How India caught on the new-age board game culture of the west to create an ecosystem of cafes & communities back homeMeeting strangers equally addicted to board games also helps them ward off urban isolation, a constant feature of modern lives.
30 Jun, 2019, 10.38 AM IST
Dalit votes will go to Congress in Gujarat: Jignesh Mevani, convener, RDAM"As far as the Dalit votes are concerned, the job is already done. For the past one and a half years, the Dalits have decided that they wil...
29 Oct, 2017, 12.19 AM IST
GJM clash with police: IRB commandant killed; GJM claims death of 2 supportersThe IRB second battalion Assistant Commandant Kiran Tamang was critically injured after being hit by a 'khukri' (sharp-edged weapon) during...
17 Jun, 2017, 03.18 PM IST
There is a new India emerging, there must be a new Odisha also: Dharmendra Pradhan"Traditionally, we have had a good support base in the western part of the state. But in this election, in the coastal belt too, the party ...
16 Apr, 2017, 12.00 AM IST
A look back at the departures that hit the headlines in 2016With Arnab Goswami, Freedom 251, Pakistani actors, Rs 1000 and 500 notes 2016 was definitely the year of high-profile exits.
25 Dec, 2016, 08.21 AM IST
Demonetisation effect: Most political parties are in a tizzy, but it may not be a level playing fieldThe timing of the demonetisation, ahead of poll season, is not lost on political observers who feel it is a landmark move towards electoral...
13 Nov, 2016, 03.06 PM IST
Demonetisation of Rs 500 & Rs 1,000 notes: Money launderers may never have it so good or so bad"There are businesses like transport that deal with cash on a daily basis and jama-kharchi firms use such business fronts to legitimise bla...
13 Nov, 2016, 03.04 PM IST
Government's challenge after demonetisation: Keeping unaccounted money handlers at bayAs India moves more towards a ‘white’ economy,’ liquidating holdings overseas and stamping out counterfeiting must be key long-term goals.
13 Nov, 2016, 06.14 AM IST
Rio Olympics: Will the biggest contingent of Indian athletes result in the highest ever medal haul too?Rio 2016, which is slated to take place from August 5 to 21, is already gearing up for what could be one of the most controversy ridden gam...
24 Jul, 2016, 01.39 PM IST
World Heritage List: Other sites that made the cutMostly abandoned after a devastating earthquake in the 14th century, the ruins in Ani include a relatively well-preserved cathedral and hol...
24 Jul, 2016, 07.38 AM IST
Here's why Julia Roberts is making the newsJulia Roberts made a few heads turn at the Cannes film festival this week for a different reason.She defied all rules and walked the red ca...
15 May, 2016, 10.57 AM IST
Six former bureaucrats who influenced the way government runsBureaucrats rarely hog the headlines and when they do it’s inevitably when they wage a lonely, and often futile, battle within a faulty sys...
10 Nov, 2013, 04.43 AM IST
From cars to apparel: Parents finding it difficult to accommodate brand-conscious kids’ demands“Parents are influenced by the children who nowadays have become equal partners in decision making,” says psychologist Dherandra Kumar.
03 Nov, 2013, 06.42 AM IST
Indians move to Gulf countries again on signs of economic recoveryMost of the Gulf economies are in recovery mode and the number of Indians going to work in the region is showing an upward trend again.
13 Jan, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee the product of Bengal's current, toxic political culture?Don't be shocked that Mamata Banerjee's intervention turned the rail budget into a political tamasha. She holds party above govt and will d...
18 Mar, 2012, 01.58 AM IST