However, the food safety authority’s crackdown on the aggregators and the eateries partnering with them have shown their utter disregard for food safety laws . read more

A few days later, a photographer and I conducted a recce in different areas of the city to find out if what he said was really happening. We wanted to see how many such “businesses” were thriving, how the water mafia actually operated, and the areas... read more

An India-Pakistan match, particularly in the World Cup, brings the sub-continent to a halt. read more

The constant pouring of chemicals had ruined the productivity of the soil and robbed it of all organic matter and nutrients that nourished the plants. The chemicals had laid his land waste. read more

As cricket has a huge following among the people with visual disabilities in the country, it’s time to take some measures. read more

As cricket has a huge following among the people with visual disabilities in the country, it’s time to take some measures. read more

But more than just a sporting triumph, the 1983 World Cup victory was transformational in the way Indians were to see themselves subsequently: with a great deal more self-respect and self-belief in every facet of life. read more

All upper castes have consolidated behind Modi. They see in Modi’s BJP a force not just for Hindutva, but for what they see as “merit”, which they fear the minorities and the “less meritorious” lower castes will take away because of their voting pow... read more

The Election Commission took a definite step forward signaling the recognition of the citizenship of persons with disabilities and ensuring their inclusion. read more

Among the faster bowlers, Jasprit Bumrah has excelled with a combination of a good strike rate and a reasonable economy rate read more

In Dalit-dominated Hardoiya village, where Priyanka had interacted with women, Ramrati, 48, was more forthcoming when asked about which party she would back for the Faizabad seat. read more

Players, for instance, are ‘bought’ at an auction with price determined by market forces. Sometimes the puzzling play of demand and supply, desire and desperation, throws up insane numbers. read more

The SP and the BSP have formed a coalition before to stop the BJP. read more

The ISI’s role in spawning terrorism has been a matter of public record for long, affirmed and acknowledged even by Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf among them. India, the United States and other countries have known it for longer. read more

The Sharad Pawar-led party’s vote share is going down with each general election in Maharashtra. Its tally came down to half — four seats (five after a bypoll) — in the 2014 elections. read more