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On Lohri, farmers burn copies of new farm laws

It is that time of the year when Punjabi folk light bonfires to celebrate the festival of the harvest festival of Lohri. This year, some farmers and activists on the Delhi border "celebrated" it differently: by burning copies of the...

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Covid-19 and the perils of vaccine nationalism

Rajeesh Kumar Vaccine hoarding is likely to prolong the COVID-19 pandemic, and result in greater economic and social damage. Instead, a multilateral cooperative effort to vaccinate vulnerable people globally on a priority basis, is in every nations’ self-interest. India could...

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Sunil Kothari: The man who brought Indian dance history to US

Our BureauNew Delhi/New York  Famous dance historian and critic Sunil Kothari passed away Sunday morning at a Delhi hospital after he suffered a cardiac arrest a month after testing positive for coronavirus. He was 87. “He had tested positive for...

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Shubman Gill: The real deal of Team India has arrived

Vaughan, Sehwag and Jadeja shower praise on the youngster; Wasim Jaffer is cautious  Our BureauSydney  Former England skipper Michael Vaughan made a bold prediction for India opener Shubman Gill after the batsman hit his maiden Test fifty against Australia on...

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Violence at Capitol: Shock and shame

As the Capitol Hill is defiled by Donald Trump’s supporters, the whole world, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemn the rioting; Pramila Jayapal, Ro Khanna, Ami Bera seek action; and Nikki Haley distances herself from her former boss       Our Bureau Washington,...

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Sabrina Singh will be Deputy Press Secretary to VP

Sabrina Singh, who was Press Secretary to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on the Biden-Harris campaign, has been appointed Deputy Press Secretary to the Vice President. A news release from the Biden Administration announced additional members of the White House staff,...

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Farmers’ protest: Gridlocked again

The farmers have only been intensifying their stir. The ninth round of talks between farmers and the Indian government on Friday has ended in another impasse. On the 44th day of protests that are now largely centered in the national...