Celebrating Indonesia's Festival Of Democracy

The 'Pesta Demokrasi' is a cause for celebration not only for Indonesia but also for democracy and forces for peace all over the globe, notes Sandeep Chakravorty, India's Ambassador to Indonesia.......

Delhiites advised to exercise caution amid Covid variant JN.1 detection

Amid a recent uptick in COVID-19 cases in the country ahead of the festive season, doctors in Delhi have advised people to wear masks, avoid gatherings and maintain a healthy diet. Image used for......

ED issues fresh summons to China-based US bizman Singham in NewsClick case

A fresh summons was issued by the Enforcement Directorate to China-based American millionaire Neville Roy Singham for questioning in connection with a money laundering probe linked to online news......

Same-sex wedding: After SC snub, call for legislative action

With the Supreme Court declining to accord legal recognition to same-sex marriage on Tuesday, a section of the LGBTQ+ community, petitioners and activists highlighted the positives in the ruling......

Mallya, Nirav Modi extradition figure in India-UK summit

The issue of extradition of Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi figured in a virtual summit between India and the UK on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that economic offenders should......

India, UK unveil 10-year roadmap to boost trade

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson on Tuesday unveiled a 'Roadmap 2030' to elevate the India-UK ties to a comprehensive strategic level, and declared an enhanced......

PSU banks had worst time in Dr Singh-Rajan tenure: FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the Indian public sector banks had the "worst phase" under the combination of former prime minister Manmohan Singh and former RBI governor Raghuram......

7 lessons on innovation from David Bowie

If 'innovation' were a person, he or she would have looked like David Bowie, says Bhaskar Chakravorti. Image: David Bowie performs during the Fashion Rocks concert at New York City's Radio......

Gulshan Grover is NOT a Bad Man

IMAGE: Gulshan Grover. Photograph: P Rajendran Gulshan Grover is NOT a bad man. That's for those who believed that the man, who scowled at the men and leered at the women on screen, was indeed a......

The famous song Modi cited in Toronto

Nishi Tiwari draws the connections between a Modi line and a celebrated film song. Narendra Modi often quotes Swami Vivekananda in his speeches. In Toronto on Wednesday, April 15, the prime......

PIX: Asha Bhosle celebrates Saraswati Puja with Bappi Lahiri

Music composer Bappi Lahiri celebrated Saraswati Puja with family and a few friends from film industry at his residence in Juhu, in the western suburb of Mumbai, over the weekend.   Bappi......

Music review: Satyagraha's classical theme works

Satyagraha album starts on a promising note but its culmination isn't as thumping as one would expected, writes Joginder Tuteja. One expects a theme-based soundtrack from a Prakash Jha film.......

Second CWG theme song released

With things looking bright for the crisis-hit Commonwealth Games, a song was released in New Delhi on Wednesday encouraging the youth of India to create a positive atmosphere around the Games. The......

India at the Asian Games - Day 2

Trap shooters bag two silver. World champion Manavjit Singh wins individual silverand men's team also wins silver inTrap shooting. Koneru Humpy outright leader after five rounds in women's chess.......

Goa outplay Bengal to bounce back

Defending champions Goa sizzled to overcome strong contenders Bengal 2-0 in a quarter-final league match of the National football championship, for the Sanoths Trophy, in Gurgaon on......