Signs of the times

Humra Quraishi rewinds to 1995; when she met the first ambassador of Uzbekistan to India, Surat Mirkasymov, and remembers how ...

CPI (M) condemns Palghar mob lynching, demands thorough inquiry

The CPI (M) Maharashtra State Committee strongly condemns the shocking incident of mob lynching that took place on the night of April 16 in the...

Largest global groundwater depletion happening in northern India

New research has shown that Delhi is at the epicentre of ground water crisis. The Economic Times reports that largest groundwater depletion in ...

Difficult Daughters

Neil Simon (along with Moliere) must be the most popular western playwright whose works are adapted (often plag...

Ludo Mania On Cell Phones For The Common Man

Ludo mania has swept Mumbai and is spreading to the small towns of northern India, mainly Bihar, U.P. and Jharkhand.

The unusual asp...

Women TTE's Posted On Shatabdi To Ahmedabad

Mumbai: After successfully assigning women train ticket examiners (TTEs) in the Bandra- Surat Intercity Express, Western Railway (WR) has now posted them on the premium Mum...

Hard Questions About Indian Healthcare

It is heartening that healthcare issues are receiving political attention—but current policy measures are lacking
India’s top politicians rarely make infl...

258 Grooms In Surat Will Cycle To Their Weddings To Raise Awareness About Traffic & Pollution

The Central Pollution Control Board’s data from 2002-2014 shows that all major cities in North and Central India, including Delhi and Surat, have recorded a rise in p...

Indian Boss Gives 1,260 Cars, 400 Flats And Jewellery As Diwali Bonus To Staff

Savjibhai Dholakia, who runs diamond export firm Hare Krishna Exports, rewarded employees ahead of the Hindu festival of Diwali A diamond tycoon in India has once...