FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session. Honourable Members, This joint sitting of......

From the Raj to Azadi, how I saw India change

As a child in British India, Bharati Dutt lived a privileged and sheltered life in an extended joint family of civil servants, doctors, engineers and Gandhians. Between the ages of seven and 11,......

Protests against citizenship bill rock Assam

Protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill intensified in different parts of Assam on Wednesday with agitators burning effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Sarbananda......

Was Lord Hanuman a Dalit?

'Valmiki has not written anything about Hanuman's caste.''I want to clarify that Hanuman was not a Vanar, but an Adivasi.' IMAGE: An artiste dressed as Lord Hanuman performs during Hanuman Jayanti......

Monsoon to be normal, not above normal: IMD revises prediction

Anything between 96-104 per cent of the LPA is considered as normal rainfall while precipitation in the range of 104-110 per cent is termed 'above normal' With less than 10 days left for the......

Mumbai's 'Bhendi Bazaar' ready for a multi-million makeover

South Mumbai's Bhendi Bazaar is all set for a makeover. The Saifeee Burhani Upliftment Trust (SBUT) is awaiting final clearances to kick-start construction of the most-talked about project,......

Waste pickers in Pune teach municipality cleanliness lesson

Waste pickers in Pune force corporates and the municipality to address safe disposal of sanitary napkins, notes Soma BasuFor two years, a waste pickers’ cooperative in Pune had been trying to......

GM unveils LPG-run Chevrolet Spark

General Motors India launched the liquefied petroleum gas version of its popular small car, Chevrolet Spark, in Mumbai on Tuesday. The version is GM India's first clean-burning,......

'TV's Seeta Aur Geeta will bring back the glamour we created'

Hema Malini's hugely entertaining film Seeta Aur Geeta will make its way to television screens come May 25. NDTV Imagine's new show, an adaptation of the 1970's hit, will see Anjori Alagh take......

Bobby Robson shone like a beacon of decency

Throughout a life spent almost entirely devoted to football, former England manager Bobby Robson shone like a beacon of decency and old-fashioned values, of all that is good in the game. The......

Bangalore trounce Mumbai for third straight win

Paceman Dillon du Preez (left) of the Bangalore Royal Challengers celebrates the dismissal of Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 match at the......