Shabir Ahmad Mir’s new novel, ‘The Last Knot’, balances aesthetics and politics. The author proves that it is possible to experiment with structure and ideas, while staying rooted to the harsh reality ...

Here is the Kashmir conundrum Why such terrible uncertainty in a Valley that so many people of different faiths regard as the gateway to heaven It is easy to blame religion sectarianism nationalism Bu ...

“His acquisitions suggest that he was drawn specifically to the painterly, semi-abstract tendency that dominated Irish art of ...

After Lucknow and Meerut, microbiology labs are now being set up in major districts like Varanasi, Kanpur, Mirzapur, Bareilly and Aligarh, which will not only be useful for scientific testing of the ...