With repeated renamings over the changing course of political history, Indian street names contain many layers of the nation's history. Ramachandra Guha uncloaks some of the more prominent of these, finding memories of this history along arterials and side streets.

The centenary of admitting Dalit children into public schools in Kerala is an opportunity to remember Ayyankali, whose leadership of the movement isn't part of mainstream history. A proper retelling of this history is now the responsibility of a new generation of historians, writes N P Chekkutty.

While the old town is chaotic and crowded, on the other side the roads are wide and well maintained. There appears to be a complete disconnect between the two halves of Mirzapur, writes Kalpana Sharma.

Elephants at Oscar, Picasso at Tory and more culottes--this time, from J.Crew in the New York Fashion Week runway recap.

U.S. employers shed 701,000 jobs in March, in the worst month for job losses since the 2007-2009 recession. But these losses still don't show the pandemic's full impact on the labor market. WSJ's Eric Morath explains. Photo: JOHN MINCHILLO/ASSOCIATED PRESS

'God's own country' was at the polls earlier this month on May 10. A report based on the Kerala Election Watch committee's analysis of candidate affidavits and subsequent results.

'Shashi Tharoor and the Congress party coming together was a recipe for success. If Shashi had chosen to contest on his own on the basis of his personal accomplishments, he could have presented an agenda for change and made a splash, but like some of the other Independent stars, he would have made a point, but not gone any further.'

The choice for the last remaining Communist party on this planet is clear. It either reinvents itself, as its brethren around the world have repeatedly done. Or it walks off into the JNU sunset.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is yet to congratulate Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and refused to say anything on Modi's hat-trick victory on Friday.

A 90-second video put together by a group of women activists demands a pop-up statutory warning on screen every time a woman is assaulted or abused. Shoma Chatterji critiques the video, raising several questions over its content as well as the stance that it takes.

Public attention must focus on what Pakistan's options are, both in battlefield tactical terms, and in the face of India's military resurgence, says Firdaus Ahmed.

We need to reflect on the political and social possibilities that India has contributed to the modern world. The Indian experience offers new interpretations of key modern concepts such as nationhood, democracy, citizenship and individual freedom, writes Rajesh Kasturirangan.

Celluloid Man pays a moving tribute to P.K. Nair, a man whose passion and commitment has kept alive the history of Indian cinema for film lovers, even as it exposes the tragic indifference of the establishment towards Nair, and archiving in general. Shoma A. Chatterji reviews the film.

The origins of today's law for land acquisition for SEZs act can be traced to 1824, when the British colonial power felt the need to codify the undisguised forcible seizure of land. While colonial rule has long gone, the unjust application of the principle of eminent domain remains, writes Kannan Kasturi.

Against the wishes of the local people, and even the State government, a salt factory is proposed to be established on land that has been used freely by 20,000 villagers for decades. In the face of shifting politics, the residents are determined that they will protect their livelihoods. Aparna Pallavi reports.

In the second and concluding part of his exposition on India’s skill development efforts, Shambhu Ghatak traces the journey under the UPA and NDA governments, only to find that while the thrust remains the same, the end is far from sight.

The India Shining advertisement campaign is a government-media joint venture, says P Sainath.

Jayprakash Narayan on the recent SC judgement that reinstated mandatory discloures from election candidates.

Opposition to reservations for women in Parliament have centred on at least four points. Step by step Vaijayanti Gupta rebuts the arguments and re-iterates the case for reservations.

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) carried out a comprehensive performance audit on the diversion of forestland for non-forest purposes in Madhya Pradesh. The result: exposure of significant cases of violations and the virtual non-execution of compensatory afforestation measures. Himanshu Upadhyaya has more.

With a few more Udavum Karangals, the world would probably be an ideal place! Shoma A. Chatterji chronicles the story of the Chennai-based NGO that has helped thousands among the destitute and underprivileged find a new life of dignity and purpose.

Sudarshan Chhotoray reports on displacement and lack of rehabilitation in water projects in Orissa.

Though the homeless exist in large numbers, society tries to render them invisible, says a recent study on homelessness in four Indian cities. Arpan Tulsyan reports on the findings.

The villages of Khanpur Kholiya, Masana and Sawla in Haryana have received the central government's Nirmal Gram Puruskar for ensuring that no one, not even a child, defecates in the open. Darryl D'Monte reports.

Unnecessary tests, forced hospitalisations to meet the targets set for employed physicians, and the infamous but real ‘sink test’: the shocking realities in the private healthcare sector are many, as Pavan Kulkarni finds out at a panel discussion on the issue. Is more regulation the need of the hour?

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In Maharashtra, the Golden Jubilee Urban Employment Scheme can point to many successes for families below the poverty line. Surekha Sule reports on the social, economic, and psychological upliftment created by unusually diligent administration of a government program.

The fact that the state's most drought-prone regions have continued to devote precious resources for highly water-intensive sugarcane cultivation and sugar production indicates that there is more to the region's water crisis than climatic conditions alone. Parineeta Dandekar analyses.

सुनील छेत्री (Sunil Chhetri) अपने बचपन के कोच सुब्रत भट्टाचार्य की बेटी से प्यार करते थे.

इंग्लैंड के स्टार फुटबॉलर डेविड बेकहम (David Beckham) और हॉलीवुड सिंगर विक्टोरिया स्पेंसर (Victoria Spencer) ने 1999 में शादी की थी.

The Assam health department on Thursday launched a drive in every village to check if people were suffering from viral infections like Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) and Influenza-Like Illness (ILI). Health teams moved from house to house to conduct tests on villagers.

तानाशाहों का प्यार (love stories of dictators) भी अजीब होता है. अक्सर उनकी क्रूर और निर्मम शख्सियत उनके प्यार में भी नजर आती है. कुछ ऐसी ही थी सोवियत संघ के तानाशाह स्टालिन (Joseph Stalin) की प्रेम कहानी. जो कहीं भी फिसल जाता था. जीवन में उसके ना जाने कितने अफेयर रहे. कम उम्र की लड़कियों के प्रति भी वो आसक्त हो जाता था. उसने दो शादियां कीं, दोनों का अंत त्रासदीभरा रहा.

Mandatory quarantine for Air India evacuation crew in Noida

विश्वनाथन आनंद (Viswanathan Anand) ने 1997 में अरुणा (Aruna) से शादी की थी.

2007 में माइकल फेल्प्स (Michael Phelps) की मुलाकात निकोला जॉनसन से हुई. कुछ समय तक एक-दूसरे को डेट करने के बाद दोनों 2012 में अलग हो गए थे.

सायना नेहवाल (Saina Nehwal) और पारुपल्‍ली कश्‍यप (Parupalli Kashyap) की पहली मुलाकात साल 2000 में हुई थी, तब सायना मात्र 10 साल की थी.

भारतीय एथलीट अंजू बॉबी जॉर्ज (Anju Bobby George) ने अपने पर्सनल ट्रेनर और कोच बॉबी रॉबटर्स (Bobby Roberts) से शादी की है

भारत (India) के दिग्गज धावक मिल्खा सिंह (Milkha Singh) की पत्नी भारतीय वॉलीबॉल टीम की कप्तान रही हैं.

इस रिश्ते का खात्मा घरेलू हिंसा के बेहद गंभीर आरोप के साथ हुआ जो रिया पिल्लई (Riya Pillai) ने टेनिस दिग्गज लिएंडर पेस (Leander Paes) पर लगाया.

क्रिकेट और बॉलीवुड (Cricket and Bollywood) का संगम भारत में कोई नई बात नहीं है. ये सिलसिला लंबे समय से चला आ रहा है. कभी ये रिश्ते मुकम्मल हुए तो कभी किनारे तक आने से पहले ही बीच मंझधार में डूब गए.

At least five persons were killed and 10 others injured after a fire broke out at a chemical factory near the Bangladeshi capital, officials said on Sunday.

Trump wore safety goggles during the factory tour but did not wear a mask despite sign that read: 'Attention: Face Mask Required in this Area. Thank You!'

While there are many filters available online, not all of them are as popular as Guess the Gibberish.

With new orders and output shrinking at the steepest pace since at least early 2005 factories cut jobs at the fastest rate in the survey's history, signaling a high chance of recession.

Karan Wahi shared his mother's inspiring weight loss story by following diet and lifestyle changes.

Kajol, who is known for her wit and charm on social media, engaged in some humour with her fans by joking about not knowing which day it is amid the lockdown.

A video of Salman Khan crashing live video chat of Iulia Vantur had gone viral. Iulia now reveals the real story behind the incident.

Actor Rahul Bose says his criteria of choosing projects have remained constant; one where the content does not glorify with hatred.