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An expansive anthology of Bengali writing

India, Jan. 24 -- The Bengal Reader is an expansive anthology of Bengali writing in translation, presented in one expansive volume. Ranging from the 19th century to the present, it opens up the wealth... Read More


ON the wayward ways of the heart

India, Jan. 24 -- Ralph, in his thirties, desires a steady relationship. But his partner, Ojas wants to keep it open. Meanwhile, Ralph's house-help Zubina faces a crisis. After walking in on Ralph and... Read More


Of conquests, alliances, imperialism and slavery

India, Jan. 24 -- For 150 years, from the reign of Louis XIV to the downfall of Napoleon, France was an aggressive imperial power in South Asia. The French established an empire in India, only to see ... Read More


'A book like this sucks you in'

India, Jan. 24 -- 1How would you introduce Prabhudas Gandhi to readers who are unfamiliar with his work? Prabhudas Gandhi was a freedom fighter, satyagrahi, writer, translator and social activist. As ... Read More


More than an island

India, Jan. 24 -- After a backlash from Western allies, US President Donald Trump scaled back his rhetoric on America taking over Greenland. The island-territory has always been a theatre of geopoliti... Read More


Apex court seeks govt, ASI reply on plea over Madurai temple

New Delhi, Jan. 24 -- The Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from the Centre and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on a petition seeking that the agency take over a temple in Madurai and ... Read More


Tech companies prepare objections to fast-track rollout of privacy law

New Delhi, Jan. 24 -- Big Tech companies and startups are preparing formal submissions to oppose the IT ministry's plan to shorten the timeline for implementing key provisions of India's Digital Perso... Read More


Top court airs concern over elderly falling prey to digital arrest fraud

New Delhi, Jan. 24 -- The Supreme Court on Friday voiced concern over the growing instances of digital arrest fraud, observing how even educated and experienced senior citizens were being misled into ... Read More


Body of 22-year-old found in Nagaram

LUCKNOW, Jan. 24 -- The body of a 22-year-old labourer was found under suspicious circumstances along the Indira Canal in the Nagaram area of the state capital on Thursday morning, prompting police to... Read More


Rs 28.5 crore assets of kingpin's father attached in Varanasi

VARANASI, Jan. 24 -- The special investigating team of Sonbhadra police on Friday attached assets worth Rs.28.50 crore of Bhola Prasad, a prime accused in a codeine-based cough syrup smuggling case, f... Read More