington from 7 July 2017. This will be the only direct flight connecting Delhi...

‘India’s emission regulations are ill-planned and severely delayed’

The Supreme Court’s ban on sale and registration of Bharat Stage III (BS-3) compliant vehicles beyond 1 April 2017 has caught auto manufacturers unaware,...

PM Modi’s vision of ‘health for all’ could become a reality soon

The government’s decision to significantly enhance its health spending two-and-a-half times is very likely to achieve health for all (universal health coverage) by as...

Exiled Bangladesh blogger continues to face threats, seeks asylum in India

On the night of 7 March 2013, an atheist blogger Sunnyur Rahaman was attacked by two men who hacked him with machetes while shouting...

India becomes a net steel exporter

India has become a net exporter of steel after a gap of three years, while imports have decreased considerably due to strong anti-dumping measures...

Indian IT sector is well placed: Former NASSCOM chief

B.V.R. Mohan Reddy, founder and executive chairman, Cyient (formerly Infotech Enterprises) and former Chairman NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Services Companies), is the...

Sindhu enters India Open final

India’s Olympic silver medallist P.V. Sindhu overcame South Korean second seed Sung ji Hyun on Saturday to set up a pulsating title showdown against...

Delhi’s fake universities operate openly

“Universities” in Delhi that have featured on the University Grants Commission’s (UGC’s) list of fake universities, are either still functional or claim to have...

Mobile TV apps for today’s on-the-move generation

Family time in India, up until half a decade ago, was largely about often everyone huddling around the television set to watch the latest...

Two days back-to-back: The oldest & latest Bollywood music at capital’s JLN stadium

One can take Indians out of Bollywood, but one simply cannot take Bollywood out of an Indian’s heart. No matter where we go, what...

Delhi’s oldest bookstores and the pleasures of the text

It is, perhaps, a reaction, when admirers of books criticise electronic modalities of publishing and sales. But, one can’t deny, this reaction is born...

Book Review: Personal tales, family gossip and the making of a superstar

Khullam KhullaRishi Kapoor with Meena IyerHarper CollinsPages 269Price Rs 599Before rolling up my sleeves to jot down my thoughts regarding Khullam Khulla, Rishi Kapoor’s...

Celebrating Assamese life & culture with the biggest river festival in India

Assam, located in the Northeastern region of the Indian subcontinent, with its famed Assam tea and Assam silk, lies on the path of one...

‘Reality TV has popularised contemporary dance in India’

Ashley Lobo’s career can be traced back some 30 years. He is considered one of the pioneers of contemporary dance in India. A well-known...

Efforts to revive Chamba’s dying art of ‘rumal’ embroidery

A skillful blend of painting and embroidery, Chamba Rumals are handcrafted by artisans and are a beautiful representation of the rich art traditions of...

Sher-Gil’s self-portraits are given a new life with this photographic revival

Amrita Sher-Gil, one of India’s most acclaimed modern painters, is known by anyone who maintains even the slightest interest in the visual arts. But...

Slap-artist Gaikwad may get away lightly

Legislators from across party lines congratulated Ravindra Gaikwad after he assaulted an Air India staffer, a senior politician claimed to The Sunday Guardian. “I...

I support Modi’s call to end triple talaq: Fazal

In the backdrop of frequent controversial statements by Islamic clerics, Nafees Fazal, former Congress minister, has criticised the unprecedented fatwas (religious edicts) and held...

‘Humans inhabited Kashmir since 6,000 BCE’

Kashmir may have had human settlements as early as 6,000 BCE, claim researchers who have discovered pre-historic sites and material in North Kashmir that...

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