Modi blends diplomacy with India’s cultural showcase

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has...

Kailash Gahlot joins BJP; rift with AAP started in August

Gahlot joined the BJP a day after...

JMM worried that Congress will sink alliance ship

Days ahead of the second phase of...

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Some ethical objections to the ‘Named Person Scheme’

The Scottish government passed the Children and Young People Act in 2014, mandating that every child in Scotland should have a state-appointed “Named Person”...

Book Review: An enticing collection of poems that celebrates memory and childhood

Under The Apple BoughsBy Santosh BakayaPublisher: AuthorspressPages: 234Price: Rs 350After the success of her poetry book Ballad of Bapu in 2015, followed by Where...

‘We aspire to give diverse languages a new lease of life’

Q. Could you give us an overview of your Indian Languages Publishing Programme?What led you to design such a programme? Is the focus only...

Painting as an instrument of social empowerment

Art Spice, a gallery located at Delhi’s Metropolitan Hotel & Spa, is showcasing artworks by Nabendu Roy.  The exhibition, titled “She Can & She Will”, complements the nationwide initiative to...

New media, abstract styles and Cubism, it’s all happening in art capital Bahrain

Delhi’s Bikaner House turned itself into a “mini Bahrain” this past week, with a number of contemporary visual artists and art aficionados from Bahrain...

New media, abstract styles and Cubism, it’s all happening in art capital Bahrain

Delhi’s Bikaner House turned itself into a “mini Bahrain” this past week, with a number of contemporary visual artists and art aficionados from Bahrain...

Draft policy proposes abolishing Haj subsidy

Indian Muslim women above 45 years of age will be able to go on Haj pilgrimage without their mehram (male guardian) in a group...

‘Bunni’ claims two lives on Dussehra

Two persons died and 105 were injured in this year’s Bunni festivities in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh on the night of Dussehra on...

KCR rules out his daughter Kavitha joining Union Cabinet

TRS president and Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) has ruled out his daughter and Nizamabad MP, K. Kavitha becoming a minister in...

KCR is confident of 2019 as TRS affiliate sweeps coal mine poll

The coal mine union affiliated to the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi has swept the quadrennial elections held on Thursday in the state. The outcome...

BJD, Cong rebels help BJP gain edge in Odisha

The Bharatiya Janata Party has emerged as a force to reckon with in Odisha, with many leaders from the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD)...

Four of a family, guard killed in Delhi home

An 82-year-old widow, her three daughters and a guard were found stabbed to death at their house in east Delhi on Saturday morning, police...

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro director Kundan Shah dead

Filmmaker Kundan Shah, who gave Indian cinema a different brand of humour with the cult black comedy “Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro” and subsequently television...

Seminar will discuss rights of the girl child

The India Eye International Human Rights Observer (IHRO) will organise a seminar on 11 October to deliberate upon numerous issues concerning the girl child.The...

DMRC penalised 23,000 men for boarding women’s Metro coach

Men travelling in coaches reserved for women in Delhi Metro may be a daily occurrence, but the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has penalised...

Chopped braids lead to mob violence in valley

With braid-cutting incidents coming to light in Kashmir, the administration here has cautioned the people not to take the law in their own hands...

South India comes to rescue of Tourist-starved Kashmir

The Jammu and Kashmir government and private tour operators in that state are trying to woo tourists from the southern states of Tamil Nadu,...

KCR welcomes Rs 8k cr GST relief

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) is immensely satisfied with the slash in GST (Goods and Services Tax) rate on public works taken...

Retail traders happy with GST relaxation

Retail traders have welcomed the relief measures granted by the GST Council but demanded setting up of joint committees of government officials and trade...

Ridlr is aiming to become the Uber of public transport

In India, to overcome the everyday hassle of travelling via public transport can seem like an insurmountable challenge. We all want an easy way...

Voice of Heartbreakers and the great hope of pop-rock, Tom Petty is no more

Florida’s greatest rock icon and Heartbreakers frontman, Tom Petty passed away last week. According to Tony Dimitriades, Petty and The Heartbreakers’ manager, the musician...

Balance the law with social reality for better child welfare

How long does a human offspring need a parent or a family for? Till 18, till 21 till 25?Or is it till the day...

Exploring a tradition against the backdrop of Goan history

Poskem: Goans in the ShadowsBy Wendell Rodricks. Illustrated by Mario MirandaOm Books InternationalPrice: Rs 295Pages: 187Where have all the Poskim gone?“...Ten minutes later, Nascimento,...

‘Progressive and experimental, that is my style of cooking’

What inspired you to become a chef?A. Food’s always touched me at different stages and different ages. Lucknow in particular has a lot to...

IIC show on the theme of cross-cultural currents

Carrying Roots Around, a five-day art festival at Delhi’s India International Centre, opened this Saturday and is scheduled to close on 11 October. Started...

Architecture of remembrance: Museums that never let go of their real-world links

A few weeks ago, the British artist Clare Twomey converted one section of London’s Tate Modern into a functional ceramics factory. The space was...

In Memoriam: Tom Alter

After Tom Alter’s passing last week, a YouTube video of Alter interviewing a young Sachin Tendulkar, back in January 1989, went viral. “Sachin, you...

BBC News begins huge India investment

BBC News today began a major expansion in India, launching news services in four Indian languages–Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi and Telugu – and relaunching a...

Assad did not harm his people: Syria’s Grand Mufti

Dr. Ahmad Bader Eddine Mohammad Adib Hassoun, Grand Mufti, Syrian Arab Republic on his second visit to Delhi in a year, in a conversation...

Help youths to join the mainstream, Sitharaman tells the Army

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has asked the Army commanders to wean away the youths in Kashmir from the gun culture and violence and encourage...

Court intervenes to save fragile Sonamarg

The Sonamarg Development Authority has banned vehicular movement on the Sonamarg-Thajiwas road following a direction to this effect issued by the Jammu and Kashmir...

Centre waits for RSS’ nod to announce talks

The Centre has decided to go slow with regard to announcing talks with all stakeholders in Kashmir as it wants to get the RSS...

Tourists throng to Ladakh, as Kashmir witnesses dry season

Ladakh has emerged as the most preferred tourist destination this year in Jammu and Kashmir, prompting the state tourism department to organise a four-day...

Babus get relief as ACB files inflated asset value

Many government officials arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths are able to get off scot free from the cases levelled against them in...

Maoists all set for a leadership change

In information available exclusively to this newspaper, Maoists’ top leader Ganapathi, alias Muppala Lakshman Rao, who is in his early 70s may step down...

RSS chief wants Constitutional amendments

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday asked the Centre to go for Constitutional amendments to ensure that residents of Jammu &...

Railways will depute IRS officers as station directors

The Ministry of Railways has decided to depute Indian Railway Services (IRS) officers as station directors at 75 major stations across the country. The...

GoFly launches competition to create personal flying devices

A new competition to encourage innovators to create a safe and easy-to-use personal flying device was launched on 27 September at one of aerospace...

‘India Inc not ready for professional boards’

Indian companies do not favour giving complete management control to professional boards and managers.This is to be noted that a majority of corporate firms...

Automakers line up new cars this festive season

The festive season is well and truly on and the Indian automobile sector is on a launching spree. The fortnight is witnessing a host...

Nissan Micra Fashion Edition arrives in style

Style has taken centrestage as Nissan India has launched the Nissan Micra Fashion—a limited edition car with exterior and interior styling elements inspired by...

‘We prefer catering purely to the needs of the traveller’

In business, surviving early major shocks holds the key to success. The founders of  EaseMyTrip.com, one of India’s leading travel portals, did just that—deciding...

A musical treat for all jazz lovers in Delhi

The seventh edition of the 3-day Delhi International Jazz Festival recently concluded at Delhi’s Nehru Park. Organised by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations...

Norway’s child-confiscation policies are disastrous, unjust

Barnevernet, the Norwegian Child Welfare Services (CWS), do not remove children from their parents for no reason, or do they? I have to admit...

Book Review: True stories of grit by Sudha Murty reflecting on lives full of courage

Three Thousand StitchesBy Sudha MurthyPages: 179Price: Rs 250Publisher: PenguinSudha Murty, for the umpteenth time, was celebrated when she gave her two cents to women...

‘I fell in love with India and decided to pursue my dream’

What made you shift to India from the USA?A. I was minding my own business in northern California when one day I happened to...

Exhibition pays tribute to legends through portraits

It is never too late or enough to remember with gratitude the great legends that India has produced over the years. These role models,...

An international art camp promoting the spirit of friendship and multiculturalism

“Before I came to India, I didn’t know anything about Indian art,” said artist Kanha Sikounnavong who is originally from Laos in Southeast Asia....

Milind Soman: The Ultraman

Q. We don’t see much of you these days. There haven’t been many recent films featuring you, save for a handful of special appearances,...

Smart Cities to get ‘brain centres’

Upcoming Smart Cities shall now go to a new level of monitoring and delivery of civic services through Digitally Integrated Central Command and Control...

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