As They Grapple With Abuse, Denial, Despair….
Whenever India saw them, prior to their protest at Jantar Mantar, it was in visuals…
Whenever India saw them, prior to their protest at Jantar Mantar, it was in visuals…
In recent times, the conversation around millets has gone from them being ‘coarse’ and ‘rustic’…
Last week, gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were shot dead, while being taken…
Distraction has been the favourite tool of rulers. History is replete with instances when those…
Last week, I decided to finally treat myself to an online purchase from a leading…
Rahul Gandhi sentenced to two years in jail in a defamation case over his ‘Modi…
They say serendipity is deeply gratifying. Making momentous discoveries by chance would certainly be a…
On Thursday, news came in that there was a sudden share price crash for European…
Heterodoxy is a good metric of self-belief. Tolerance of dissent indicates confidence in a particular…
In normal course, when you hear of someone being poisoned, it is usually to do…
“There is something wrong with your luggage.” “Oh, wait, no, the luggage is alright, we…
The sister cities of Lahore, in Pakistan, and New Delhi, in India, share many things…
Raids at the BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai. Ban on a BBC documentary on…
Source: PTI Micro tremors have been helping release tectonic stress and protecting India from a…
Seymour Hersh is a Pulitzer-award winning US-based journalist in his 80s. He is well-known as…
Last week, Ladakh-based maverick climate activist Sonam Wangchuk went on a 5-day fast to raise…
In the vast saffron-growing land of Pampore, a national highway (NH44) cuts through the middle….
Recently, news has come in that a ‘most modern’ private Sainik School will be opened…
The water-loving evergreen tree, hijol, adapted to floodplains, has been traditionally managed over millennia as family…
Each week, as Thursday draws to a close and Friday approaches, I do a quick…
(Source: PTI) The hotel owner, the shopkeeper, the laundry owner, the roadside vendor… Hundreds of…
The Himalayan town of Joshimath is sinking. Its houses have been declared dangerous to live…
Most Indians have no love lost for this belligerent neighbour of ours. We tend to…
In August 1955, a group of scientists made a funding request for US$13,500 to host…
After debarring Afghan women from parks and gyms, the Taliban has now imposed a ban…