A couple whom my wife Prita and I know well came visiting one Tuesday evening last month. Since we enjoy their company, we thought we’d welcome them with a grand dinner. So we spent most of Tuesday afternoon preparing something we knew they’d savour, a creamy baked chicken dish. The way Prita makes it is … Read more
There is endless speculation in the Capital’s political circles these days about who will take over as the Bharatiya Janata Party’s next president as the term of the present incumbent J.P. Nadda is over. The list of probable contenders is long but former Madhya Pradesh chief minister and current agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and … Read more
Politics is never really fun and games. But if Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has his way, many legislators could well find themselves fighting different kinds of battles. Revanth the other day announced plans to revive the old tradition of sports and cultural competitions for legislators from the Assembly and the Council, an annual fixture … Read more
Paris: Simone Biles is getting kind of old for this. Just maybe not too old to keep going. Maybe. Minutes after the American gymnastics star won the seventh Olympic gold of her career on Saturday in a vault final that left little doubt that even at 27 she remains in a class by herself, she … Read more
The death of three young IAS aspirants on July 27 due to drowning in the flooded basement of a coaching institute in Delhi is heart rendering. The basement was being used for purposes other than for what it was sanctioned for. It had, contrary to existing building laws, no provision to drain out water. The … Read more
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday fired six of its employees including five policemen and a schoolteacher on charges of being involved in ‘narco-terrorism’ and other anti-national activities. “They have been dismissed from service in terms of Article 311 of the Constitution of India for their deep involvement in anti-national activities. Their activities … Read more
The Agnipath Scheme marks a paradigm shift in military recruitment, emphasising the fusion of technical education with military service The rapidly evolving landscape of military technology necessitates an agile and technically proficient force to safeguard national security. The Indian Armed Forces have embarked on a transformative journey with the introduction of the Agnipath Scheme on … Read more
New Delhi –Indian Motorcycle, America’s First Motorcycle Company, today introduces the pinnacle of luxury touring with the arrival of the exclusive Roadmaster Elite in India. A showstopping Roadmaster combining high-end sophistication, upscale fit-and-finish, and world-class touring capabilities. Indian Motorcycle has designed the 2024 Roadmaster Elite to deliver an authentic, custom-inspired paint scheme for riders looking … Read more
New Delhi: In a landmark verdict, a seven-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday okayed sub-classification within the Scheduled Caste and Schedule Tribe communities to provide reservations in jobs and education for the more marginalised sub-sets. The apex court verdict for quotas within the reserved categories sets the ball rolling for the Centre … Read more
Libraries are gateways to knowledge. But what happens when these safe havens for readers and scholars turn into death traps? On July 27, Shreya Yadav, Nivin Dalwin and Tanya Soni, all in their twenties, drowned in a flooded basement library in Delhi’s Old Rajinder Nagar. The three UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) aspirants were students … Read more