La Nina, construction worsen air quality; spike in respiratory ailments. IMAGE: Citizens walk on Marine Drive on a winter morning in Mumbai as haze engulfs buildings in the background. Photograph:......
IMAGE: Protesters hold placards demanding withdrawal of CAA, in New Delhi, on Sunday. Photograph: Shahbaz Khan/PTI Photo On a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally in the......
Lok Sabha With no signs of thaw in the deadlock with the government, a combative Opposition on Friday continued their vociferous protests in the Lok Sabha over the demonetization issue, forcing......
The prime minister sees himself as the "vikas purush". But realising his government's agenda for development requires not just a more efficient administration but also a credible implementation......
How has the Indian State, in principle and practice, given shape to the essential ingredients of the secular principle and composite culture? Vice-President Hamid Ansari attempted to answer this......
Within rural markets, the viewership share of Dangal TV, which is a free-to-air channel, is at 33%. For over six months now, a little-known television channel called Dangal TV has commanded a......
Climate change and US-India collaborations in renewable energy resources will be up for discussion at the US-India energy summit coinciding with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Washington,......
Anthropogenic global warming (AGW) and consequent climate change is perhaps the most contentious issue in the world today. At the centre of it all is the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change......
The chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, R K Pachauri, tells Kalpana Jain that the glacier melting report was a mistake but that does not detract from the fact that glaciers......
In their endeavor to produce a cost effective and environment friendly vehicle, the students of MM University has made first of its kind tri-fuel car- TRIO. Four BTech students of MM University --......
IMAGE: Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon in Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya. Shahid Kapoor says he grew up watching love stories on the big screen and believes that the genre has the potential to do......
We noted an abundance of Ram in Bollywood movie titles. Turns out there's no scarcity of Salaam either. The latest to join the bandwagon is Kajol's Salaam Venky, which is based on Shrikant Murthy's......
Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known by his stage name KK, passed away on May 31 when performing at a concert in Kolkata. He was 53. KK shot to fame with Chhod Aaye Hum Woh Galiyan from Gulzar's......
'...as much as in India, it's only because she sang for mankind, not the details on the passport.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Lata Mangeshkar/Twitter I had decided to not write an obituary on the......
1996, recapped. 25 years ago, Madras became Chennai, Dolly the sheep was successfully cloned, Doordarshan combatted aggressive satellite cable networking, Indian politicians engaged in a crazy game......
Reader Vineeth sent us this picture from Manchester. 'In the pic, it is myself, Sathya and Shyam (left to right) with Andrew Flintoff. We asked for a picture and he said 'jaldi jaldi (in Hindi)'......