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'Bombay Balchão' Book Review: Jane Borges’s Charming, Funny Ode To The City
The first thing you notice about Bombay Balchão, the new Bombay novel (which I think should be a genre in itself), is the striking cover design by Mohit Suneja. The tightly packed buildings, with...
View ArticleRobert De Niro Likens The Donald Trump Era To ‘Living In An Abusive Household’
Actor Robert De Niro on Monday lamented what he described as the “heartbreaking” and “really, really serious situation” that America has found itself in under President Donald Trump.“It’s like living...
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Maharashtra: NCP, Congress Back Uddhav Thackeray As CM
After a day of dramatic political developments in Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena-Congress-NCP combine confirmed that the right-wing party’s chief, Uddhav Thackeray, will be their chief minister. Jayant...
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Recession Or Not, Modi Govt Doesn’t Know How To Fix Indian Economy
NEW DELHI—The Narendra Modi-led government has announced piecemeal measures to address the ongoing economic slowdown from the supply side, i.e. businesses, while the “real problem” is from the demand...
View ArticleBloomberg Union Slams Management Move 'To Silence Journalists'
Unionized employees at one of Michael Bloomberg’s media properties are demanding that management reverse an editorial decision not to investigate Democratic presidential candidates, calling it an...
View ArticleTrump Was Aware Of Whistleblower Complaint Before He Unfroze Ukraine Aid: Report
President Donald Trump was told that a whistleblower had filed a complaint about his call with the leader of Ukraine several weeks before he unfroze nearly $400 million in military aid to the country,...
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Maharashtra MLAs Take Oath, NCP's Supriya Sule Welcomes Ajit Pawar With A Hug
As members of the Maharashtra legislative assembly arrived for the oath-taking ceremony at the Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai on Wednesday, NCP MP and Sharad Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule was seen embracing...
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7 Underrated Netflix Original Series From 2019
Netflix released an enormous number of high-quality shows under its Originals banner this year. There seemed to be a constant stream of new “must watch” shows ― so many that it could be hard to choose...
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Koala That Rocketed To International Fame After Wildfire Rescue Dies
A koala that made international headlines after being pulled from an Australian brushfire in a daring rescue has died.In a statement released Tuesday, the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital announced that...
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How Trump Tactics Are Driving Boris Johnson’s 'Fake News' Election Campaign
LONDON ― As Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn play out the drama of Britain’s general election, there’s one figure who looms ominously large off stage.Donald J. Trump is of course not a direct...
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Trupti Desai Cancels Sabarimala Visit As Kerala Police Refuses Protection
Activist Trupti Desai, who was leading a team of activists who planned to visit Sabarimala in Kerala, cancelled their visit on Tuesday night after police refused to offer protection. The decision comes...
View ArticleWilliam And Kate Tweet At Camila Cabello After She Admits Palace Theft
Camila Cabello confessed Tuesday to stealing a pencil from Kensington Palace and got a playful rebuke from Prince William and Kate Middleton.Cabello was chatting with Greg James on BBC Radio 1 when she...
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Godfrey Gao, Taiwanese-Canadian Supermodel And Actor, Dead At 35
Actor and model Godfrey Gao, who grew up in B.C. and was an ambassador for Canadian tourism, collapsed and died while shooting a TV show on Wednesday. His agency JetStar Entertainment confirmed that...
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'Hotel Mumbai' Review: This Harrowing 26/11 Drama Falls Victim To Its Own...
The challenge in depicting a heinous real-life carnage in a film is the possibility of an exploitative narrative, which could retraumatise survivors, instead of contributing to their healing. Indian...
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Man Charged With Murder Of Indian-American Student Was 'Angry' She Ignored...
The man charged with killing and sexually assaulting 19-year-old Indian-American student Ruth George in Chicago said he had gotten “angry” after she ignored his attempts to talk to her, prosecutors...
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Uncle Sharad’s Shadow: What Will Ajit Pawar Do Now?
MUMBAI, Maharashtra — On November 23, Maharashtra woke up to a shock: Devendra Fadnavis of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had taken oath as Maharashtra chief minister at the governor’s house in...
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How India's Criminal Justice System Forces Survivors To Go Through An Ordeal
Even if laws are changed and strengthened, is it easier now for survivors to seek justice? There is no denying that the changes in law have been mostly progressive and essential. In each instance, they...
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Nirmala Sitharaman Says 'It Is Not Recession Yet, It Will Not Be A Recession...
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharam on Wednesday dismissed talks of recession and claimed that the Indian economy could have slowed down but there was no threat of a recession.Sitharaman made the remarks...
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How Sharad Pawar Destroyed BJP, Ajit Pawar's Maharashtra Hopes In 48 Hours
MUMBAI: On 23 November, when NCP chief Sharad Pawar’s nephew Ajit Pawar took oath as the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra along with BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, the first question on everyone’s...
View ArticleTwitter Halts Plan To Purge Inactive Accounts Amid Concern Over Deceased Users
Twitter announced Wednesday that it will pause its plan to purge inactive accounts amid fears that deceased users would have their pages erased.In a statement, the social media giant noted that the...
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