'First Congress Candidate To Get Vote From A Thackeray'

While the responses of the candidates were predictable, depending on which side they belonged to, an interesting point slipped through when Rahul Shewale cited the Dharavi Redevelopment Project as......

Homeless after eviction, rat-hole miner's daughter misses Class 10 exam too

A teenage daughter of rat-hole mining expert Wakeel Hasan, who was involved in rescuing 41 labourers who got trapped in an under-construction tunnel in Uttarakhand last year, missed her exam on......

Sikkim floods: How 150 labourers miss death by whisker

Around 150 labourers engaged in constructing tunnels for the Indian Railways near the Sikkim-West Bengal border got a new life on that fateful Wednesday morning as they were rescued minutes before......

North America's first Gandhi museum opens in Houston

A long-awaited dream of having the first free-standing Gandhi museum in North America, dedicated to the life and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, the apostle of peace, is finally a reality and open for......

The T-Shirt Wars

Ajit Balakrishnan on the evolution of a cultural symbol. IMAGE: Mark Zuckerberg, Marlon Brando and Peter Thiel. Photographs: Getty Images   I stood gazing admiringly at the perfect green......

'Swiggy is exploiting its delivery boys'

'They don't tell us what they take from customers. They don't tell customers what they give us.' IMAGE: Swiggy's food delivery workers protest outside the labour commissioner's office in......

Street vendors left out of Unlock 1.0's purview

'In states where all shops are allowed to function and pedestrians are allowed to move around, there is no reason to presume that vendors are not allowed to operate. But ambiguity surrounding the......

Retrenched Raymond staff stare at long battle

The company stated that it was taking steps for cost rationalisation across all businesses to maintain liquidity and due to a prolonged slowdown it had to take a few tough measures. Illustration:......

Paris celebrates win after World Cup clash vs Morocco

'We just want to celebrate our win and we can really feel it will get crazy' IMAGE: A France fan celebrates after the match. Photograph: Sarah Meyssonnier /Reuters Supporters poured into......

Sports Shorts: China's Chen claims maiden TT World Cup title

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Tingshu Wang/Reuters Team owners and the NBA players' association have agreed on a shortened season to allow players from the world's best league to compete in next......

Woods opts out as PGA Tour returns next week

IMAGE: Tiger Woods is one win shy of a record-breaking 83 PGA Tour wins. Photograph: USA TODAY Sports/Reuters Tiger Woods will not compete next week when the PGA Tour swings back into action after......