Uttarakhand minister Premchand Aggarwal, who sparked row with remark about ‘pahadis’, resigns

Uttarakhand minister Premchand Aggarwal, who sparked row with remark about ‘pahadis’, resigns

Uttarakhand Finance Minister Premchand Aggarwal resigned on Sunday after weeks of Opposition-led protests over remarks he had made about “pahadis” – the state’s hill community.The controversy has its roots in an exchange in the state Assembly on February 21.On the...
Warnings Bangladesh’s new student party should heed from India’s AAP, AGP on running the long race

Warnings Bangladesh’s new student party should heed from India’s AAP, AGP on running the long race

The recent emergence of the National Citizens Party in Bangladesh has sparked discussions on whether a student-led movement can transform itself into a major political force.While the party has capitalised on the momentum of mass protests that led to the...
Uttarakhand BJP MLA’s remark sparks row

Uttarakhand BJP MLA’s remark sparks row

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Asha Nautiyal on Sunday called for a ban on the entry of non-Hindus in Uttarakhand’s Kedarnath for allegedly hurting religious sentiments.“I conducted a meeting with locals and they informed me that non-Hindus are hurting the religious...
‘The Mustang’ is a moving portrayal of redemption and freedom

‘The Mustang’ is a moving portrayal of redemption and freedom

The Mustang isn’t the first movie about a hardened prisoner’s redemption, nor is it unique in its exploration of the therapeutic role played by animals. French director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre’s 2019 film distinguishes itself through its nuanced storytelling, the way...
Whale fossil stolen from cave, spotlight on illegal trade

Whale fossil stolen from cave, spotlight on illegal trade

In March 2024, Romanian speleologist Tudor L Tomas, along with local guides Milton M Sangma and Salban M Sangma, was studying a cave at the Gongdap Kol sinkhole, near Tolegre village in the South Garo Hills district of Meghalaya. In...
Indian scholar Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak named 2025 Holberg Prize winner

Indian scholar Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak named 2025 Holberg Prize winner

Indian scholar and literary theorist Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak has been awarded the 2025 Holberg Prize for her “groundbreaking interdisciplinary research in comparative literature, translation, postcolonial studies, political philosophy, and feminist theory”.She will be presented the prize on June 5 at...
A life-affirming, heartbreaking intergenerational novel about queer life in India

A life-affirming, heartbreaking intergenerational novel about queer life in India

Santanu Bhattacharya’s Deviants tells the story of three generations of queer men, related by blood, separated by the times they live in. Deviants chronicles the lives of a young man named Vivaan, his uncle Mambro, and his grand-uncle Sukumar. Each...
Over 1,300 ‘Voice of America’ employees put on leave after Donald Trump cuts funding

Over 1,300 ‘Voice of America’ employees put on leave after Donald Trump cuts funding

More than 1,300 journalists, producers and support staff of the United States government-funded media network Voice of America were placed on leave on Saturday, said its director Michael Abramowitz.“I am deeply saddened that for the first time in 83 years,...
‘Sexing the Cherry’ by Jeanette Winterson is an utterly mad novel

‘Sexing the Cherry’ by Jeanette Winterson is an utterly mad novel

“I am a woman going mad. I am a woman hallucinating. I imagine I am huge, raw, a giant.”Jeanette Winterson seems to care very little about rules and conventions in the matters of writing fiction. If there’s one thing she...
The gates and walls of Shahjahanabad – a walk through time

The gates and walls of Shahjahanabad – a walk through time

In 1648, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan moved the capital of the empire from Agra up north along the banks of the Yamuna river. He named this new capital after himself, Shahjahanabad. The city had massive fortification, with 14 grand gateways.These...
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