News in Frames: Where culture converges

To the teeming hundreds of thousands, the Maha Kumbh is not just about taking a dip in the Triveni Sangam — the confluence of the Ganga, the Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati — but also an emotional roller coaster. The unimaginable hurdles and difficulties the pilgrims face to reach the Sangam in Prayagraj of Uttar … Read more

Watch: Olive Ridley turtles are dying – What’s killing them?

Watch: Olive Ridley turtles are dying – What’s killing them? Tamil Nadu’s coastline welcomes thousands of Olive Ridley sea turtles returning to nest each year. But in 2025, a devastating crisis unfolded—over 1,400 turtles were found dead, a massive spike compared to previous years. This alarming trend has raised urgent concerns among marine conservationists, fishermen, … Read more

India, EU discuss efforts to accelerate FTA talks

The meeting was held between Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic. File. | Photo Credit: @PiyushGoyal on X via PTI With India and the European Union (EU) setting the year-end deadline to conclude a free trade agreement, teams from both sides held discussions on Saturday … Read more

Shashi Tharoor | The outsider within

Shashi Tharoor | Photo Credit: Illustration: Sreejith R. Kumar Literature has often been Shashi Tharoor’s calling card, at times even more than his politics, but words have also been his Achilles heel in politics, right from the “cattle class” and “holy cows” comments in 2009. Misinterpreted or otherwise, the four-time Lok Sabha MP’s utterances and … Read more

Nitish to be CM again, his son welcome to enter politics: Chirag

B.LINE:Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) leader Chirag Paswan with a helicopter symbol during a press conference., in New Delhi on, 7.10.21 :Pic | Photo Credit: KAMAL NARANG Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Saturday (March 1, 2025) asserted that Janata Dal (United) president Nitish Kumar will “return as Chief Minister of Bihar” upon the victory of … Read more