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Review: The Remains of the Body by Saikat Majumdar

India, March 21 -- Saikat Majumdar is a novelist of forbidden passions. And sometimes of the violence associated with them. While he is increasingly labelled as a novelist of (queer) desire, the passi... Read More


Himachal assembly budget session: BJP, Congress spar over closure of institutes

Shimla, March 21 -- The Congress and the BJP sparred over the issue of closing educational institutions in Himachal assembly on Friday. The BJP accused the government of closing the institutes motiva... Read More


Ghaziabad: Car runs over child sitting in street in Khoda; driver arrested

India, March 21 -- A car ran over and killed a six-year-old boy who was playing outside his house in a lane in Khoda, Ghaziabad on Thursday evening, police said. The car's 30-year-old driver did not s... Read More


CBI files FIRs against Noida developers over Sports City irregularities

India, March 21 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed three FIRs against the developers of Noida's Sports City projects over alleged irregularities in the land allotment process... Read More


Ghaziabad: Allahabad high court quashes GDA's demolition order, terms it 'illegal' and 'vague'

India, March 21 -- On March 7, Krishnaveer (single name), was at his house in Basantpur Sainthli village in Ghaziabad, when a Ghaziabad development authority (GDA) team arrived at his door with a bull... Read More


These 5 desserts ate and left no crumbs. See why India loves them

India, March 21 -- Remember 2015? Ten years ago, India's dessert scene was in its awkward-teen phase-dramatic, but still figuring itself out. Froyo pretended to be guilt-free; red-velvet was the main ... Read More


Review: Tripping Down The Ganga by Siddharth Kapila

India, March 21 -- For many young Indians, their faith is in a perennial state of flux. They roll their eyes when they are asked to perform religious rituals but seem to enjoy being a part of things f... Read More


Delhiwale: This way to Chawri Bazar

India, March 21 -- The market shops are shuttered, the main street is deserted, but the darkened corridors are filled with sleeping men. Some of the men are lying flat on mats unrolled along the floor... Read More


You play what? These musicians have invented instruments with unique sounds

India, March 21 -- When Rishab Rikhiram Sharma released the music video for Bijli, a track from his album Navaras, last year, he knew the song would go viral. It's based on Raga Kirwani, and is as thu... Read More


Ludhiana: Vigilance Bureau nabs forest guard for taking rRs.r20,000 bribe

Ludhiana, March 21 -- The Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Friday arrested a forest guard posted at Malerkotla on graft charges, officials said. They said the accused, identified as Harjit Singh, was caught ... Read More