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A shrinking of art in our literature, films & music

India, Jan. 25 -- My wife and I spent two nights at Ganga Kutir, the new Taj Hotel built in collaboration with the Neotia Group, two hours beyond Kolkata, where the river appears to be as wide as the ... Read More


Making a down payment for the future of our cities

India, Jan. 25 -- Over the past decade, the Union and state governments have rightly focused on building the hard arteries of growth: Expanding the allocation for the national highway network by ten t... Read More


Passing the taste test in the nation's Capital

India, Jan. 25 -- Are you the sort of person that likes eating out? Are you fascinated by restaurants? Curious about the food they serve? Inquisitive about the chef? And eager to experience the deligh... Read More


Calling out patriarchy in rural Rajasthan

India, Jan. 25 -- Last month, a panchayat in Jalore, Rajasthan, announced a ban on camera phones for daughters-in-law and young women in 15 villages, effective January 26. It decreed that these women ... Read More


MTNL begins auctioning its assets in Mumbai and Delhi

Mumbai, Jan. 25 -- State-owned telecom firm Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) has begun auctioning its real estate assets in Mumbai and Delhi as part of efforts to raise funds and ease financia... Read More


BMC to procure 48 cars on 5-year lease for Rs.12 cr for mayor, officials

Mumbai, Jan. 25 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will procure 48 cars on lease for five years, including 14 cars for elected representatives such as the incoming mayor, deputy mayor and... Read More


UPPCL mandates body cameras for inspections

Lucknow, Jan. 25 -- Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has issued detailed standard operating procedures (SOPs) mandating the use of body-worn cameras by enforcement personnel during insp... Read More


Truck driver helps police seize restricted cough syrup worth Rs.50 lakh

LUCKNOW, Jan. 25 -- A truck driver's suspicion that he might be transporting a banned codeine-based cough syrup, amid an ongoing crackdown in Uttar Pradesh, led to the seizure of a large consignment o... Read More


Woman accuses in-law of voyeurism, blackmail and extortion

LUCKNOW, Jan. 25 -- A woman residing in the Jankipuram area of the city has lodged an FIR with the Gudamba police, accusing a close relative of secretly recording her nude video, blackmailing her, and... Read More


KGMU performs first-ever liver pressure test

LUCKNOW, Jan. 25 -- King George's Medical University (KGMU) has performed its first liver pressure measurement in the department of medicine. The test, called hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG), ... Read More