The fascination for the skies and what lies beyond has fathered an expansive stockpile of astronomical myths and legends and in India, also an elaborate astrological system, notes Arundhuti Dasgupta.
'A good 30 per cent of people will still get infected after getting the Covishield vaccine.'
Reaction to Canada's boycott of the 2020 Tokyo Games in the summer due to concerns about the coronavirus.
The Bollywood actress was the showstopper for Anita Dongre.
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A California commission -- mandated with recommendation and revision of school text books -- has rejected demands of replacing India with South Asia for pre-1947 references
Many scholars have suggested that the importance of the cow and her association with the pantheon grew with the growing influence of the cult of Krishna,' says Arundhuti Dasgupta.
Don't wait for the weekend to binge on these tempting dishes!
In a veiled dig at the Congress for harping on the concept of "inclusive growth", Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said on Thursday this was not a new slogan for the country.
Joe Biden's B3W proposal aims to bring democracies together. India should come up with its own plans to contribute to the initiative, states Rahul Mishra.
'The politics of Goa is moving around a sole entity, which is land.'
Daily glimpses of India captured on camera.
Nisha Jamvwal offers her sage advice on how to positively handle a break-up.
Why do Innovation Revolutions happen outside India, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
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'Not surprisingly, the call for lighting diyas, candles and other sources of illumination to demonstrate a nation's resolve to fight coronavirus has elicited astrological, numerological and even medical explanations,' notes Amulya Ganguli.
The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu had begun seeing Governor Ravi's decisions and actions as a part of the state BJP's non-stop criticism of its government and directed from Delhi, a view strengthened by the governor's decision to return the NEET exemption bill, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
Shortly after former President Pranab Mukherjee passed away, leaders, including President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, paid tributes to him.
The PM said the government is making all efforts to ensure that a vaccine, whenever it is launched, reaches every Indian.
Oldest, man-hauled railways date to the 6th century BC, with Periander, one of the Seven Sages of Greece, credited with its invention.
Talking to reporters in Pune, Swami Govind Devgiri Maharaj also said all chief ministers must be invited for the ceremony. "The PM has agreed to come to Ayodhya on August 5 for the 'bhoomi pujan' of Ram temple. He will be there for one-and-a-half hours.
'He also granted the temple freedom from all taxes and decreed that no one could litigate against it ever.'
Since the London Olympics, pugilist Vikas Krishan is keeping a low profile. The disappointment of missing out on a medal at the Games lingers in his voice, even though he tries to put up a brave face.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday came to the defence of senior party leader Murli Manohar Joshi, whom NRI businessman Anshuman Mishra has accused of meeting the officials of companies involved in the 2G scam, saying the charges levelled against him are "false" and "baseless".
Sawant had failed to appear before the court during the last hearing of the case on March 9.
The Sage of Omaha has finally arrived in India, just two days after the finance minister reaffirmed the government's commitment to further liberalise the insurance sector.
Glimpses of the Dashavatar, a popular art form from Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district.
Sumit Rajwade and Abhishek Mande discover little-known Diwali stories.
It is important to approach the belief of people in ancient India's achievements with a sense of proportion, balance and empathy, argues B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
Vivek Sharma heads one of the teams searching for the Higgs boson. George Joseph reports.
Celebrated boxer Akhil Kumar tells Laxmi Negi he is enjoying his boxing and looking to give his best at the upcoming World Championships in Baku, the first qualifying tournament for the Olympics.
The UK's lockdown, which involves strict stay at home measures with movement allowed for limited urgent purposes only if "absolutely necessary" and for one form of daily exercise, came into force on March 23 after a televised address by Boris Johnson.
SAGE Publications invites applications for the award of the Tejeshwar Singh Memorial Fellowships for 2010 in Social Sciences, Business & Management and Media and Communication Studies.
What must Prime Minister Manmohan Singh do to reverse the drift in his government? B Raman offers some sage counsel
Dr Rajesh Shukla, author of How India Earns, Spends and Saves: Unmasking the Real India, warns against the rising income inequalities India has witnessed after economic liberalisation.
The prime minister's silence is not a virtue when his integrity is being questioned, says M R Venkatesh.
This is what Subhodeep Mukherjee, 34 from Kolkata wrote:
Tesco already has presence in India through a joint venture with Tatas. These stores are located in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad and Chennai. Greg said, 'we see a huge opportunity for future growth in India'.
Colonel Dr Anil Athale (retd) writes an open letter to former President A P J Abdul Kalam to intervene in Kashmir and start a dialogue with the people.
This is something that Modi's critics are reluctant to accept: He is the most popular leader that India has seen since Indira Gandhi, says Vir Sanghvi.
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