The point made by sociologist M N Srinivas, that it represented a Sanskritic act that was linked to caste, is never raised in Indian debates and the disapproval of drink is almost universal, notes......
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday released its manifesto for the Gujarat assembly elections which promised to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and set up an 'anti-radicalisation......
The ongoing heatwave sweeping through vast swathes of the country will intensify in the next five days, with the India meteorological department issuing an 'orange' alert for Rajasthan, Madhya......
Amid a punishing heatwave building up in large parts of India, Delhi saw a jump of two to three degrees Celsius in the maximum temperature at most places on Wednesday. IMAGE: Students cover their......
Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022. IMAGE: A word cloud of President Ram Nath......
'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from......
While Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Ayushman Bharat healthcare scheme remains a slogan for the moment, it is the state’s Mukhyamantri Amrutum health assurance scheme which is a......
Since many of Modi’s urban policies were initiated in Ahmedabad, the city may act as a template to examine what can be expected in a country that is witnessing the biggest migration from......
Indian and Chinese business delegates signed deals worth $3.43 billion in New Delhi on Wednesday. An agreement worth $2.6 billion was signed between IndiGo Airlines and Industrial and Commercial......