Institutions die in a ‘democratic’ Bengal

The state lives in a post-truth era....

From Delhi to Rio: A shared agenda for G20, rise of the Global South

India is expecting the Rio Declaration to...

India shows resilience amid Trump’s trade policies

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Tax relief expected in ’17 Budget

The global narrative of lower taxation regime might well be implemented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his forthcoming budget to be presented on...

India-Iran links go back to pre-Islamic period

In May 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertook a visit to Iran to bring new dimensions to India’s strategic ties. For India and Iran,...

Here’s why tech enthusiasts are super excited about 2017

A new year is upon us. And we are already excited in anticipation of what 2017 might have in store for us gadget fanatics....

Applying the neem cure to our socio-economic ailments

In agriculture, neem oil, fruit and the different by-products such as seed cake are used as bio pesticides, fungicides and organic manures. Scientists foresee that neem tree will create...

Book Review: Remembering the forgotten Gandhi and his eventful life

FEROZE the forgotten GANDHIAuthor: Bertil FalkPublisher: Lotus RoliPages: 304Price: Rs 695With a title as catchy as Feroze: The Forgotten Gandhi, the author Bertil Falk...

Book Review: True-to-life stories that tread the quicksand of gender issues

The Legend of Lakshmi PrasadBy Twinkle KhannaPublisher: JuggernautPages: 233Price: Rs 299Twinkle Khanna’s newspaper column, Mrs Funnybones, became well-known over the years for its tongue-in-cheek...

Last Christmas: The passing of a star who understood pop music intuitively

On 25 December 2016, sometime around the evening, a certain musician’s music videos were streamed by hundreds of thousands on the Internet. As each...

Alone in the crowd: Group show takes up the subjects of urbanity & alienation

There are no qualms in saying that the concept of urbanisation has changed our lives for the better. One has access to quality education,...

Kashmir shivers as mercury dips to -6 degrees

Kashmir is reeling under a cold wave with the 40-day long severest period of winter, locally known as “Chillia Kalan” having started and most...

Dubai gets another mega tourism landmark

With the opening of “Dubai Parks and Resorts”, which was built in a short time period of three years at a cost of Dh...

Demonetisation effect on auto sales likely to continue

Demonetisation adversely impacted the sale of automobiles in the month of November and this situation is not likely to improve over the next three-four...

Indian IT wary of adverse effects of Trump’s policies

The fear among Indian IT companies about getting an unfavourable treatment at the hands of incoming Donald Trump administration in the United States is...

Dilsukhnagar blast convicts will be moved from Hyderabad to Tihar

Five death convicts who are also Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives—Yasin Bhatkal, Zia Ur Rahaman, Asadullah Akhtar, Tahseen Akhtar and Ajaz Shaik—will soon be taken...

Hyderabad gets ready for President’s farewell

President Pranab Mukherjee will be accorded an emotional farewell by his staff at Rashtrapathi Nilayam in Secunderabad when he hosts an “At Home” here...

SC ruling on Sarfaesi Act triggers row

The Supreme Court ruling about the acquisition of property by non-Kashmiris under Sarfaesi Act has met with resistance in the Kashmir valley. According to...

Refugees rumoured to get domicile certificates

Mehbooba Mufti led government’s silence on newspaper reports that claimed the West Pakistan Refugees (WPRs) were being given domicile certificates as  residents of Jammu...

Mehbooba stalls Army’s demand for safe passage to convoys

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has apparently told the Army that it will take her administration some time to devise a mechanism...

Naidu’s tips help AP ministers go cashless

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has pushed his Cabinet colleagues and senior IAS officials to go cashless. Naidu insisted that they go...

‘Mamata reluctant to act on Dhulagarh rioters’

A delegation of BJP leaders, MP Satyapal Singh, MP Jagadambika Pal and MLA Dilip Ghosh was stopped on Saturday from entering riot hit Dhulagarh...

People fear prosecution as government decides to tax unaccounted gold

Ever since the government has released a fresh notification on taxing gold, people fearing prosecution from the Income Tax department are flocking to their...

Family war stalls Samajwadi campaign

With just about a month left for the Uttar Pradesh elections, the ruling Samajwadi Party that claims to be set for a comeback, has...

Lean Christmas for small business owners

Demonetisation has selectively affected Christmas celebrations in the national capital. While small business owners have been vastly affected, with consumers being careful on what...

IMA wants three-parent IVF technique to be legalised

Following UK’s footsteps, the India Medical Association is planning to request the Central government to begin discussions on allowing three-parent IVF (In Vitro Fertilisation)...

‘Delhi govt sitting on ward delimitation report’

The Delhi government is sitting on the delimitation report submitted by the State Election Commission, which has recommended changes in the geographical location of...

Karun wants to be far from the madding crowd

Stardom comes with a price. India’s latest batting sensation Karun Nair realized this as he was forced to take the road route to Bangalore...

Gadgets of the year: Next-gen versions of the same old song

In all fairness, this past year has not seen the world of technology altered in any way. No revolutionary products were launched in 2016...

Bowie, Cohen, Prince: In 2016, Western music lost some of its finest proponents

Many gargantuan names have been taken down from the massive brick walls of Western Music in 2016. These names now find themselves etched into...

Book Review: Where memory and history meet

Life Was Like That OnlyAuthor: Prabeen SinghPublisher: Academic FoundationPages: 400Price: Rs 595In her book of memoirs, Life Was Like That Only, Delhi-based author Prabeen...

Book Review: City of contrasts: Exploring Bangalore’s past & present

Askew: A short biography of BangaloreBy T.J.S. GeorgePublisher: Aleph Book CompanyPages: 113Price: Rs 299Bangalore has beckoned to me ever since I went there first...

#Throwback 2016: Five things that shook the world of words

Every year, Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary selects a word of the year. And this year, the word that has been selected is “surreal”. And boy, are...

Raining cats and dogs: When Delhi hosted country’s biggest pet festival

The Internet was taken by storm earlier this year, when two final-year MBBS students from Chennai were arrested after a horrific video of  the two...

‘For me, melody is the key ingredient to trance music’

Armin van Buuren is a Dutch DJ who started with a radio show and  landed on the largest global scale audience stages. Today, he...

Textile show that is designed with a global-local perspective

The landscape, the skin and its relation to the colour red forms the core of artist Puneet Kaushik’s solo exhibition Barren Red at Gallery...

How a UK school marked the spirit of Christmas with Tagore’s Christo Utsav

Surangon, the school of music that mainly teaches the works and philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore, recently made a landmark by replicating his “Christo Utsav”...

Choir, Chapter & Verse

Since Santa’s sleigh bells and their jingles are limited to fictional narratives and a few good stores, we’ve discovered the best sound for the...

India will ask Pak to hand over Riyaz Bhatkal

Dreaded terrorist and founder of Indian Mujahideen (IM), Mohammed Riyaz Bhatkal, 42, who masterminded Hyderabad’s Dilsukhnagar bomb blasts that claimed 18 lives and injured...

Akhilesh grows bigger than his party

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is growing bigger than his Samajwadi Party. From party policy and ideology, he has managed to shift the...

BJP in UP eyes rival party candidates

The BJP is looking for suitable candidates from rival camps to consolidate its position in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.According to a senior state...

Sena gets Gujarati leaders ahead of municipal polls

A handful of Gujarati community leaders joined the Shiv Sena this week. In a feeble attempt to chide the Bharatiya Janata Party about its...

Heads may roll over Bhujbal’s prolonged hospital stay

This week, former minister and NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal, who has been accused in multi-crore scams, walked back to prison after a long stay...

Rupee might remain volatile in the near term

After weakening by about half a percent on Thursday, the rupee strengthened marginally (by 7 paisa) against the US dollar to reach Rs 67.77...

Tax exemptions to political parties isn’t new

The controversy that political parties can deposit any quantum of old notes in their respective bank accounts without having to explain its source might...

Remonetisation will take longer than expected

The remonetisation process to replenish old high value currency notes with new ones is not gathering pace to the extent wanted by the common...

‘Unconditional dialogue is the way forward, in Kashmir’

A Yashwant Sinha-led delegation indicated on the completion of their second visit to Kashmir that they will prepare the ground for unconditional dialogue with...

Compensation to Burhan’s family triggers row in J&K

The Jammu and Kashmir  government’s move to give ex-gratia relief to the next of kin of 17 innocent persons killed by the security forces...

Budgam Rape Accused Gets Life Sentence

Principal district and sessions Judge of Budgam in Central Kashmir on Thursday sentenced Kamal Jeet Singh alias Rinku, resident of Beerwah Budgam, to rigorous...

Be facilitators of peace, Mehbooba tells J&K police

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is making efforts to win back the trust of people in the PDP bastion of South Kashmir.During...

KCR stable launches English daily in Telangana

Telangana Today, a new English daily, has been launched from Friday by the Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao-controlled Telangana Publications Private Limited (TPPL),...

Go cashless, KCR tells Telangana lawmakers

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has advised his Cabinet ministers to be prepared to fight future elections in the cashless mode. “Whether or...

SAD-BJP government announces sops to woo voters

With an eye on the upcoming Punjab Assembly polls, the ruling SAD-BJP government has announced sops to woo voters in the state. The government...

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