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The divisiveness and bigotry so unleashed acquires a momentum of its own. (Representational Image/ AFP)

Pavan K. Varma | India isn't Sri Lanka, but must draw lessons

India is facing major problems of unemployment and inflation

15 May 2022 12:42 AM IST

Cover image of the book Villainy by Upamanyu Chatterjee. (By Arrangement)

Book Review | Chronicle of a normal' murder, foretold staggeringly

While the theme may seem predictable, crime & retribution, it unfolds in surprising ways and that ultimately, is the...

15 May 2022 12:41 AM IST

Kapil Sibal (Photo: G.N. Jha)

Anita Katyal | Why Sibal is not at Udaipur; Cong in Nagaland bonds...

It is possibly for the same reason that Mr Sibal decided not to attend the Congress chintan shivir at Udaipur

15 May 2022 12:18 AM IST

The Sankat Mochan Hanuman temple in Kashi, said to have been established by Goswami Tulsidas himself in the sixteenth century, maintains the tradition of pleasing Lord Hanuman through music. (Twitter)

Shailaja Khanna | What makes this festival in Kashi a treat for the...

Performing at the temple is not easy the recitals are interrupted by temple rituals at midnight and the break of dawn

15 May 2022 12:12 AM IST

former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar (ANI)

Former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar quits party

It is my parting gift to the party. Good luck and Goodbye Congress, Jakhar said while announcing that he was parting...

14 May 2022 2:04 PM IST

Family members show photos of their missing children in the Mundka fire, at Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital in New Delhi, Saturday, May 14, 2022. Twenty-seven people have died so far in the Mundka fire. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary)

Mundka fire tragedy: Building had single entry-exit point, no fire NOC

Toll may go beyond 27 as 19 people are still missing and remains are being found

14 May 2022 1:19 PM IST

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut at Parliament, during the 2021 Budget Session, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

Sanjay Raut bats for 'one country, one language', says Hindi is spoken...

Raut's statement comes over a month after Shah said that Hindi should be accepted as an alternative to English and not...

14 May 2022 1:10 PM IST

: Congress leader P Chidambaram addresses a press conference during the Congress partys Nav Sankalp Shivir, in Udaipur, Saturday, May 14, 2022. Congress leader Supriya Shrinate is also seen. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist)

Congress slams wheat export ban, says move 'anti-farmer'

If procurement had taken place, there would not have been any need to ban the export of wheat, Chidambaram said

14 May 2022 12:44 PM IST

Security personnel stand guard as officials move towards Gyanvapi Masjid complex, to resume a videographic survey, in Varanasi, Saturday, May 14, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Videography survey resumes at Gyanvapi mosque

The mosque management committee has indicated that it will cooperate for now with the team assigned the task by a local...

14 May 2022 12:06 PM IST

Congress senior leader P Chidambaram along with Supriya Shrinate and Prof Gourav Vallabh addresses the media at Taj Aravali Resort in Udaipur, Rajasthan on Saturday (D. Kamraj/DC)

State of economy cause of 'extreme concern': Chidambaram

P Chidambaram said taking into account global and domestic developments, it may be necessary to contemplate a reset of...

14 May 2022 11:30 AM IST

Russian army Sergeant Vadim Shishimarin, 21, is seen behind a glass during a court hearing in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 13, 2022. The trial of a Russian soldier accused of killing a Ukrainian civilian opened Friday, the first war crimes trial since Moscows invasion. (AP/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine opens first war crimes trial of captured Russian

In the first war crimes case brought to trial, Shyshimarin could get life in prison if convicted of shooting a...

14 May 2022 10:56 AM IST

Wheat production is pegged at a record 111.32 million tonnes in the 2021-22 crop year (July-June), as per the second advance estimate of the agriculture ministry. (AFP)

India prohibits wheat exports with immediate effect

The ban on exports also comes amid disruption in global wheat supplies due to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine

14 May 2022 10:35 AM IST