Muslims Against Partition
2015-12-04
Revisiting the legacy of Allah Bakhsh and other patriotic MuslimsContinue Reading
What If….?
2015-12-04
1.30 am. I stepped out of office after my night duty. A strong gust of cool wind blew. It meant just one thing: Rain. It was raining heavily somewhere. If my instincts are right, it would soon rain. I put on my raincoat, fastened the chin strap of the helmetContinue Reading
Delhi pollution: High Court castigates governments
2015-12-04
The national capital is a gas chamberContinue Reading
Lest we forget: December 3, 1984 – Bhopal
2015-12-03
When George Orwell wrote his celebrated novel ‘1984’, he perhaps never realised that India would actually be witnessing a series of events in 1984 which include the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the genocide on the Sikhs which followed and the Bhopal Gas Tragedy. ‘The party leader’, in hisContinue Reading
World leaders must listen to Pope Francis on climate change
2015-12-03
The climate change conference that kicked off this week in Paris has been called the world’s “last, best hope” for an international agreement to combat climate change. Though past conferences have largely been failures, there’s a new player in town this year who could change everything: Pope Francis. On MondayContinue Reading
Varsity helps villager build inverter, take home solar panel, light
2015-12-03
Guwahati -– Somar Musahary looks a weather beaten grey headed man with a bloated face betraying his age. Just 45 years old Musahary looks a 65 year plus old man. A farmer with a small land holding in his village, the 5 feet 2 inches tall man hails from Sonapur village inContinue Reading
Pilgrims throng Old Goa to honour Goencho Saib
2015-12-03
Panaji — Many pilgrims from Belagavi, Kolhapur and areas within Goa arrived on foot on Wednesday for the feast of St Francis Xavier or Goencho Saib in Old Goa on December 3 as the nine-day novena and spiritual preparations drew to a close. Pilgrims, from various parts of Goa, were seenContinue Reading
Indian-origin researcher to lead US university’s cancer centre
2015-12-03
Washington: An Indian-origin researcher has been appointed by a prestigious US university to lead its cancer-related research programmes. Bhramar Mukherjee has been appointed by University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Centre as associate director for population science research and will oversee the Center’s research on cancer causes, prevention, care delivery andContinue Reading
Naga girl sweeps ghats, Amitabh Bachchan sweeps her off feet
2015-12-03
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi put her in spotlight by acknowledging her efforts to clean Prabhu ghat, Naga girl Temsutula Imsong is all set to feature in a weekly popular show hosted by Amitabh Bachchan. The episose is likely to go on air on December 6. Talking to TOI onContinue Reading