Why Qatar expands into Eastern Mediterranean

PANAJI: The Eastern Mediterranean has become a...

North Koreans suffering battlefield losses: Zelenskiy

Neither Russian military nor their North Korean...

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Child exploitation: Understanding online sexual grooming

There are roughly 400 million internet users in India and while the rapid spread of information and communication technologies has created a wealth of...

Book Review: Up, close and personal with the mightiest beast in the wild

Living with TigersAuthor: Valmik ThaparPrice: Rs 599Publishers: AlephIf you have ever had the privilege of seeing the tiger living freely in its natural habitat,...

Pichvai-inspired works to be exhibited at the Kochi Biennale

At the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2016, visitors will get a chance to explore an exhibition of contemporary interpretations of Pichvai works that, for the first...

Papering over: An artist who aims to reanimate the old form of papier collé

Amid the shreds of paper lying in the studio of Pune-based artist Sukanta Dasgupta, there stands a canvas. The artwork is not yet complete....

Black turns gold as jewellers help hoarders

The announcement by Prime Minister Modi of the decision to demonetize Rs 500 and 1000 currency notes led to a mad goldrush as people...

S. Korean Posco’s stalled Indian projects may be revived

The Central government has moved towards building technical collaboration with South Korean steel maker POSCO, fuelling speculation that the company’s projects in India may...

Kashmir’s fake currency racket gets a body blow

Fake currency rackets operating out of Kashmir valley have been badly hit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to demonetise notes worth Rs 500...

Black turns gold as jewellers help hoarders

Hoarders of unaccounted for money are taking the help of jewellers to turn their black money into gold, The Sunday Guardian has learnt after...

50% Delhi MLAs have not spent a penny from allocated funds

Almost 50% of the total Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs in Delhi out of a total of 67 MLAs have not spent a single...

Only 1,800 adoptable children available with Central agency

Only 1,800 children are legally available for adoption with the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), the country’s Central adoption agency. For these 1,800 children,...

Water war in punjab turns political

The recent Supreme Court order saying that Punjab was bound to share Ravi-Beas river waters with Haryana and other states, has brought a political...

Life on a railway platform is seen through the eyes of a 12-year-old

In India, approximately 1.25 lakh children run away from home every year. Many end up on railway platforms and face a vulnerable life full...

Nizamuddin dargah should open sanctum to women: Trupti Desai

In line with the Supreme Court’s verdict on Haji Ali dargah lifting the ban on women’s entry inside the tomb, Trupti Desai has urged...

Assocham wants stamp duty slashed

The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has said that the Centre should work with the states to slash the stamp...

‘India spends lowest on social research’

India stands lowest among BRICS nations on social science research (SSR) expenditure, according to a 15-year-long study carried out by the Indian Council of...

‘Government should abolish All taxes’

ArthaKranti”, an organisation which has been pushing for abolition of higher denomination currency notes, says it wants the government to ban all taxes, including...

As expected, Mulayam spurns alliances

Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav has declared that his party is not open to any alliances and would opt only for mergers, if...

Naidu takes credit for scrapping of notes

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party president N. Chandrababu Naidu has not just hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for scrapping big currency...

Yadav feud fallout: Samajwadi leaders start touching the feet of seniors

The infighting in Uttar Pradesh’s ruling Yadav family has ushered in a new tradition in the Samajwadi Party—that of touching the feet of senior...

Real estate, films take a hit with strike on black money

Real estate crashed by 70%, new big budget film releases got halted and gold sold at Rs 51,000 per tola (10 grams). This is...

Salt prices soar in Telangana

The Telangana police is probing the racket behind spreading the rumour about non-availability of salt, which has seen its price escalating to Rs 300...

Uddhav warns of surgical strike by people on BJP

Launching a full-throttled attack on the BJP-led Union government for the woes caused due to the sudden demonetisation move, ally Shiv Sena has warned...

Kashmir sees rush to banks

People in Kashmir are faced with a lot of problems as demonetisation has triggered fears and chaos among the general people, especially in the...

‘Recalibration of ATM’s will take time’

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that though the banks have sufficient new currency, it will take two-three weeks to recalibrate the ATMs...

Domestic, global factors keep markets jittery

It was a week of volatility for stock markets across the globe with India being no exception. After putting aside unfounded fears triggered by...

Demonetisation will prevent corruption

Appreciating the big bang move unleashed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to shovel-out black money and transform an overwhelmingly cash economy to a cashless...

‘India, Japan can create an enduring global partnership’

It takes two to tango. In the context of the India-Japan relations, Abenomics driven by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s efforts to re-catalyse the Japanese...

ArthKranti of demonetisation fame wants a strike on income tax

ArthKranti, an organization campaigning for the abolition of higher denomination currency notes has proposed five radical measures to the government which, it believes, would...

Affordable gadgets that would fit pockets of all sizes

Everyone talks about high-end gadgets available in the market — about their amazing specifications and features. But such talk obscures the fact that today,...

New Fortuner adds more fuel to the battle of the SUVS

A reliable brand, a product with great looks and impressive performance as well as practicality; the Fortuner had everything working for it. Nevertheless 7...

Full points for décor, thumbs down for food

Nestled in an already cramped SDA market, the Nukkad Café is surprisingly spacious and wins over most other joints in the area in this...

Pitching organic food as the way ahead for healthy living

The eighth edition of “BIOFACH India together with INDIA ORGANIC 2016” was inaugurated this week at the NSIC Exhibition Grounds, Okhla. Present at the...

Festival of storytelling: Where plot lines matter and characters truly come alive

The sixth edition of the Kathakar: International Storytellers Festival opened this Friday at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) in New...

Negotiating the oceans

A sector which has in the last few years acquired significant escalation of governmental attention for reasons ranging from development to defense is the...

Helping the differently-abled in this entrepreneurial world

The entrepreneurship ethos in India has come a long way, and has made rapid strides in recent years. India is brimming with entrepreneurs and...

On the village green: Making a home within a world that is foreign to you

Comet In The Village is a long and gripping book about a 29 -year-old Delhi-based journalist named Ulka Bhatt, whose life takes an unexpected...

An in-depth look at India’s experiments with education

The education sector in India has become as competitive as any other. Schools are promoting their brands in the same aggressive manner as private...

Showcasing indigenous genius at the upcoming Gond exhibition

The current solo show by Gond artist Bhajju Shyam’s Maa Matre has more than 40 works on display. The artworks revolve around nature, a...

The constructed image and its pivotal role in the history of photography

The photographic image, once considered a memento of truth has a different meaning today. Breaking free of the set norms, the same truth-telling document...

An open letter to Pakistan and others who may want to read it

Four recent incidents prompted me to write this open letter.  These are: my recent visit to Bulgaria, terrorist attack at URI Army Camp, confrontation...

Tatas want a loyal chairman

Who would be the next chairman of the vast Tata empire? “A loyalist”, of course, feel many corporate governance experts. Sound acumen to navigate...

GST taking shape, but irritants remain

After reaching consensus on having a four-tier tax structure under the new Goods & Services Tax (GST) regime, the GST council — representing interests...

Fadnavis faces Opposition criticism as he completes two years

The opposition parties in Maharashtra have termed the Devendra Fadnavis government as a “government of failures”. The scathing criticism comes at a time when...

Rs 10 costs less than Re 1

Printing a note of Rs 10 costs between 70 paise and Rs 1.12 to the state exchequer, while printing a Re 1 note costs...

‘Vacuum cleaning may not arrest pollution’

The Delhi government has not been able to make any headway in its plan to “vacuum clean” the city’s arterial roads to control pollution...

Delhi saw 710% rise in credit card theft

There has been a 710% increase in credit card frauds and 1,235% rise in online frauds in the past four years, according to the...

Delhi govt spent only 8% of funds to control pollution

Delhi is feeling the pinch of pollution but the state government has spent only about 8% of the budgetary allocation of Rs 78 crore...

‘What if Mayawati joins hands with BJP?’

The near-spilt in the Samajwadi Party, the erosion in the Bahujan Samaj Party’s vote base and the failure of the Congress to project itself...

Muslims may move to BSP in UP

Analysts of poll trends in the run-up to the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections see Muslims  shifting from the ruling Samajwadi Party, which they...

No grand alliance with Maya, but Congress, SP set to join hands

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad is likely to meet Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav in a few days’ time to chalk out a...

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