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A true life skill is being able to choose and buy vegetables, even fruits and meat, for that matter

The eagerly-awaited Diwali season, like so much else, has undergone a makeover for the worse in the last few years

The festival has come in for more than its fair share of attention from Urdu poets because of its message of peace and hope

Sale of sub-standard light strings, re-use of damaged ones and lack of awareness about safe installation have caused many mishaps

Canada is grappling with the consequences of its lenient policies that have allowed fugitive gangsters and terror-linked operatives from Punjab to establish a dangerous foothold within its borders.

He was one of the funniest people I have known. If there was pain & anger, there was also mischief & a wicked sense of humour, writes Naseeruddin Shah about his late friend

For now, the India-Canada reset is real — an understanding on both sides that the dividend of cooperation outweighs the costs of confrontation. The next months will show how durable the re-engagement is

The aroma of roasted besan, the sparkle of cranberries and delicate filo crisps come together to recreate the magic of festive season

His thumri renditions enriched the Purab Ang tradition

‘Sculpting the Century’ is a repository of Indian artworks featuring 23 artists

The Kathak dancer blends storytelling with dance and music to present a picture of the arts in the royal darbars.

Acclaimed multi-disciplinary artist Sarah Singh’s work amalgamates architecture, theatre, film and design

In the grand Indian kitchen, fingers are more than tools — they’re part of the recipe

The brief stopover of the two avian guests in Chandigarh became the birding story of the season

Gadgets like Meta’s smart glasses and Apple’s AirPods promise effortless cross-language conversations, but raise deeper questions about connection

Himalayan states’ non-monetary, but vital, role in the country’s well-being is not acknowledged or taken into account while disbursing Central assistance

Realised knowledge must be accompanied by suitable action that purifies the mind and intellect

We don’t teach girls how to choose love, we teach them how to survive it. Until we make relationships safe, no woman will ever be free

The Chennai-based firm has become the poster child of India’s swadeshi tech push, thanks to a string of endorsements by top ministers. But as its adoption grows, so do questions on privacy, quality & monopoly

He was the inflexible guru who shaped modern Indian drama’s lexicon. On his birth centenary, a grateful student remembers the NSD founder

In the run-up to the Assembly polls on November 6 and 11, Nitish Kumar has taken dole politics to another high as he faces the toughest electoral battle of his political career

60 emerging artists from across the country are displaying their works at the 34th Ravi Jain Memorial Foundation exhibition

What does Anders Olsson, Chair of the Nobel Committee, say about the Hungarian writer’s works

While India’s culture is being used as a backdrop for glamour, the museum still clings to more than 30,000 Indian artefacts seized during the Raj

He left this world a broken man and his last words, ‘He Ram’, were both an invocation to his God and a regret for having birthed a nation that forsook his most basic lessons of Truth and Non-violence