After Rashtriya Janata Dal and Samajwadi Party, Shiv Sena backs Mamata Banerjee in the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation sets aside Rs.1,400 crore for the rejuvenation of Mumbai’s rivers
The Goa Foundation says a new proposal of the Ministry of Mines infringes on the rights of State governments and would lead to the sale of mines at below-market prices
Tamil Nadu government bans registration of land within 5km radius of Madras Atomic Power Station at Kalpakkam
Jitendra Tiwari, Trinamool MLA and former Mayor of Asansol, joins BJP on a day when ECI notifies first of eight-phase Assembly election
An international online symposium of university teachers calls for the creation of a forum to address the major disruption in academics caused by COVID-19 pandemic
Influential Bengal cleric Abbas Siddiqui takes the stage at Left-Congress Kolkata rally, announces support of his ISF to Left Front in election
Mamata Banerjee slams EC for eight phase election in West Bengal and asks if the schedule was made on orders of Modi and Shah
Reservation for Vanniyars ‘only a temporary measure’ until caste census report becomes available, says Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami
Interview: Film-maker Bipuljit Basu. ‘What they need is recognition’ Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay Interview with the film-maker Bipuljit Basu.
Syed Ahmed Esar Rumi’s translator VIKHAR AHMED SAYEED With the publication of his Urdu translation of Rumi’s Masnavi, 97-year-old poet and ...
Exhibition Musings on freedom Suneet Chopra An exhibition in New Delhi of the works of 52 artists titled “The Constitution of India at ...
Representing Muslims in cinema Bollywood: ‘Othering’ the Muslim on screen Pranav Kohli Prannv Dhawan Bollywood must work on its own conscious and unconscious biases while representing Indian ...
Kirk Douglas Anti-hero as icon Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay Kirk Douglas (1916-2020), one of the unlikeliest superstars of the Golden Age of ...
Short story Short-term memory loss She crossed the road in a hurry, weaving through vehicles that slowed as the signal turned ...
Guy Gunaratne ‘The fight for free expression has to be maintained’ Susan Haris Interview with the writer Guy Gunaratne.
Jaipur Litfest A celebration of books Susan Haris The crowds thronging Diggi Palace for the 13th Jaipur Literature Festival belied the idea ...
Interview: Kabir Khan ‘Netaji would not like the Right to appropriate him’: Kabir Khan, film-maker Prannv Dhawan Interview with Kabir Khan, film-maker.
Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan: Enduring icon Ziya Us Salam Although the film career of Amitabh Bachchan, recently conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke ...
Indus Valley Sangam ‘bridge’ links Indus-Vaigai cultures Interview with R. Balakrishnan, writer, poet and retired civil servant on his latest book ...
King among actors A cerebral actor, Dr Shreeram Lagoo (1927–2019) established a benchmark for naturalistic ...
Institutions Kolkata's Persian connection Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay At a time when divisive tendencies threaten to tear asunder the secular fabric of Indian ...
St Thomas' Cathedral St Thomas' Cathedral: A chapter in Mumbai’s history ANUPAMA KATAKAM St Thomas’ Cathedral, which celebrated its 300th Christmas this year, has a shared history ...
Interview: Perumal Murugan The story of a mother Ziya Us Salam Interview with the Tamil writer Perumal Murugan.
Institutions Restoring the past in Sabarmati Ashram Anupama Katakam in Ahmedabad The latest project to redevelop the Sabarmati Ashram is facing some resistance, especially ...
Tamil short story: Thayyaal This month’s story is by a writer about whom nothing is known or available. We also do not ...
Heritage Falaknuma palace: Castle in the air N. Shiva Kumar The splendour of the restored Falaknuma palace in Hyderabad, now a heritage hotel, is ...
Telugu short story: The Spate Many streams flow into this story—history, a parade of characters, a hierarchical society ...
Interview: Abdul Wahid Shaikh Abdul Wahid Shaikh: I hope my book helps the other accused ZIYA US SALAM Interview with Abdul Wahid Shaikh, author of “Innocent Prisoner”.
Keeladi excavations Excavations at Keeladi open a new window into old times R. Sivanantham Sundar Ganesan Excavations at Keeladi have the potential to throw light on the civilisational antiquity ...