The Master of Dreams and Restraint: A 90th Birth Anniversary Tribute to Shahrya
On June 16, 2026, the literary landscape pauses to remember one of its finest architectural minds on what would have been his 90th birth anniversary. Akhlaq Mohammad Khan, known universally by his pen name *Shahryar*, remains a monumental bridge between the classical depth of Urdu modernism (*Jadidiyat*) and the golden, melancholic soul of Indian cinematic […]
MILITARISATION OF UPCOMING NEET RETEST?
NEW DELHI: The arrangements for high-level, classified, military-grade security and AI facial recognition for the NEET retest on June 21 will only add to the already ballooning exam pressure on candidates and create a new set of problems, former Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai said on Tuesday. The comments invited a sharp comeback from […]
BJP CONSOLIDATING NON-YADAV OBC VOTES IN UP AS YOGI EYES THIRD TERM
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh politics is synonymous with caste. Whether it is the upper castes (Savarna), Other Backwards Classes (OBC), or Dalits, caste remains the gravitational center of the state’s political universe. Within this landscape, the OBCs hold the most significant influence after the Dalits. However, the OBC vote is not a monolith; it is […]
RAIN TO REMAIN INACTIVE FOR 7 DAYS, PICK UP PACE FROM JUNE 23
NEW DELHI: Despite the southwest monsoon advancing into more parts of India, widespread monsoon rainfall is likely to remain subdued for at least another week, with weather models indicating a prolonged lull before conditions begin improving around June 23. Meteorologists say the monsoon has technically continued its advance across parts of central and eastern India, […]
FIRST BATCH OF PILGRIMS IN GANGTOK ON KAILASH MANSAROVAR YATRA
NEW DELHI: The first batch of pilgrims for the 2026 Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via the Nathula route arrived in Gangtok on Monday, marking the start of this year’s pilgrimage. A total of 44 pilgrims, 32 men and 12 women, reached the Sikkim capital along with liaison officers, support staff and medical teams. The pilgrims come […]
DMK’S ALL-OUT ATTACK ON RAHUL GANDHI AS “IMMATURE”
NEW DELHI: The DMK has launched a scathing two-pronged attack on Leader of Opposition and former ally Rahul Gandhi. While the party’s IT wing mocked the Congress leader as “a massive joke”, the DMK’s official mouthpiece Murasoli has accused him of weakening opposition unity, questioning the Congress party’s political conduct both within the INDIA bloc […]
Main Vaapas Aaunga: Imtiaz Ali’s Poetic Reckoning with Partition’s Enduring Wound
Naseeruddin Shah as 95 – year old Keenu in “Main Vaapas Aaunga” In the summer of 1947, as British India lurched toward independence, a hastily drawn line by Cyril Radcliffe—a British barrister unfamiliar with the subcontinent—cleaved Punjab and Bengal. Announced on August 17, two days after Independence, this boundary triggered one of history’s largest forced […]
