HRD Minister Smriti Irani's controversial comments on Durga and Mahishasur appear to ignore the varied folk traditions in which the latter is adulated as a king and an ancestor, experts say....
It may not sound as music to the ears of the powers that be, but catchy numbers are being thrown up amid the controversies surrounding student politics and concerns over growing intolerance in India....
Mehta, known for unconventional films like "Mirch Masala" and "Maya Memsaab, spoke to IANS on the sidelines of the third edition of the Taj Literature Festival, which ended on Sunday....
Title: Standing Guard - A Year in Opposition; Author: P. Chidambaram; Publisher: Rupa Publications; Pages: 206; Price: Rs.500...
Like any other youngster, 20-year-old Mohammad Aamir Khan too had a conventional dream of the future. He was however picked up by the Delhi Police one night and was falsely accused of being a terrorist. It took 14 long years for Aamir to get acquitted of the charge - and has now co-written a book on ...
Even as India's colonial era provision of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code -- that criminalises homosexuality -- continues to hang around like the Albatross on the LGBT community's neck, actor Manoj Bajpayee says that today, the majority has begun to "accept homosexuals", and it's the "minority" that needs to change their m...
With the Middle East in turmoil and much of the blame being put on the post-World War I settlement imposed by western powers, the legacy of T.E. Lawrence, who understood the region as few outsiders have done but has been ignored, is all the more important but also vital is how he himself evolved to the role, says British journalist and aut...
The third and final successful ground test of the indigenous cryogenic engine by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) last Friday has raised hopes of launching the country's first heavy-lift version of the geostationary satellite launch vehicle (GSLV) in December....
Driverless vehicles can intensify car use, reducing or even eliminating promised energy savings and environmental benefits in the near future, a study led by a University of Leeds researcher has warned....
The arson and fury of Jat protests may be over but the orgy of violence has left behind deep scars that residents of Rohtak town say are unlikely to go away for a long, long time....
