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Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Saamna' compares BJP rule with British Raj

Targeting the Centre, Shiva Sena said, 'Bullet train is a Modi government's boon but, train mishaps are not.'

21 Nov 2017 9:20 AM GMT

The BMC had invited bids for the restoration project, for which only one bidder has responded.

Fitzgerald fount restoration gets traffic dept's nod

Earlier it was located at the junction flanked by Metro Cinema and Kyani Bakery.

12 Nov 2017 7:52 PM GMT

Sara, by Shashi Warrier HarperCollins, Rs 399.

A multi-generational food trail that doesn't shy from hard facts

Warrier writes simply and impactfully, moving seamlessly across time to spin a multilayered tale slow cooked like a good...

16 Nov 2019 8:51 PM GMT

Before bridges were built for the Konkan Railway, vehicles were taken across the river by plopping them over a plank on boats.

The memory project

An exhibition retells the stories of the last generation of people who saw life before and after India's Independence.

6 Nov 2019 7:37 PM GMT

A festive dance

Bastar: A princely state that had a rich political history during the...

The major tribes of the Bastar region are the Gond, Abhuj Maria, Bhatra Bhatraand and others divided into more sub...

24 Feb 2019 7:53 PM GMT

Britains high commissioner to India laying a wreath on Saturday at the memorial site, on the 100th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. (Photo: AFP)

Britain refuses to apologise for Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Britain's high commissioner to India laid a wreath on the 100th anniversary of the massacre, for which London is still...

13 April 2019 9:10 AM GMT

Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar

Revenge of the Raj: UK disarray as Jallianwala anniversary looms!

The biggest wake up call for the government came when Theresa May lost the vote on the Brexit plan last week for the...

31 March 2019 6:53 PM GMT

Sara by Shashi Warrier, Publisher: Harper Collins, Pp. 328, Rs 399.

Recipe for love

In his new book Sara, author Shashi Warrier whips up a complex love story in which cooking is one of the main...

21 Aug 2019 7:43 PM GMT

Mansion of the former family home of Maharaja Duleep Singhs son, Prince Victor Albert Jay Duleep Singh, has gone on sale with a price tag of GBP 15.5 million, in London. (PTI)

Former mansion of Maharaja Duleep Singh's son goes on sale in London

Duleep Singh was the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire including Lahore in the 19th century until he was exiled to...

24 Aug 2020 8:47 AM GMT

Farrukh Dhondy | Why I'm happy to be a snob amid linguistic...

Indian historians, even in my school days, decolonised the accounts of Indian history written by British Raj historians

8 Oct 2021 7:23 PM GMT

Those parties for whom Indians voted but are not part of government are treated with disdain, as if their voters are irrelevant. Representational Image. (AP)

Aakar Patel | What India will we leave for future generations? Some...

The people are useful for the State as they give it legitimacy, but they are also seen as a nuisance that gets in the...

16 Aug 2021 9:22 PM GMT

Cover photo of Three Countries, Three Lives: A Doctors Story by Lindy Rajan Cartner. (Image by Arrangement)

Book Review | Tamil Christian girl from Rangoon becomes a doctor

The author has been able to be objective in the recording of personal, social and professional experiences.

2 Dec 2023 5:04 PM GMT