It’s the first working day since the election was called, and the upcoming Biden administration is already proving to be more diverse than its predecessor.
Lights, camera, and the glitziest silk kurtas were fixtures of Diwali of yore.
As the season turns, so does Delhi’s air. And with it comes the predictable assault on Delhiites’ lungs.
Indian social media is hysterical over US president Donald Trump calling India’s air “filthy.” But then, that is a fact.
As consumer confidence hits record lows, Indians are spending with great caution this festive season.
It may be awhile before gyms in India can see pre-pandemic crowds.
Kashmir, a remote part of the world with snow-capped mountains and lush apple orchards, lies between India, Pakistan, and China. International border tensions have defined the restive region, which has been heavily militarized, with civil protests and terror attacks over several decades. This small piece of land, often described as a paradise on earth but fought over by India and Pakistan since they were partitioned in 1947, has also been discussed by both US presidential candidates.
The Indian-American community has become a talking point in the US presidential election, despite its meager numbers.
Irrespective of who wins the presidential race on Nov. 3, there’s a good chance India will continue to remain important for the US.
Gurugram, a bustling tech and finance center on the outskirts of New Delhi, encapsulates the fast-paced capitalism and bourgeois aspirations of a new town. Nicknamed the Millennium City, it stands in contrast to Delhi’s old neighborhoods with their sarkari (bureaucratic) offices and centuries-old monuments.
The pandemic has led to brutal job loss in most industries but there are some roles that are now in great demand because of the lockdowns.
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused job loss for over 18 million Indians, but there is a whole host of roles in the country that are waiting to be filled up.
India’s frenzied festival season is just around the corner, and Indians are ready to do their annual shopping. But not without caution.
In March 2020, when Covid-19 was about to explode in India, Women in Labor had just wrapped. The English language comedy podcast, which addresses the issue of Indian women leaving the workforce, had just finished taping its first season.
A special court has found today (Sept. 30) that the Babri mosque demolition in 1992 was not pre-planned. This is the latest criminal court verdict in a nearly 150-year-old land dispute, which led to several Hindu-Muslim riots in the country over the past three decades.
It is 2020, and India has never seen a woman become chief justice.
One of India’s top tech founders, NR Narayana Murthy, recently brought attention to the widening pay gap between top-level executives and workers at the lowest levels in Indian companies. Now, new research validates his concerns.
The Indian parliament’s most recent session cleared bills at an unprecedented speed. But that is not necessarily good news.
There are some wars that are fought along the border. But the perception battle wields its own soft power.
The coronavirus pandemic is showing no signs of receding in India. This means that despite the ramped-up healthcare infrastructure, Indians are struggling to find ICU beds.
India’s parliament was operational on a Sunday for the first time ever, because the pandemic delayed and shortened the monsoon session. But it was a day for another first.
Stars, heat and humidity, and the temperament of mercurial elders in one’s family have to align to set the wedding date in India. And the window to get married is anyway limited.
As India’s parliament resumed its monsoon session on Sept. 14, the central government was faced with a volley of questions about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on various aspects of the economy. But the answers were few.
