Events of last week have acquired a mythic sheen on account of the prescience and wilful ignorance of that prognostication.…
In May this year, I followed the Hengduan mountains into the south-east of Tibet. Now, in June, I’m passing through…
Earlier this month, a man from Sidhi district in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh was arrested for urinating…
Was it a sleep device? What was 'mysterious' about that 'line'? Why now? Such and many other similar questions rang…
A few days ago, a news article caught my attention. It mentioned how a man had treated his parents 'like…
This year, a large proportion of Indians living in the central, western and south western parts of the country heaved…
Recently, one of my colleagues wondered aloud whether train accidents are not happening 'too frequently'? This was after the horrific…
We Indians pride ourselves on values such as 'nationalism' and 'patriotism'. In certain cities, there are even public arenas built…
The protesting wrestlers recently announced that they will hold a mahapanchayat in front of the new Parliament building on May…
A few weeks ago, the Centre submitted before the Supreme Court of India that gay marriages are an 'urban, elitist'…
On Tuesday, May 9, a female cheetah named Daksha, brought to Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park from South Africa, died.…
Whenever India saw them, prior to their protest at Jantar Mantar, it was in visuals of them taking on tough…
In recent times, the conversation around millets has gone from them being 'coarse' and 'rustic' to 'chic' and nutritious. Nutritionists…
Last week, gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were shot dead, while being taken for a medical test at…
Distraction has been the favourite tool of rulers. History is replete with instances when those in power have sought to…
Last week, I decided to finally treat myself to an online purchase from a leading women's wear brand. It had…
Rahul Gandhi sentenced to two years in jail in a defamation case over his ‘Modi surname’ remark in 2019. Rahul…
They say serendipity is deeply gratifying. Making momentous discoveries by chance would certainly be a great feeling and a handful…
On Thursday, news came in that there was a sudden share price crash for European investment banking giant Credit Suisse.…
Heterodoxy is a good metric of self-belief. Tolerance of dissent indicates confidence in a particular set of actions and beliefs.…
In normal course, when you hear of someone being poisoned, it is usually to do with political assassinations or vendetta…
"There is something wrong with your luggage." "Oh, wait, no, the luggage is alright, we actually came to arrest you."…
The sister cities of Lahore, in Pakistan, and New Delhi, in India, share many things – food, culture, and now…
Raids at the BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai. Ban on a BBC documentary on 2002 Gujarat riots. Arrests of…
Source: PTI Micro tremors have been helping release tectonic stress and protecting India from a devastating event, experts said and…
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