Exclusive: Anand-Milind Look Back on Asha Bhosle With Affection
In Naag Panchami (1953), for which Ashaji sang Oh naag kahi ja basiyo re, Kalyanji bhai played the Been for our dad. Seeing how well he had played the Been,…
Modi govt can’t do delimitation without negotiations. It’s high stakes for India’s democracy
Thankfully, these bills require two-thirds of members present and voting, and will not be easy to push through a united Opposition. So why do it? Possibly because the government wants…
Sabarimala god Ayyappa has many meanings. One of his forms is a deity for women
The ancient hill-god is mentioned in Tamil poetry dating to the early centuries CE. Another deity, Shasta (Chathan in Tamil), also appears around this time. However, the relationship between these…
TV news was unusually sympathetic to Noida protest until Monday. Then came ‘toolkit’ talk
It’s unusual for news media to give extensive coverage to such demonstrations, be it television news or leading English newspapers. It’s unusual to hear or read public anger openly expressed…
Josh Hazlewood’s fake slower ball — and why it makes him RCB’s most dangerous weapon in IPL 2026
The grip suggested a slower ball. The loading suggested a slower ball. Nicholas Pooran, one of the most destructive left-handers in T20 cricket, read it as the slower ball. The…
Telangana caste survey findings: SCs, STs three times more backward than general categories
Telangana’s has found extraordinary inequalities and backwardness across communities in the state. Backward Classes Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar said that SCs and STs were found to be three times more…
