Washington, Aug 10 (IANS) An Indian origin activist placed a giant inflatable rooster bearing a striking resemblance to President Donald Trump near the White House to protest his “weak” and “ineffective” leadership. Taran Singh Brar,…
Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) Taking criticisms head-on, filmmaker Srijit Mukherji on Saturday said his debut Bollywood feature “Begum Jaan” has opened to Rs 3.94 crore as opposed to a lower industry expectation, despite mixed reviews…
Hyderabad, Nov 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday arrived here on a two-day visit. He was received by Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, his cabinet colleagues…
By Nury Vittachi I dreamed that TV wildlife guru David Attenborough was narrating a film about my life: “And for the 49th time, the runt of the group attempts to climb out of the pit…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) It’s rare to come across an individual who’s adept with both pen and camera — more so when photography grew out of a casual remark. Tarun Chopra…
By Amit Dasgupta The Guardian newspaper profiled Professor Veena Sahajwalla as “the woman who loves garbage’. For Sahajwalla, ever since she can remember from her growing up days in Mumbai, there was something fascinating about…
By Chaitanya Mallapur The worlds fastest-growing economy, on course to become the worlds third largest by 2030 with a gross domestic product (GDP) of $7.3 trillion, India continues to trail smaller South Asian neighbours -…
By Nury Vittachi This columnist has a deeply personal announcement to make. After much consideration, I have decided to remain as a male. I know modern society pressures us to declare ourselves transgender, transitioning, transsexual,…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) With railway finances under strain, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday left fares unchanged and assured independence of a proposal rail regulator for fixing realistic fares, raising questions about whether…
New Delhi: Union Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu and Union Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha arrive at the Parliament to present Railway Budget 2016-17 in New Delhi on Feb 25, 2016. (Photo:…
By Veturi Srivatsa The Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) is, perhaps, the only unit affiliated to the Indian cricket board to have rejected almost all the recommendations of the Justic Rajendra Mal Lodha Committee…
By Vikas Datta New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Partition of the Subcontinent remains a traumatic experience for its victims as well as continues to poison relations between India and Pakistan and Hindus and Muslims…
By Anil K. Rajvanshi Last month, the major agenda item at the World Economic Forum in Davos was the Fourth Industrial Revolution (FIR). Since FIR is already under way in some of the advanced economies…
New Delhi: Jats stage a demonstration press for reservation in New Delhi, on Aug 4, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Himadri Ghosh & Nikhil Babu Sonipat, Gurgaon, New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS/IndiaSpend) Square-jawed, cleft chin and hair…
By Amitava Mukherjee A dangerous situation may arise in the country if Mamata Banerjee’s demand for granting citizenship to Bangladeshi immigrants living in India for more than five years is conceded. The West Bengal chief…
Washington, Feb 23 (IANS) Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and its political allies of trying to silence dissent, the New York Times Tuesday suggested that it may stall progress on economic reforms. “India is…
By Amit Kapoor The budget is an important document that decides the course of the fiscal policy of the government over the coming year. This year seems to be no different with the halwa ceremony…
By Archana Rao and Sidhartha Dutta New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) In the dead of a cold February night, they grew apprehensive, if not scary, and whispered in hushed tones that police may enter the…
Rohtak: People from Jat community stage a demonstration to press for Special Backward Class (SBC) status in Rohtak on Feb 20, 2016. (Photo: IANS) By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, Feb 22 (IANS) For a state promoting…
By Gokul Bhagabati Much water has flowed under the Yamuna bridge — dirty though — since the February 9 “cultural” event inside the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)campus, against what the organisers called the “judicial killing”…