Film Review: Absurdist comedy with Marquezian undertones
Fed up of his two querulous daughters who can’t stand each other, the father helplessly asks a man, “I just...
Heroism and the mournful melancholy of a soldier’s life
General G.D. Bakshi’s poems from the battlefield are disturbing and soul-stirring. They evoke in the reader a sense of gratitude...
Why are we adopting failed Western childcare policies?
The general public’s complicity in passing dangerous child-related policies often leads to dysfunctional societies, as has been seen in the West....
Imminent changes round the corner in India
India is projected to be the world’s most populous country by 2024 and home to more than 1.5 billion people...
Jharkhand’s Maoist affected districts gradually returning to mainstream
After nearly 30 minutes of flying from the state capital Ranchi, a Jharkhand Police helicopter lands at a makeshift helipad...
I have asked centre for NRC in Jharkhand: CM
‘The population of Bangladeshi migrants has increased manifold in Jharkhand.’ Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das has vowed to deport...
Progressive right, an inclusive ideology
Mohan Bhagwat’s speeches this week on the organisation he heads, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, would have gone a long way...
A book on how India survived in spite of Nehruvian secularism
Sandeep Balakrishna is one of those rare scholars with a deep understanding of tradition and the problems facing Hindu society...
Women achievers and their success stories at the SHEROES Summit
Enabling women to gain financial independence is an important step towards achieving gender parity, both at the workplace and in...
Film Review: Nawazuddin makes us feel Manto’s inner pain
There is a scene in Nandita Das’ Manto wherein Saadat Hasan Manto, the eponymous writer on whom the film is...
The real agenda behind Western child protection
The enlightened West pays much lip service to the high ideals of liberty and freedom, but most Western countries have...
Development is the best reply to every form of violence: PM
PM inaugurates projects for Chhattisgarh worth Rs 22,000 crore, says that the state is moving ahead with pace on the...
BJP in Delhi looks beyond traders to new voting blocs
Ahead of next year’s general elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party in Delhi is exploring “new” voting blocs, fearing unhappiness among...
Bengal to U.P. river transport in offing
Six cities have been identified for development of water-based passenger transportation in Ganga river. Water-based passenger transportation may soon...
Drying Ganga could stall food security and prevent achieving SDGs
Study forecasts that in the absence of interventions, groundwater contribution to the river’s water flow would continue diminishing in the...
Stand firm on polls in Kashmir
The week just past witnessed the visit of the former President of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, to India on the...
Film Review: Into the dark, diabolical world of sex trade
Director: Tabreez Noorani; Starring: Mrunal Thakur, Riya Sisodia, Adil Hussain, Anupam Kher, Manoj Bajpayee, Richa Chadha, Freida Pinto, Rajkummar Rao A...
Anti-family values inherent in India’s foster-care laws
Child-protection rules in India make no mention of the role of filial ties in the well-being of children, while granting...
Book on AI is a primer for a sci-fi about to become reality
The two authors warn of the dangers of autonomous weapons, Orwell-esque surveillance state and of an explosion in cybercrime by...
‘AI will alter the jobs landscape dramatically over the years’
India has tremendous potential to meaningfully enter the race for AI supremacy and become a viable contender, but it still...
SC stands by the 21st century
Each individual has his or her likes and dislikes, peculiarities and angularities. Unless these be clearly and majorly harmful to...
Co-working spaces at Delhi cafés now open for business
Delhi has become a hub of co-working spaces over the past few years. The national capital now has startup-friendly cafés,...
Film Review: Stree manages to juggle humour with horror
Do you believe in ghosts? You’d better, if you live in the Indian town of Chanderi, the setting for Stree, the...
New childcare laws in India are putting innocents at risk
Child-protection laws in India have become increasingly aggressive and anti-family in spirit with every iteration. And yet, such laws are...
