A look at the major budgets presented by FMs Pranab Mukherjee, P Chidambaram and Arun Jaitley.
Aam Aadmi Party and their promises
With a strong political and social media campaign that was based on a series of promises and hopes for Delhites, the AAP has once again come to power and this time with absolute majority.
We don’t need diagnosis, we need solutions: Shashi Tharoor
In an interaction with Mihir Sharma and Amrita Tripathi on his latest book ‘India Shastra’, Shashi Tharoor spoke at length about what forms the essence of his book.
Write when drunk, market when sober: Best-selling author Ashwin Sanghi
The author of best selling novels like The Rozabal Line, Chanakya’s Chant and Private India: City on Fire among many others, Ashwin Sanghi, self published his first novel.
Jaipur LitFest: Author Javier Moro talks about his book on Sonia Gandhi
She wasn’t an ambitious woman. She was never a rebellious person and wasn’t a fighter either. These were some of the observations made by Javier Moro, author of Sonia Gandhi’s fictious biography ‘The Red Sari’.
I was asked to change my name: Waheeda Rehman
Even when the rain gods decided to greet the Jaipur Literature Festival, the crowd, who came to catch a glimpse of Waheeda Rehman, covered the entire space including the alley.
Shh… you are on periods: Why do we treat menses as a disease?
The recent menstruation strip-search in Kerala’s factory has highlighted the presence of one of the biggest taboos in our Indian society.
Yes, I have a problem with Gangster Baby from Action Jackson
Starring Manasvi Mamgai, who was crowned Femina Miss India 2010, along with Ajay Devgn, the song ‘Gangster Baby’ projects her as a woman who desires the gangster Ajay Devgn.
Size does matter: Chef Sultan Mohideen attempts to make world’s largest ‘Paneer Tikka’
Chef G Sultan Mohideen has created a giant paneer tikka weighing 72 kg. He tells Heena Khandelwal that he hopes to make it to the Guinness Book of World Records.
Finger tricks
Greek pianist Thodoris Economou shares his love for Indian ragas and musical collaborations.
Tekalavatti: Where toilets are still a scarcity
Tekelavatti (Chitradurga): Access to toilets is still a major problem in various villages of Holalkere Taluk. While the taluk has a sanitation rate of 29 percent, one of its villages, Tekalavatti’s sanitation rate is below 1 percent with only 18 out of 220 houses having built-in toilets. There are many reasons for this plight, the major…
A slum where TV is personal and toilets are public
Raghuveer Nagar (New Delhi): Bathroom has always been a subject of arguments during the morning hours weather it is house or hostel. Time is usually set after a few initial arguments and everyone is supposed to follow it daily. This is possible when there is one toilet for 4-5 people. But ever thought what if…
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