100 million sharks killed each year: study

An estimated 100 million sharks are killed every year due to aggressive overfishing, threatening to push some species to extinction, a new study has found. "Sharks have persisted for at least 400......

Hindu group objects to 'dismantling Hindutva' conference in US

A prominent Hindu American group on Friday urged several US universities not to support an online conference titled 'Dismantling Global Hindutva' next month. Illustration: Dominic Xavier /......

BJP loses big in 3 of 4 Lok Sabha constituencies in Himachal

The Bharatiya Janata Party, which won 25 seats in the Himachal Pradesh elections, suffered a setback in the assembly segments falling under Shimla, Hamirpur and Kangra parliamentary constituencies......

Why the Dalai Lama Matters

'The Tibetan movement will never turn violent during the Dalai Lama's life-time.' IMAGE: His Holiness The Dalai Lama with retired Havaldar Naren Chandra Das, one of the five Assam Rifles soldiers......

'Demonetisation is theft'

'Demonetisation, is in principal, a mistake, because it involves a theft -- a taking of private property by the State.''It is one of those bad Indian ideas that has been tried twice in the past,......

Priyanka-Nick celebrate Karva Chauth

Here's how Bollywood couples celebrated Karva Chauth. Photograph: Kind courtesy Priyanka Chopra/Instagram Priyanka Chopra celebrates Karva Chauth with husband Nick Jonas.   Photograph: Kind......