A court in India has sentenced a man to life in prison for the rape and murder of a junior doctor, in a case that sparked nationwide outrage and protests. The judge rejected demands for the death penalty but said that Sanjoy Roy, a hospital volunteer who was convicted over the weekend, would spend the…
Seaweed company The Good Ocean is the first business in India that harvests wild seaweed and sells it to chefs across the country that are integrating the sustainable algae into traditional dishes. “A lot of people think I’m coming to the tide pools to harvest mussels or oysters,” recounts founder and ecologist Gabriella D’Cruz. “And…
Dense fog and severe air quality levels have caused travel chaos in India’s capital Delhi. Visibility in several areas was reported to be zero in the early hours of Friday, disrupting flights, trains and road transport. More than 150 flights have been delayed and dozens of trains are running behind schedule due to bad weather…
Investors eyeing up firms with the potential to become the “blue chip companies of the future” should look to India, according to GIB Asset Management’s Kunal Desai. The portfolio manager said India’s geopolitical positioning is “favorable in this Trump 2.0 era” as investors assess the country’s ability to take advantage of a possible trade war…
The body of an Indian journalist who had reported on alleged corruption in the country has been found in a septic tank in Chhattisgarh state. Mukesh Chandrakar, 32, went missing on New Year’s Day and his family registered a complaint with the police. His body was found on Friday in the compound of a road…
Anshul Verma Sushila Meena has gone viral for her swift bowling action Until a few days ago, 10-year-old Sushila Meena lived an ordinary life, far from the public eye, in a small village in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan. But everything changed when legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar shared a video on social media of…
Supriya Kantak / Courtesy Prime Video Waack Girls is a dance drama centred around six women A woman dances in the spotlight, the glittering tassels on her dress shivering and swaying in tandem with her moves. But it’s her arms that catch the light; they wave, spin and whip through the air at breath-taking speed,…
From the British Library archive This 17th Century painting fuses Islamic motifs with Renaissance style artwork The birth of Jesus Christ – a seminal biblical event – has been the subject of many paintings by Western artists, who have often applied the ideas of beauty and creativity prevalent there while depicting the event on canvas….
Nov 02, 2024 06:51 PM IST An artist named Shahid SK reimagined the two leading contenders as Indian politicians with the help of Artificial Intelligence. Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, the two contenders for the US presidency, are busy holding competing rallies across crucial battleground states. Donald Trump and Elon Musk in place of Prime…
Oct 31, 2024 02:16 PM IST 19-year-old Gursimran Kaur’s body was found inside an oven by her mother, who had been working alongside her daughter at the Walmart store in Canada’s Halifax. Canada police continue their investigation into the bizarre death of 19-year-old Gursimran Kaur, whose charred remains were found inside an oven at a…
