Separated by a Srinagar graveyard, Basit Bashir and Ahmed Hassan are at opposite ends of the push and pull between tradition and rebellion in Kashmir. One makes tattoos, the other removes them.
The ASI claims Theh Polar village could be the site of a settlement destroyed in the battle between Pandavas and Kauravas. Villagers fled Pakistan during Partition and settled here.
Kanchan Kumari’s murder represents the lethal endpoint of India’s broader moral policing epidemic. It extends far beyond religious vigilantism into systematic cultural control.
Across Punjab, social media influencers are panicking about being next on the hit list of Amritpal Singh Mehron, accused of orchestrating Kamal Kaur’s murder over ‘indecent’ content.
The three recent rape cases have sparked outrage in Bihar, with opposition leaders targeting the government's inaction and pushing women's safety and hospital neglect to the forefront of the poll campaign.
Built as a novel concept to ‘democratise’ e-commerce in India, ONDC has seen limited success in specific pockets. But it’s still an emerging player in a highly competitive market.
Om Sweets built a mithai empire by refusing to abandon their Rs 25 bowl of chole for the working class. Now, the Kathuria brothers are expanding with the next-gen in charge.
Israel and the United States are now betting that Iran’s leadership will acknowledge their military and economic weakness and return to the negotiating table.
Balwantrai Mehta remains the 1st & only Indian politician to have been killed in wartime action in the subcontinent. Incident unfolded during a particularly volatile phase of 1965 war.
TV news channels assured viewers that once the cloud-seeding was completed, rain could be expected anytime. 'Jab chaho, baarish kar lo,' claimed Times Now Navbharat.
Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.
How can a tattoo be un-Islamic?
This is beyond weird. The mullahs have ruined the religion and the lives of devout Muslims.