The point made by sociologist M N Srinivas, that it represented a Sanskritic act that was linked to caste, is never raised in Indian debates and the disapproval of drink is almost universal, notes......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the strongest and biggest foundations of India-Australia relations are mutual trust and respect as he along with his Australian counterpart Anthony......
'I welcome Droupadi Murmu as the first Adivasi woman President of India, but her track record has not been good as a politician and governor of Jharkhand when it came to helping Adivasis,' points......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday gifted a Gond art painting, a specimen of Sanjhi art form and a wooden hand-carved box to his fellow Quad leaders from Australia, the US and Japan, sources......
India shares the world's pain, but India's pain is not the world's.Little that occurs here is even reported abroad, notes Sunanda K Datta-Ray.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com When I......
The Wangan and Jagalingou people, indigenous landowners, said if Adani group goes ahead with its project their vast traditional lands and ancient connection to the country would......
India's mining giant Adani Group is 'misleading' the public to suit its own economic interests by 'wrongfully' asserting that Australian aboriginals support its $16.5-billion project in their......
Indian conglomerate Adani Group on Tuesday said it is in talks with an aboriginal group, which is attempting to stop its $16.5 billion mine project being established on its ancestral land in......
Finance, in the modern world, has become too important to be left to mere accountants, auditors and MBAs, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. What caused the credit crisis of the summer of 2008 when the world......
The Sentinelese tribe in the Andamans is known for its fierce attempts to avoid contact with the outside world, while the Amazon rainforest still has 44 isolated tribes. But not all tribes are......
Aseem Chhabra lists the top 10 films at the recently-held Toronto International Film Festival. There are so many reasons to like the Toronto International Film Festival. Toronto is a great, vibrant......
Today, when a Chitrangada Singh, a Smriti Mishra, a Seema Biswas or a Vidya Malvade, catches one's attention for her earthy sensuality and her keen sensitivity, it instantly brings forth images of......
MSG 2 is a bizarre experience, says Raja Sen. What is civilisation? Who are the truly civilised? Bear with me, for I agree no review of MSG 2 Messenger Of God -- coming to us from auteur......
PK is no satire -- it's a bit too toothless for that -- but it is a rollicking mainstream entertainer with ambition to evoke some introspection, says Raja Sen.How must it feel to look at life......
Hollywood hunk Chris Hemsworth is People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive!Here's everything you need to know about this Australian hottie...That Chris Hemsworth is a major dreamboat in the crowded......
'You have just got to put your best foot forward' IMAGE: Scott Boland had a forgettable white-ball debut back in 2016 against India in one of the inconsequential bilateral......
IMAGE: From left, Mitchell Starc, Aunty Fiona, Courtney Hagan, Glenn Maxwell and Josh Hazelwood during the Australia T20 World Cup kit reveal at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Photograph: Jason......
'I'm really excited to have the opportunity to give Indigenous youth, Aboriginal youth around our nation, more opportunity to get into the sport.' IMAGE: Ash Barty said she had no regrets about......
'I think it's important that I get to enjoy the next part of my life as Ash Barty the person, not Ash Barty the athlete.' IMAGE: Ash Barty retires with 15 titles, less than two months after......
IMAGE: Hate messages and protests aimed explicitly at a specific organisation, person or country, however, are not permitted. Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Competitors at this year's......