Book Review – Tipu Sultan: The Tyrant of Mysore
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Unfortunately, a dominant section of the political establishment in India, inclusive of...
We check our smartphones on waking up & before going to sleep
New Delhi
About 28 percent of smartphone owners in India look at their devices at least 11-25 times a day, while 22 percent check their...
Eroding moral values in society
A Scorpio jeep screeched to stop in front of a wayside pharmacy on the Chennai-Pondicherry highway. A teenage girl in jeans and T-shirt...
Punjab’s crop residue burning threatens South Asian air quality
PG Staff
Bengaluru, Nov 5
IDescribing Punjab as a "burning" food basket, two renowned earth scientists warn that the outflow of air pollution arising from...
US lawmakers celebrate Indian American community at Diwali
PG Staff
Washington, Nov 5
More than 30 members of US Congress joined about 1,000 people at the annual Diwali event on Capitol Hill, the...
Goa festival is tribute to its unique Portuguese moorings
Over the next two months, Goa will celebrate its colonial tryst with Portugal over wine, film, song and a slice of photographic nostalgia at...
Indigenous communities descended in Abode of Clouds to discuss food cultures (Foodie Trail-Shillong)
PG Staff
Shillong, Nov 3
Indigenous communities from 58 countries have assembled in this mountainous state capital of Meghalaya to celebrate their food cultures...
Lessons from Beijing: Why India must rethink industries, technology
PG Staff
As I write this, I spot over a dozen Chinese men outside my Beijing hotel room wearing air purifier masks on their faces...
SRK speaks out against intolerance
On his fiftieth birthday, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has expressed his opinion on rising intolerance in the country.
"I do think there is...
I want to avoid unwanted controversy: Amitabh Bachchan
At a time when writers, filmmakers and historians have revolted against a rising culture of intolerance towards freedom of speech, Indian cinematic icon Amitabh...