Tamilisai Soundararajan, an allopathic doctor, said she wouldn’t have backed claim if it wasn't scientifically proven. NTK says 'unfortunate' that urine is being 'treated as medicine'.

Winner of the best single image in Wildlife and Nature was Joshua Holoko from Australia, who snapped this amazing image of a Pallas cat in the Steppe region of Eastern Mongolia. Lying in the snow and ...

The illusion of the West: a democracy that never existed thereCountries of the golden billion boast of their supposedly long-standing ...

Project" to "How the Word Is Passed," this reading list will not only leave you more aware, but offer ways to turn that awareness into action.

Saikat Majumdar’s new book explores the rise of amateurs as a response to colonial rule, and its current form, embodied by ...

Bengali textile workers were not enslaved as ancillary to men or as commodities of pleasure alone. They were enslaved and ...

The Indian caste system dictates the course of an individual's life — their profession, social circle, and sense of self. It ...

Lawyers, journalists and other members of the country’s educated class say their jobs entitle them to special treatment on ...

According to the caste survey, Backward Classes, excluding Muslim minorities, form the largest group, constituting 46.25 per cent of Telangana's total 3.70 crore population.

Usvatte-aratchi Two thoughtful short essays on schools and education appeared in The Island newspaper on January 20th and 21st. The first was written by Lokubandara Tillakaratne, and the second by ...