Spain's Harsh Crackdown Draws Worldwide Attention To Catalonia
The Catalan government has claimed that 90 percent of voters are in favor of independence, following the violent crackdown Spanish riot police brought upon polling stations on Sunday.Catalan government...
View Article6 Reasons Why Real-World Stores Are Here To Stay
With the rise of online retailers many observers had written the obit of physical stores. However, it's clear that they jumped the gun. Physical stores keep popping up and even online retailers—like...
View ArticleColonialism Was A Disaster And The Facts Prove It
A controversial article in a respected academic journal recently made the argument for colonialism. Here, a man is carried by Congolese men in a photo from the early 20th centiry. CC BYJoseph McQuade,...
View ArticleIndia Needs More Fodder To Prevent Cattle Starvation
By Abhishek Rajan*, Nashik, MaharashtraThe milk that we drink everyday does not appear from thin air. A dedicated amount of feed and fodder is needed for cattle to survive and to produce milk. Thus,...
View ArticleTeach Your Child The Skills They Need To Protect Their Body From Abuse
By Dr. Anupama Verma*We teach our young children all sorts of ways to keep themselves safe. We teach them to watch the hot stove, we teach them to look both ways before they cross the street. But, more...
View ArticleWhy Is The Govt Calling 'Hindu' Thought 'Bharatiya' Thought In A Book On...
The Ministry of External's Affairs' website is a trove of many treasures. For example, did you know, that the ministry selected Son Of Sardar in 2012 to be screened at its overseas posts and missions?...
View ArticleLas Vegas Police Investigate Active Shooter At Country Music Festival
Police in Las Vegas are investigating an active shooter around the Mandalay Bay Casino after receiving multiple reports of gunfire at a country music festival held at the location. We're investigating...
View ArticleBarbers In This Gujarat Village Won't Cut Hair Of Dalits: Report
Even seventy years after independence, caste-based discrimination and atrocities against Dalits continue to happen in India. In the recent past, several cases of Dalits being beaten for either riding a...
View ArticleWheelchair-User In Guwahati Allegedly Called A 'Pakistani' For Not Standing...
In another incident of jingoism masquerading as nationalism, a wheelchair-user from Guwahati was allegedly verbally abused by two men at a multiplex because he did not stand up for the national anthem...
View ArticleWriter Paro Anand On Young Adults, Children In Kashmir, And Putting Sex In...
Bal Sahitya Puraskar-winning writer Paro Anand is best known as a performance storyteller, having taken her stories to countries like the UK, France and Switzerland. Author of 26 books for children and...
View ArticleAt Least 2 Dead, Dozens Injured In Shooting Attack At Country Music Festival
At least two people were killed and dozens wounded after a mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas late Sunday night.University Medical Center said it took in 26 patients from the scene,...
View ArticleAt Least 20 Dead, 100 Injured In Shooting At Country Music Festival In Las Vegas
At least 20 people were killed and 100 wounded after a mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas late Sunday night, according to police. University Medical Center said it took in 26...
View ArticleActor Prakash Raj Lashes Out At PM Narendra Modi For Staying Silent On Gauri...
While a large part of the film fraternity has stayed mum on the murder of journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh, actor Prakash Raj has called out the Prime Minister for staying silent on Lankesh's...
View ArticleAt Least 50 Dead, 200 Injured In Shooting At Las Vegas Country Music Festival
At least 50 people were killed and 200 wounded after a gunman opened fire on a country music festival in Las Vegas late Sunday night, police said. It was the deadliest mass shooting in U.S....
View ArticleAditya Narayan Caught Misbehaving With IndiGo Airlines Staff At Raipur Airport
RAIPUR -- Television anchor Aditya Narayan, son of singer Udit Narayan Singh, has found himself in hot water for threatening an official of the Indigo Airlines at Raipur Airport.A video has surfaced...
View ArticleThese Different Versions Of 'Vaishnava Jana To' Are A Must Have In Your Playlist
Written by famous poet Narsinh Mehta back in the 15th century, the bhajan Vaishnava Jana To has become synonymous with Mahatma Gandhi.Adopted by Gandhi into the routine of his prayers, the bhajan has...
View ArticleWhy India Mustn't Forget Lal Bahadur Shastri In The Rush Over Gandhi Jayanti
In the rush to remember the Mahatma on his birth anniversary, it is easy to forget one of MK Gandhi's most ardent followers, also born this day and a leading light of independent India.Lal Bahadur...
View ArticleBHU VC GC Tripathi Goes On Indefinite Leave
VARANASI -- BHU Vice Chancellor Girish Chandra Tripathi, who is being blamed for last month's violence and baton-charge on protesting girl students in the campus, has gone on leave, citing personal...
View ArticlePoliticians Offer Thoughts And Prayers After Deadliest Mass Shooting In...
After the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history left at least 50 people dead and scores injured at a music festival in Las Vegas late Sunday night, lawmakers responded by offering thoughts and...
View ArticleLas Vegas Residents Line Up For Hours To Donate Blood To Shooting Victims
Las Vegas is battling its grief by giving back.Local residents and reporters are tweeting photos of blood donors waiting in hours-long lines that stretch for blocks around donation centers and special...
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