If you get on with your boss you’re more likely to lie for them – new study
When employees identify strongly with the organisation they work for, they might become blinded to any wrongdoing because of their positive view of the workplace.
Smita Patil in Aakhir Kyon? is an example of how art and mainstream films aren’t so far apart
Directed by J. Om Prakash, the film, also starring Rajesh Khanna, Rakesh Roshan and Tina Munim, was one of Smita Patil's early forays into mainstream Hindi cinema.
Appu Ghar, India’s first amusement park, was all about the thrill of something new
From bumper cars to the bhoot bangla, Appu Ghar's rides may not seem like much today, but for children in the '80s, it was wonderland.
Move over work from home, some countries are now making room for work from luxury hotel
Since the pandemic halted lucrative business travel and overseas vacations, hotels have had little choice but to get creative in filling all those rooms.
How women are now rewriting the rules of Bollywood, with help from Netflix, Amazon
With Indian women increasingly willing to pay for content they can view on phones or laptops, streaming platforms such as Netflix, Amazon are pivoting to this undertapped market.
Berlin’s city govt just opened a new department store. Everything on sale is second-hand
It's part of a government effort to make Berlin a zero-waste city by 2030.
Three men on a raft go 400 km across Assam, from world’s largest to smallest river island
The trio's journey was an attempt to raise awareness about the need for environmental conservation and sustainable development.
How cycling has become India’s greatest Covid lockdown love affair
Many cycling enthusiasts find it a great way to ward off the loneliness and claustrophobia that came with the Covid lockdown, while others are making the most of clean air.
Vinod Khanna’s Achanak is a philosophical look at the duty of medical and legal professionals
Written and directed by Gulzar, Achanak takes off from the sensational Nanavati case that was India's first brush with a media trial and a high-profile crime of passion.
Mile Sur Mera Tumhara, an advertisement for unity in diversity and India’s unofficial anthem
The six-minute song was sung in Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
Bal Thackeray’s father and Ambedkar used Navratri festivities to counter Brahmin Ganesh utsav
Keshav Sitaram Thackeray ‘Prabodhankar’ had joined BR Ambedkar in a movement to allow ‘untouchable’ to worship alongside Brahmins during Ganesh utsav in Mumbai.
Future rate cuts depends on moderation in inflation, says RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das
The reconstituted Monetary Policy Committee, which met from 7 to 9 October, had decided to keep the benchmark lending rates unchanged in view of the hardening of retail inflation.
Defence
Navy demonstrates combat readiness with video of missile destroying ship in Arabian Sea
The missile was fired by frontline corvette INS Prabal as part of a mega naval drill involving aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, attack helicopters, and aircraft.
Trump or Biden? Doesn’t matter to India-US ties as they’re in a full, strategic embrace
Pompeo & Esper’s visit to India for the 2+2 talks is proof that old hypocrisies are history, and supreme national interest has again driven a strategic choice.