For Pulwama widows in rural Rajasthan, and the Kargil widows in Haryana, the brother-in-law is not a
mere relative. Theirs is a conjugal relationship, a social transaction called ‘settlement’.
Young people of Punjab are perennially trapped in disenchantment with their state and in an irrational yearning to migrate. 'There is no scope in Punjab. So why spend time studying?'
In Karnataka's Kodagu district, the month-long family hockey tournament is an integral part of Kodava life. But no community representation in Indian hockey team for the first time since 1936 has fired up new vows.
Raghavan's projects are underway in J&K, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh. With crowdfunding and villagers' support, he's on his way to restore all dried-up lakes till none remains.
After 36 years and 800 hearings, the Meerut district court set free all 41 men, including those in uniform, accused in the Maliana massacre of 68 Muslims in May 1987. But the survivors have vowed to continue the legal battle.
Fraught histories of insurgency, multiple uprisings and lack of knowledge about the Northeast have prompted not just its exclusion, but also its exoticisation.
Residents of Air India Colony in Vasant Vihar lost a two-year legal battle when the Delhi High Court ordered their eviction, saying they are no longer govt employees and therefore not entitled to govt accommodation.
India’s policymakers need to ensure that labourers, and milk and newspaper delivery workers, do not have to sacrifice food just to keep a roof over their heads.
In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.
New Delhi: India’s air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 1,000 drones and missiles launched by Pakistan on 9 May during Op Sindoor, Prime Minister...
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
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