In UP’s Mirapur bye-poll, a Muslim candidate is seeking the support of Hindu Rajputs
In what could turn out to be a tight race, Sumbul Rana, a Muslim Rajput, is hoping that caste reigns over religious divide.
No men, marriage, motherhood: Why South Korea’s ‘4B’ movement is inspiring American women
The re-election of Donald Trump in the US is driving the interest in how ‘4B’ feminists prioritising autonomy over their own ...
Election Commission issues notices to BJP, Congress over poll code violation complaints
The poll body reminded them of the directions released during the Lok Sabha election campaigns when it had asked the star ...
Crushing cycle of poverty, trafficking, domestic violence: Underbelly of Assam’s verdant tea gardens
Women and girls of the tea tribes bear the brunt of the exploitation rife in 200-year-old industry built on the labour of ...
A writer’s ‘moonglow’ reflection on audiobooks and bedtime stories, and occasionally drifting off
In a culture obsessed with tracking, using audiobooks as bedtime stories and being okay with ‘losing’ stuff feels like a tiny ...
Chhattisgarh: Five suspected Maoists killed in gunfight with security forces in Bastar
Two soldiers were also injured in a joint operation that began after details were received about the presence of suspected ...
Air quality in Delhi remains in ‘severe’ category for fourth consecutive day
#WATCH | Delhi: A thick layer of smog engulfs the area around India Gate as the Air Quality Index (AQI) is recorded at 414, ...
‘Island’: Novel about an uncontacted tribe asks profound questions on what it means to share a world
In a matter of days, catastrophe strikes; it is a credit to Saraf’s abundant imagination and firm control over the story that ...
Buddhism’s spread from India to China started with a Han emperor’s dream
When Emperor Ming saw the Buddha in a dream, he sent a mission to India, triggering a chain of events that led to Buddhism’s ...
Manipur: Bodies of woman, two children believed to have been missing for five days found in Jiribam
They were believed to be among six Meiteis who had gone missing from the Jiribam district on November 11 after violence in ...
What explains the spurt in militant violence in Jammu and Kashmir?
A senior police official in Kashmir denied any link between the rise in attacks with the swearing-in of the National ...
BJP cites TISS study to claim ‘illegal migration’ is reshaping Mumbai – but scholars say it’s flawed
Three days earlier, BJP leader Kirit Somaiya also invoked the TISS study to underscore Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s latest ...