Christians Are Upset With Baba Ramdev For Misusing The Cross In Patanjali Ad
BHOPAL--Yoga guru Baba Ramdev is now facing the ire of a group of Christians in Bhopal. They are upset over an advertisement of Patanjali products, which they say, have hurt the sentiments of the...
View ArticleFull Text: President Pranab Mukherjee's Address On The Eve Of 70th...
President Pranab Mukherjee addressed the nation on the eve of 70th Independence Day. The President spoke about the 'radicalization of people on basis of religion' and pointed out that safety and...
View ArticleDipa Karmakar Narrowly Misses Bronze But Creates History At Rio Olympics
Dipa Karmakar missed a bronze medal by a whisker to finish fourth in the women's vault finals in the Rio Games but still created history by producing the best-ever performance by an Indian gymnast in...
View Article'Nationalism Is A Great Menace': Reading Tagore To Understand Kashmir
In Srinagar, every August 15 and January 26 is a curfew. Mobile services are suspended and bomb blasts are feared. The state government celebrates India's national days, the separatists declare them...
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These Powerful Illustrations Perfectly Sum Up Landmark Years Following...
As India celebrates 69 years of its independence, an art project is looking back at the events that have defined each year since 1947.Indianama is the brainchild of Kunel Gaur, founder of the agency...
View ArticleAt Least Six Security Personnel Injured In Militant Attack In Srinagar
Two armed militants attacked a police station in Indian Kashmir on Monday, police said, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered his annual Independence Day speech in the national capital, New...
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We Are Free, But Why Are We Condemning Animals To Captivity?
Today, India celebrates 69 years of freedom. That single word encapsulates the right as well as the power to think, act and live with dignity. It took years of struggle and sacrifice for the citizens...
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How I Became A Born-Again Indian
"It's so hard living here! How do you guys manage it, with the terrible roads, pollution, corruption at practically every nook and corner?" complained my friend as she scooped up some hummus with a...
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This Engineer Reconfigured His Life To Become A Change-Maker In Education
Meet 28-year-old Lewitt Somarajan, the "happy go lucky" founder and CEO of LIFE (Learning Is Fun & Experiential) Labs -- an organization that envisions a world in which every child gets an...
View ArticleIndian Women Are Adding To Their Freedoms Every Year, With Bharat Mata's...
When my mother got married she was expected to look after her husband, raise children and manage the house. It was unthinkable for her to work or even go to family get-togethers without her spouse. But...
View ArticleSocial Unity Is Most Important, Says PM Modi On India's 70th Independence Day
In his third independence day address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for a tough and "sensitive" approach to tackle social evils such as casteism or untouchability, lashed out at...
View ArticleSeries Of Five Bomb Explosions Hit Assam
A series of five bomb explosions by suspected ULFA-Independent militants rocked upper Assam's Charaido and Tinsukia districts this morning as the state celebrated the country's 70th Independence...
View ArticleThe Tunes That Stir Our Hearts: The Songs Of Our Nation
By Avinash MudaliarIn the wake of every man, is a song, a song that he holds close to his heart, and sings softly to himself in his dreams, and yodels with all the force of his being to the...
View ArticleGoogle Dedicates Doodle To Nehru's Historic 'Tryst with Destiny' Speech
As India celebrates its 70th year of Independence, Google today dedicated a doodle to the historic "Tryst with Destiny" speech of the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.Nehru had delivered...
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Simone Biles Continues Her World Domination, Wins Third Gold Medal
Simone Biles, fresh off gold medals in the team and all-around finals, continued her domination of the field today, as she and her teammates added three more medals to Team USA's collection. Biles, who...
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Kashmir: Why The Activists Are Wrong In Conflating Human Rights And Separatism
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reference to Pakistan glorifying terrorists in India in his Independence Day speech was obviously about Kashmiri militant leader Burhan Wani, whose killing has led to the...
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The Partition Through The Eyes Of One Of Pakistan's Greatest Writers
Not many among the literary-minded in India are likely to have heard of Abdullah Hussein, one of Pakistan's greatest writers, or read his classic novel, Udas Naslein (1963), which he translated into...
View ArticleMehbooba Mufti Makes An Emotional Appeal To Agitating Kashmiri Youth
Amid continued turbulence that has rocked Kashmir valley for the last 38 days, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today made an emotional appeal to agitating youth not to be misled by vested interests who...
View ArticleChief Justice Unhappy With PM Modi Skipping Judiciary Issues On Independence Day
Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today expressed dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi not mentioning the problems faced by the judiciary in his speech on the occasion of 70th Independence...
View ArticleFastest Man: Usain Bolt Creates Olympic History With Third 100-Metre Gold
For 9.81 glorious seconds on Sunday, all the ills that have dogged athletics recently were forgotten as Usain Bolt stormed to victory in the 100 meters final to become the first man to win three...
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