By Dr. Saud bin Mohammed Al-Sati September 23 marked the 87th anniversary of the National Day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This auspicious
Opinion
A steamy sex spoof which became a successful literary subterfuge
By Vikas Datta “Murder is a crime. Describing murder is not. Sex is not a crime. Describing sex is,” American critic Gershon Legman advised
Rahul Gandhi’s US takeaways positive, but rejuvenating Congress still a task
By Mayank Chhaya Two weeks of a well-orchestrated tour of the US may not be enough to determine whether Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi
Can BRICS credit rating agency ever take off?
By Amit Kapoor & Chirag Yadav The BRICS Summit was largely an uneventful affair this year. Apart from the usual declarations for greater cooperation,
Nitish caught between a rock and a hard place
By Amulya Ganguli Nitish Kumar must have realised by now that his ‘ghar wapsi’ hasn’t helped him. The BJP is treating him more like
States obliged to compensate victims of cow vigilante groups: SC
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday said that states were obliged to compensate the victims of cow vigilante groups and
Secrets of the gender pay gap
By Nury Vittachi This columnist, who is also a writer of books, was at a school as a Visiting Author when one of the
U-17 World Cup: Tempered expectations
By Novy Kapadia Long-term preparation of age-group national teams is now a regular and welcome feature in Indian football and can lead to a
On our heads mostly: Hair and its importance to human society
By Vikas Datta Title: Hair (Object Lessons); Author: Scott Lowe; Publisher: Bloomsbury; Pages: 152; Price: Rs 250 For a filament of dead protein protruding
Climate financing: India, South Asian nations lack funds to meet SDGs
By Lenin Babu India has made significant progress in achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by UN member-states in 2015 but finances