For the Bharatiya Janata Party's supporters, the growing belief that the party is no longer as favourably placed as before must be both bewildering and disheartening....
She worked as a journalist for Asian Age, Frontline and Tribune, but running behind bylines always seemed like "instant coffee" with no time to pause and appreciate the beauty of things around her. After she quit her full-time job and embarked on a journey of writing, life changed drastically for Charu Singh, whose seco...
When former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee wrote "My musings from Kumarakom" after a brief visit to this village in late 2000, Kumarakom, situated on the eastern shore of Kerala's largest lake Vembanad, shot to prominence. Nearly two decades later, the village has come up with Kumarakom Wood Castle resort, a new destination for all t...
The triple talaq bill is a step towards imposing a Uniform Civil Code and the judicial verdict on the practice is a lesson for the Muslim community that matters such as polygamy and nikah halala might similarly end up in court if reformative steps are not taken, Congress leader Salman Khurshid has said....
For the last half of the 20th century, the United States was the world's beacon for democracy and economic development and India was a laggard. These roles are reversing as the end of the second decade of the 21st century approaches....
A one-km auto rickshaw ride in Ahmedabad takes Rs 10 and India reached Mars at Rs 7 per km, which is really amazing," Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised the achievement in his speech in New York in September 2014....
Immaculately directed by New Jersey-based Rajan Cede Cheeran in his maiden short film venture and produced by Shiraz Cede Yussaf for Mitraz Productions, ‘The Angel’ captivates the audience through a spellbinding sequence of events and emphasizes that an entire religious community should not be subjected to unjust trials especially i...
In Peggy Mohan's novel, "Jahajin", I stumble upon a phrase: Un coup de foudre. An attack of madness. She describes it as "a swarming melee of manic energy seeking a focus". "Chemmeen" -- the translation -- was born of one such coup de foudre. ...
I was honored to be asked to emcee the Future of Technology Summit... However, I am more compelled by the story behind this summit and the importance of technology advancement and STEM. ...
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