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A video grab of the bhumi pujan for a Ram temple in Ayodhya attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and others, on August 5.

Sikh forum opposes Ram temple in Ayodhya

At a time when the nation seems to be drunk on the opium of Hindutva as manifest in the media frenzy over the bhoomi pujan in Ayodhya, the beleaguered

Ebrahim Alkazi at an exhibition of his theatre costumes at the Triveni Gallery in New Delhi on September 15, 2008.

Ebrahim Alkazi, former director of National School of Drama who redefined theatre, passes away

Everything was unconventional about Ebrahim Alkazi, beginning with the spelling of his name. Born at a time when theatre was regarded as the easy reso

A January 2019 photograph showing construction work in full swing near the Kashi Vishawanath-Gyanvapi mosque complex at Varanasi for a corridor connecting the temple to the river. The levelling of houses, shops and small temples for the project has given rise to fears that the mosque may become a possible target for demolition.

Insidious campaign seeking abrogation of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991

A group of Hindu sants has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking the abrogation of a legal provision preserving the status of each place of wo

A young man collects groceries from a relative at a containment zone in Patiala on July 17.

Punjab: Late surge

There seems to be a sudden spread of the virus in Punjab as people shake off precautionary measures with the easing of lockdown restrictions.

The Mubarak Begum Masjid in New Delhi on July 20 after heavy rains destroyed one of its domes.

Dome of two-centuries-old Mubarak Begum Masjid collapses in Delhi rain

With the central dome of the two-centuries-old Mubarak Begum Masjid in Delhi crashing down in the heavy rain that lashed the city on July 19, a piece

Jagdeep, of Soorma Bhopali fame, passes away

It is not often that one sentence defines a life. Rarer still for that sentence to outlive its speaker. To noted film actor Jagdeep goes that

Patients discharged after being treated for coronavirus infection at the COVID Care Centre in Jalandhar on July 3.

Punjab: Wider spread

Since mid June, the positivity rate has doubled in the State with COVID-19 cases, which were initially concentrated in the cities of Ludhiana, Amrits

Ploughing in progress at a village near Amritsar on June 9.

Ordinances ‘anti-farmer’

Three ordinances passed recently by the Central government in connection with the marketing of agricultural produce have been opposed by all political

People arriving for Friday prayers under police vigil at a mosque in North East Delhi on February 28.

Targeting mosques

Attacks on mosques, which began during the violence in North East Delhi in late February, have continued even during the lockdown.

Bollywood dance choreographer Saroj Khan.

Saroj Khan (1948-2020): Groundbreaking dance choreographer

In an industry where the hero’s name invariably preceded that of the heroine’s, and often decided the box-office fate of a film, Saroj Khan knew she w

Many shades of racism

Responses in India to George Floyd’s killing in the U.S. bring to the fore the issue of discrimination in the country.

‘Across political spectrum, a conspiracy of silence’

An interview with the social activist Harsh Mander.