Aligarh Muslim University lifts ban on jeans for girls

A circular at a girls' hostel of Aligarh Muslim University advising students to wear "decent clothes like salwaar kameez" has sparked a furore, prompting the varsity to withdraw it. The......

Indian American on US Ex-Im Bank adivsory board

The board of directors of the Export-Import Bank, the official export-credit agency of the United States, has appointed Indian American entrepreneur and investor Frank F Islam, of McLean, Virginia,......

Why Aligarh is a very important film

Aligarh is a milestone in the history of Indian cinema that should start the much needed conversation about how India treats gays and lesbians, feels Aseem Chhabra. Towards the middle of director......