'Pollution Has Been Reduced To A Blame Game'

'Most pollution boards across the country have unused funds. There is practically no reason why pollution should not be a political priority.' IMAGE: A view of India Gate as dense smog engulfs the......

Gujarat cabinet rejig: A look at new ministerial portfolios

Following a major reshuffle-cum-expansion of his cabinet, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Friday allotted the important portfolios of home and industries to Harsh Sanghavi who has been......

'Bihar Supplies Labour To The World...'

'...yet struggles to convert that human capital into domestic productivity.' IMAGE: Passengers board a train at Patna Junction railway station. Photograph: ANI Photo   At his rally in Samastipur......

Nitish Kumar's Education Reforms: Top Grades Then Slide

The story of Bihar's educational reform is a lesson for all reforms done halfway. IMAGE: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar greets school children during the inauguration of the newly constructed......

High equality ranking for India masks deeper gaps, say economists

A recent World Bank report placing India among the most equal countries globally may present a limited view of inequality, with economists suggesting that broader data sets could tell a different......

HUL MD's salary rises 3.7% to Rs 23 cr in FY25

HUL managing director Rohit Jawa's total remuneration in FY25 has witnessed an increase of 3.75 per cent to Rs 23.23 crore, according to the latest annual report of the FMCG major. Photograph:......

Falling poverty claims in SBI report spark concerns about methodology

'Before jumping to a conclusion that India has been able to end poverty, we should interrogate the labour markets.' IMAGE: A scavenger, surrounded by a flock of Greater Adjutant birds, collects......

Delhi's Fuel Ban On 15-year-old Vehicles Finds No Backers

The Delhi government has announced that vehicles older than 15 years will be denied fuel at petrol pumps starting April 1. Kindly note the image has only been published for representational......

'I Adopted A Cat To Understand Motherhood'

'I am not a mother and never had an abortion either, so I had to understand motherhood and child loss from anecdotal experiences of others.' IMAGE: Mia Maelzer in Stolen. Mia Maelzer plays Jhumpa,......

The Powerful Short Film Winning Hearts

'Rapists do have families.''I wanted to see how a father or mother would deal with it.''They go through shame as well and get discriminated from the rest of the village.''Why don't we show it that......

Oppenheimer: Film-Making At Its Exhilarating Best

The narrative is faithful to the source, American Prometheus, but what makes it absolutely spell-binding is Christopher Nolan's technique, notes Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE: Cillian Murphy as J......

Deepa Gahlot's Top Web Series of 2022

Free from the pressure of the box office as well as the lowbrow expectations of a satellite television audience, the OTT space continues to surprise and delight. The viewer does have to make the......