Highly critical of Karnataka government's decision to celebrate Tipu Jayanti to "appease" minorities, an article in 'Panchjanya' described him as 'Aurangzeb' of South who "forcibly" converted lakhs of people.
Army's Northern Command, popularly known as 'Dhruva Command', on Wednesday celebrated its 44th Raising Day as its chief Lt Gen DS Hooda encouraged the troops to continue maintaining their "exalted standards" through professionalism, dedication and devotion to duty.
This is the most fun Sukanya Verma has had since Wonder Woman.
Neither Thiruvalluvar nor me will get trapped, Rajini said with a big laugh.
It is a waste of time to speak up in today's India, believes Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
Religion is but one trait where intolerance manifests itself. We come across 'chosen' races, communities, political ideologies, economic systems, all lending themselves to discriminatory arrangements, which trample the rights of those considered beyond the pale of whatever is the favoured calling.
Both West Bengal and Odisha are slugging it out for getting the GI tag for the delicious sweet
A tiny village in the Gangotri area and a self-discovery vacation...
'Soul might not win trophies. But, unlike trophies, soul actually matters,' says Shougat Dasgupta.
'I like comedy and think I'm pretty decent at dance. I am also working on my body now' confesses Tusshar Kapoor.
Ambassador Natarajan Krishnan and Ambassador Shankar Bajpai helped shape Indian foreign policy at a glorious, but difficult, time in history, recalls Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
Getting a good night's sleep, it seems, isn't as easy as it is made out to be.
The PM performed Yoga with over 50,000 enthusiasts at the Forest Research Institute campus in Dehradun.
Don't get completely naked. The key is to steer clear of predictability when getting hot and heavy.
Here is the full round-up of fragrances that you'll want to instantly add to your collection of perfumes!
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday made a veiled attack on Narendra Modi and Arvind Kejriwal, telling them "neither populism nor individualism" is an alternative way of governance and expressed confidence that people will entrust responsibility to a "hand" that works for equity.
With glam Goddesses gracing the red carpet, the InStyle Awards was a shimmering affair.
In an age of patents and intellectual property rights, it would be improper to deny that yoga comes from the Hindu tradition, says Sankrant Sanu.
Here's a view of the unbelievable destruction the fire has brought on.
Pankaj Vasani tells us how he moved from an unhealthy life to walking and running 20 kilometres a day.
Modi deplored "the thinking of many political leaders" that projects like roads were not meant for the poor.
Modi: Journey of a Common Man is blatant propaganda, feels Utkarsh Mishra.
It's another year of beautiful birds for the Audubon Photography awards. The Grand Prize went to Kathrin Swoboda for her photo of a Red-winged Blackbird. The National Audubon Society is an American non-profit environmental organisation dedicated to conservation. It protects birds and their habitats throughout the Americas using science, advocacy, education and on-the-ground conservation. See all of the winners below, and if you are still craving more avian photography.
'You were a good man, a luminous soul. You gave me more than I could ever thank you for.' Rajeev Srinivasan remembers a beloved uncle who passed into the ages recently.
'It seems a wiser decision to pull out at the right moment than regret after joining the pact,' explains Dr Rahul Mishra.
The arrest of Arun Selvarajan is another reminder of how the ISI is trying to push its south India agenda.
'Will the BJP now replace a Muslim name for a street or a railway junction with Naipaul's name?' 'It is the least the party can do for its sole Nobel Prize-winning admirer,' says Amulya Ganguli.
'Everybody says 5G and communication is important.' 'Everybody says automation, robotics, human computing interfaces -- people and machines working together -- is the future.' 'Everybody agrees that cybersecurity is something that is here to stay.' 'Everybody agrees that synthetic biology is important.' 'Instead of outlining thinking about industries for tomorrow and the future, let the evolutionary pathway be built in a way that it promotes robust, creative, thinking.'
From India's fight against COVID-19 to China face-off, Kovind spoke on several issues during the televised address.
'In the Middle Ages, when Muslims were around 15 per cent of the population of the world, they accounted, according to one estimate, for 90 per cent of scientific advancements.' 'And today, when Muslims are around 22 per cent of the population of the world, their share in scientific writings is less than 1 per cent!' point out Ziya Us Salam and M Aslam Parvaiz.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
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