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Tales from the Indian zombie tradition

India, March 21 -- Young King Vikramaditya is tasked with transporting a Vetala that hangs from a tree in an abandoned cemetery. Vikramaditya cuts down the corpse, throws it over his shoulder and star... Read More


'To be fact-based, we have to be fair to all sides'

India, March 21 -- 1The far Right in the United States has called out biases within Wikipedia. What would you say to this? Whenever there's any kind of criticism, what we need to do is to be transpare... Read More


Portrait of a marriage

India, March 21 -- The Nayi Kahani movement in Hindi literature, which emerged in the 1950s and '60s, focused on interpersonal relationships, urban life, and the dilemmas of the middle class. One lite... Read More


The fault line that is oil

India, March 21 -- The latest round of attacks, by US-Israel on Iran's gas fields and by Iran on Qatar's hydrocarbon infrastructure, along with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran, underscores... Read More


Is this a joke to you?

India, March 21 -- Ask someone to tell you a joke. A Boomer will probably talk about how he's such a harassed husband. A Millennial might joke about low-rise jeans and The Simpsons. Gen Zs will ask yo... Read More


Flip the pecking order

India, March 21 -- At most Indian dining tables, we first reach for roti while it's soft, rice while it's steaming - carbs first, almost instinctively. But emerging research suggests that this is what... Read More


Where did the logo go?

India, March 21 -- Juicy, in velour, on your bum. Bebe, in rubberised print, on your T-shirt. CK on your undies. Von Dutch on your hoodie. True Religion on your jeans. Ed Hardy on your sweatshirt. FCU... Read More


Westerlies, unseasonal rain bring back the chill

LUCKNOW, March 21 -- The heavy rainfall which lashed the state capital on Friday, reversed the march of the mercury in thermometers, pegging it at 23.5 degrees Celsius, which was 10.3 degrees below no... Read More


Lko: Hot spots under watch, police step up crackdown on speeding bikes

LUCKNOW, March 21 -- A day after intensifying the crackdown on street racing and high-speed biking, city police on Friday said enforcement has been further tightened, focusing on hot spots and critica... Read More


Prez says self-reliant India only possible with healthy people

Agra, March 21 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Friday said that a self-reliant India is only possible when its citizens are healthy. She was speaking at the inauguration of the Nand Kishor Somani Oncol... Read More