
As Eid al Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice comes, my thoughts turn to Hebron or Al Khalil, a sprawling town in the southern West Bank in the Palestinian Territories. The Eid commemorates the sacrifice of Prophet Abraham or Ibrahim, a central figure in the three Abrahamic religions. So central that he even lent his name to the fai...Read more
Pallab Bhattacharyya
In the annals of rural development in India, few initiatives have attempted to challenge gender stereotypes as boldly as Assam’s Lakhimi Mistri programme. Conceived and driven by IAS officer Keerthi Jalli, Commissioner of Panchayat and Rural Development, Assam, this pionee...Read more
Ashhar Alam/New Delhi
At 64, actor and producer Suniel Shetty continues to impress fans not only with his enduring screen presence but also with his commitment to health and fitness. Despite being a grandfather to Athiya Shetty and cricketer KL Rahul’s daughter, Evaarah, the veteran star maint...Read more
New Delhi
A series of five research papers published in The British Medical Journal estimate that globally, 4.9 million children died before turning five in 2024, including 2.3 million neonatal deaths.
Mortality was found to be highe...Read more