An old sci-fi film may explain why Pakistan has long been haunted by extremism
37.9K Total Views The collective mindset of a nation is a powerful thing. Mostly built with various political and historical myths, it determines how a nation thinks as a whole.…
Why the sun is setting on the Boeing 747
Photo Credit: pixabay 30K Total Views It’s difficult to imagine now, in the age of mass global travel, that building an aeroplane to carry hundreds of people at a time…
In a pleasant surprise, Supreme Court keeps hopes alive on decriminalising homosexuality
16.8K Total Views The Supreme Court's referring the curative petition seeking "curing of the defects in the 2013 judgment" in the Suresh Kumar Koushal v Naz Foundation case, which had…
Why no book-buying expedition can still match a visit to the Kolkata Book Fair
Photo Credit: IANS 18.9K Total Views I had been warned about the dust time and again. Magazine articles, friends, all warned, bhishon dhulo (awfully dusty)! So I was prepared for…