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......
The Delhi high court has allowed a 16-year-old girl, an alleged sexual assault victim, to undergo termination of nearly 24-week pregnancy after her father, who earlier consented to the minor's......
A day after it came to light that IndiGo barred a specially-abled child from boarding a flight at the Ranchi airport as he was in "a state of panic", Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on......
Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022. IMAGE: A word cloud of President Ram Nath......
The COVID-19 pandemic took a deadlier and more devastating turn in 2021 soon after a glimmer of hope was provided by the launch of vaccines at the beginning of the year, etching nightmarish......
Does your child spend hours surfing the Net? Beware, it may increase the youngster's chances oftaking drugs and indulging in unprotected sex, a new study has claimed. Researchers at the Queen's......
Budget 2010-11 provided considerable relief to income tax payers by raising the slabs at two levels but hiked the central excise duty on non-petroleum products across the board from 8 to 10 per......
Fast Company's Top Jobs list for 2007 takes a look at 10 of the most sought-after positions in some of the fastest growing U.S. industries. This year, we followed in the footsteps of the creative......
Fire dominates the frames of Brahmastra Part One: Shiva. 'Kuch rishta hai mera aag se,' explains Ranbir Kapoor only to learn he's an 'Agni Astra' spearheading Ayan Mukerji's superhero universe in......
Kota Factory finds success in a winsome cast as they lend heart to its moods and mundanity, nots Sukanya Verma. Most fictional takes on student goals opt for a comforting tone, a romanticised......
Movies likeDadar Adesh make you ponder over existential questions. Such as, why do people make such films? The Bengali film starts withan woman on sickbed waiting for her husband (Ranjit Mallik).......
A young school boy is enraptured by tales of Brazilian soccer magic told by a classmate and falls in love with the joga bonito -- the beautiful game and the men in yellow. M P Anil Kumar travels......