Revisiting a historic Ayodhya – secular and diverse
byNew Delhi: A 16th century historical work tells of an Afghan army which went out of Ayodhya – which was controlled by local chiefs –…
Opinion
Fair to women and East Asians (The Funny Side) Moustaches wars not
byPicture the scene. A banker, reluctant to give out a large cash loan to a desperate man, asks: “But do you have any valuable…
Has the stock market revived for an appetite of fresh IPOs
byThe Sensex stocks have outperformed the new issues on the bourse in the past two years but now there seems a revival of the…
Mumbai riots 1992-93: The days that changed the city
byMumbai: It was a rather cool evening in the second week of December 1992 when I was permitted to leave early – to rush from…
Rubbing it in, social media the trouble maker
byWas social media the powerful game-changer behind the Egypt Uprising, Arab Spring, and exodus of North Eastern residents from Bangalore? Is it to blame…
In the eye of climate change, Himalayan badlands
byHigher temperatures are being recorded in Himalayan altitudes which had not seen the mercury rise so much before. Changes in temperature zones are causing…
Slip, slidin’ away: it’s skating season in Shimla
byShimla: A red balloon was today tethered to the roof of the British-era municipal corporation building for the first time this season, signalling as it…
Dehradun is drug haven of Uttarakhand
byDehradun : The successive governments in Uttarakhand have been giving permission to private Universities and Colleges to open left and right in the state,…
Terrorism waning, tourists reclaim Kashmir
byThe crown of India, it seems, is finally returning to peace. Even though insurgency in the valley continues, ebbing terrorist activities are now prompting…
The Sachin Effect: Its just not about Cricket!
byWith an average of just 15.3 runs in the previous 10 innings, most of the cricketing pundits are asking Sachin Tendulkar to hang his…