Swimming camels, mangrove islands of Kutch face challenges
BHUJ (GUJARAT): In the land of contrasts that Kutch is, winter is the lean feeding season for its unique breed...
Modi’s welcome move on reservations
Being tethered to the past is a sure-fire recipe for short-sighted policy. The passage of more than seven decades since...
Kapoor’s take on India’s food scene transformation
There is no denying that the food scene in India and the world is on an all-time high, making it...
Trains are rolling libraries of cultural information
Monisha Rajesh embarked on a globe-spanning journey for her new book Around the World in 80 Trains, which is a...
Co-working spaces: Breeding ground for business ideas
The concept of co-working spaces, popularised in India by startups and independent entrepreneurs, is now being picked up by established...
Tradition faces gender justice at Sabarimala
In the aftermath of the entry of two women in their 40s into the Sabarimala shrine, reports of violence are...
Tribal prints are making a comeback on the high street
As the fashion world is becoming more and more experimental by the day, with designers and more so consumers getting...
Quality of life: Eight food trends that will rule 2019
The year 2018 has just ended. It saw some small, and some humongous changes on the food and nutrition landscape....
Which dishwashing bar is the most effective and consumer-friendly?
Consumer Voice, a Delhi-based consumer-interest organisation, tested 10 utensil cleaning bars in the price range of Rs 5-8 per 100g...
Michel implicates VVIPs in Agusta scam
New Delhi: A reference to “Mrs Gandhi” in the court in the AgustaWestland case has changed the goalposts ahead of...
A beginning, not the end
As the old gives way to the New Year, many perceive the period to be that of an ending, a...
Alive again: Manisha Koirala on defeating cancer
Actress Manisha Koirala was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2012. The next 12 months were nothing short of a battle...
Another era of boom for India’s property market
The bygone year will be well-remembered as a watershed year defining the future course for the real-estate sector as well...
Cross-border collaborations can work wonders for students and educators
International collaboration has arguably never been easier than it is today. Technology, transport, and connectivity have—in theory at least—shrunk our...
New wave of Indian cinema: 2018 will be remembered as a golden year
Pankaj Tripathi, Actor 2018 was really good for cinema and for my acting career. It was an extremely busy year...
A future-ready healthcare ecosystem is no pipe dream
To strengthen the existing healthcare system in India, we need to work simultaneously on several fronts and think about building...
Chancing upon an epic
Stepping into Serendipity Arts Festival would mean chancing upon an India that has remained elusive to you, that you have...
Time to introspect where Bangladesh is headed
Election for the Bangladesh Parliament will be held on 30 December and Bangladesh Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina has said that...
Six positive changes in new consumer protection law passed in Lok Sabha
Mediation centres would be set up to enable settlement of disputes upon reference by a consumer court. NEW DELHI:...
Does America owe Trump a debt of gratitude on race relations?
The hatred that exists among and between broad swathes of the population in the US is no longer largely invisible,...
Mahagathbandhan still a notional alliance
The idea of Mahagathbandhan seems to be getting a little complicated. The Congress’ victory in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh...
Awareness brings more child abuse cases to fore
NCRB data shows child rape cases increased by 82% in 2015-16. There has been a rise in the cases...
Warning light for BJP
The Assembly election results in the Hindi heartland states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh must have come as a...
These are the star performers in Indian literary anthologies
Which is the most anthologised Indian poem in English? This question leads Karthik Venkatesh on a literary quest through the...
