Can technology restore the balance between people in their conversations about public issues? And can this help foster a better and more inclusive democracy, asks Shubhranshu Choudhary.

Is freedom of speech and expression deeply accepted in Indian society? Or is it merely a European cultural import that made its way along with the English language and appeared in the Constitution because of the founding fathers' genius? Satarupa Sen Bhattacharya reviews Freedom Song, a film and connects the dots.

Shoma Chatterji talks about caste and the portrayal of Dalit in Hindi cinema beginning with Bombay Talkies Achhut Kannya (1936) to Bimal Roy’s Sujata (1959) followed by many mainstream films, and the small-budget, low-key ones which have focused on this significant social issue in the past so many years.

Devinder Sharma points out the deeper flaws in the thinking behind Budget 2004-5.

He's one of the subcontinent's most exciting literary talents. His new book 'Noon' explores violence in South Asia. Son of Pakistani politician Salman Taseer, assassinated after defying Islamist groups, Aatish Taseer speaks with Srijana Mitra Das about nations, truth, lies and ties that bind - or break - people.

This Mother's Day, we decided to take a little help from astrology and decode the 12 mom personalities which exist! Read below to know all!

Many Asian martial arts trace their origins to the fifth century and the supposed arrival of an Indian Buddhist monk, Bodhidarma, at the Shoalin temple in southern China.

Vande Bharat Mission: Indians in US ready to be rescued

After slamming door on Air India crews, Noida Authority takes back order

Scuffle breaks out between Indian and Chinese army near Naku La in Sikkim

Women at war is part of Indian history, from Jhansi Ki Rani to Rani Durgawati to Razia Sultan. But they weren’t part of modern India's war strategy till very recently. Independent India’s Army restricted women to the medical corps, dental corps and the nursing service.

It's been called the invention that "defined the 20th century". On May 9, 1960, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the world's first birth-control pill called Enovid-10.

Lenovo-owned Motorola is all set to launch its latest budget smartphone – Moto E3 Power, in India. The company has confirmed on its social channels that it will be launching the Moto E3 Power at an event scheduled for September 19. The smartphone will be available exclusively on Flipakrt.

The feature lets users browse through groups divided into 25 categories such as parenting, sports, food, buy & sell and more. Each topic page highlights the top suggested groups, based on popularity and group members that users might already know.

​Reliance Communications and Aircel will hold 50% stake each in the new combined entity, which will be listed later. Both companies will also transfer debt of Rs 14,000 crore each. As for the net worth of the new company, it’ll be around Rs 35,000 crore.​

Apple CEO Tim Cook is a man of few words. In an interview to Washington Post, the usually reticent CEO of one of the world's most valuable company talked about a number of things including the 'enormous India opportunity', Steve Jobs, mistakes made during his tenure so far and much more.

All those Apple fans out there in India waiting desperately to lay there hands on the next iPhones -- iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus -- can now pre-order the new smartphones.

The Indian mission in Saudi Arabia is arranging four flights next week to repatriate Indians - including a Riyadh to Delhi flight on Monday.

India is heading towards a diabetic explosion with 70 million people to be affected by 2015, a decade ahead of expectations.

Why is every alternate person in rural India above the age of 40 blinded by cataract when only one in five in cities has the disease?

With India battling swine flu, an eminent Indian-American doctor has said it is the right time the government in the country accelerate process of training its doctors in infectious diseases or else it could be too late to bring the situation under control.

Akshaya Tritiya is an auspicious day in the Hindu Calendar that is believed to bring good fortune and prosperity with the purchase of gold. In 2020, this day falls on 26 April, amid the nationwide lockdown. Apart from the tradition, gold

Nepal's Foreign Affairs Ministry in a statement said the government "has learnt with regret" about the inauguration of the link road connecting to Lipulekh pass, which Nepal claims to be part of its territory.

Vardhan said the doubling time of coronavirus infection cases in the country for the last three days has been about 11 days and 9.9 days for the last seven days.

The administration said it has appointed officers to inspect the facilities being provided to the repatriated Indians, who were stuck abroad due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, and address their concerns, if any.

Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: India's Covid-19 tally crossed the 62,000-mark today as the country recorded 62,939 cases with the death toll rising to 2,109.

The airport authorities, in a statement on Saturday, said that the arriving passengers with symptoms will be moved to isolation centres.

Ministry of Science and Technology's Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Dr Renu Swarup says that based on the latest WHO consensus, Covid-19 as a 'lab release' theory is likely to be false.

The arrival marks Indian Navy's first massive evacuation exercise from foreign soil during the Covid-19 lockdown.

The troops disengaged after dialogue at the local level, sources said.

Hockey India said the recommendations are based on the premise of the a few principles.

भारतीय एयरलाइन वाहक एयर इंडिया ने विदेश में फंसे भारतीय नागरिकों को वापस लाने के लिए फ्लाइट की बुकिंग शुरू कर दी है। एयर इंडिया ने गुरुवार को घोषणा की है कि लंदन, अमेरिका और यूएई सहित कई देशों में फंसे

बीएमडब्ल्यू इंडिया (BMW INDIA) ने हाल ही में अपने भारतीय वेबसाईट में 8 सीरिज को शामिल किया था तथा इसके मॉडलों की झलक भी कम्पनी के प्लांट में देखने को मिली थी। अब भारत में एम8 कूपे व ग्रैन कूपे को

टोयोटा और सुजुकी ने भारतीय और वैश्विक बाजारों के लिए नई कारों, प्लेटफार्मों और प्रौद्योगिकियों को विकसित करने के लिए मिलाया है। टोयोटा ने 2019 में बलेनो पर आधारित ग्लैंजा हैचबैक लॉन्च किया था, और अब जॉइंट वेंचर के तहत दूसरे

देश में कोरोना वायरस से संक्रमण के मामले लगातार बढ़ते जा रहे हैं और सरकार देश में लॉकडाउन 3.0 को 17 मई तक घोषित किया है। लेकिन इसमें बहुत सी रियायतें दी गईं हैं, जिसके चलते ऑटोमोटिव इंडस्ट्री धीरे-धीरे दोबारा शुरू की जा रही है।

Indian, Chinese soldiers in physical fight near high altitude picket in North Sikkim

Five Air India pilots tested positive for coronavirus over 20 days after their last flights, according to sources.

The app will generate real-time location-based alerts helping all employees and consumer base in being aware of the relevant localised corona safety information.

London, May 3: Poor diet is a major cause behind the COVID-19 deaths and the Indians must urgently cut down on ultra-processed food to build resilience against the deadly virus, a leading Indian-origin cardiologist in the UK has cautioned.

Washington, May 05: Special evacuation flights for Indians stranded in the US due to the global travel restrictions put in place to contain the coronavirus pandemic are most likely to begin from San Francisco this week, according to officials.

Beijing, May 06: US President Donald Trump has nominated senior Indian-American diplomat Manisha Singh as his envoy to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Currently Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs at the State Department, Singh

Dubai, May 6: The Indian nationals cleared by the UAE health authorities and found to be asymptomatic will only be allowed to fly back home in one of India's biggest ever repatriation exercises, the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi has said

London, May 7: Boris Johnson has become the first British Prime Minister to divorce while in office in 250 years as papers filed by his Indian-origin ex-wife Marina Wheeler earlier this year were granted recently. The 55-year-old had announced