“Didi ke Bolo” is boomeranging on Mamata

The much-fancied ‘Didi Ke Bolo’ campaign, an outreach to people of West Bengal, launched by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seems to have boomeranged on her. ...

BYJU’S makes its owner a billionaire

BYJU’s, the learning app which has a “mandatory” presence on our TV sets between the ad breaks, has hit the valuation of almost $6 billion almost...

Mamata no longer has the script of her Bengal potboiler

Now that Mamata Banerjee is trembling in her chappals, the potboiler that is West Bengal politics is giving us twists which would befit a Alfred Hitchcock thriller.

Growing Kanwariyas deserve respect of Amarnath pilgrims

Kanwariya Yatra is a ritual to pay obeisance to Lord Shiva, during the months of July-August (Shravan-maas in Hindi calendar), by the people of northern states of...

How “Dehli” was turned into “Delhi” by Lord Hardinge

BJP stalwart Vijay Goel wants “Delhi”, the name of India’s Capital, to be changed to “Dilli” and there is a good enough reason for it.

Can Mumbai be saved from itself?

A decrepit building in Mumbai’s cramped Dongri area fell in a heap due to persistent rains and claimed 13 lives. It made front page headlines, images saddened the...

BIMSTEC and India’s waterways strategy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Mutli-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) leaders for his second swearing-in ceremony...