One of the political fables spun by the Narendra Modi regime since its ascendancy is that 2014, the year of Mr Modi’s anointment as the leader of the nation, signified a departure from the past....

The untimely demise of Cyrus Mistry, the former chairman of the Tata Group, in a road accident has focused public scrutiny on the existing gap between road safety protocols and practices. Mr Mistry&rs...

India has recently overtaken the United Kingdom to become the fifth largest economy of the world. This higher rank is considered by the Government of India as a grand success. The nation, however, oug...

Strict inspection    While people were anticipating raids by the Central law enforcement agencies, the Rashtriya Janata Dal leader and deputy chief minister of Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav, pro...

A hug may give the wrong impression. Not just in real life, but in art too. The Australian artist, Peter Seaton, now knows that to his cost, because he has had to paint over the three-story high mural...

The death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday afternoon at her estate in Balmoral, Scotland, marks not just the end of an era but of the final link between Britain’s imperial past and a modern wor...

There’s a long, broad stairway leading up to the platform at the Wedding S-Bahn station in north Berlin. Depending on your level of fitness, you can scamper up these steps or you could trudge up...

Water woes Sir — We often yearn for a long bath after a hectic day at work. Turns out that there is a bit of science behind showers working wonders on our minds and bodies. According to a recen...

A midst the rise of rightwing conservatism coupled with perpetual political volatility in the Indian subcontinent, Coke Studio Pakistan’s euphonious melody, “Pasoori”, has been break...

The United Kingdom has a new prime minister. The ruling Conservative Party announced Liz Truss, the former foreign secretary, as its leader yesterday, anointing her as the country’s next chief e...