‘Harsh Realities’ tells the story of how Harsh Mariwala negotiated odds to build a successful commercial empire boasting of brands such as Parachute and Saffola

On the 20th anniversary of the World Trade Centre attacks, we pick five stories — documentaries, TV series, films — good and bad, to revisit the fateful day

Before the Talibans took control of Afghanistan this month, once there was a Kabul that was a city of dreamers and poets, kite flyers and children trudging to school.

Pakistan's approach to integrating the princely states, in contrast to that of India, is cited as the reason why the military there has ended up carrying an unusual amount of authority

Both the smallpox and polio vaccine campaigns provide important insights into the challenges, failures and achievements of large-scale immunisation programmes in the country

As part of the Model Music Curriculum, Indian classical and Hindi film songs are being taught to students as a way of appreciating diversity and enhancing academic performance

Although Wilson's budget did receive some criticism for not taking into consideration Indian conditions, it did lay down the foundations of the way in which several economic institutions in India would go on to function,

Ambedkar opposed the imposition of ban on cow slaughter as a fundamental right, Rajendra Prasad came up with Directive Principles of State Policy as a solution.

Tracking India’s Toppers: Many toppers say they wish someone in school had briefed them better on options available post-school, loan programmes, and helped them with choice of colleges and careers.

More girl toppers from metros than small towns where odds for boys better; gap narrowing but still sharp in Science/Tech.

Gender gap; students increasingly from outside metros; US most favoured destination, IIT popular route; minorities, SC/STs invisible: 86 CBSE, ICSE, ISC toppers 1996-2015 tell stories of change — and point to challenges as the new

The name of the Karachi chain of sweets and bakeries has frequently come under attack for its seeming association with Pakistan. Yet, for the Sindhi owners of the chain, the name is a reminder of

The impact of the Sino-India war on CPI becomes understandable in context of the pressures that Communist ideology was facing worldwide in an era when colonial forces were being diminished.

In the past couple of years, as India has been battling a global pandemic, the role of the country’s apex medical body has come under discussion on several occasions. Significantly, it is the first prime

The British were unsure of India’s dominion status and even others dominions like Canada did not want to share this status with a non-white polity

Hailing from Moosa, a village in Punjab's Mansa district, Moosewala has had a great run ever since he released his first track — 'So High' — on his YouTube channel in 2017.

The most far-reaching impact of the plague was upon the political atmosphere of the country. It had also become a pretext for an assault on the rising political consciousness among Indians in the early 20th

Here are top 10 Bollywood thrillers that will pull you in with their twisty tales. The compilation includes works by noir mavens like Vijay Anand, Anurag Kashyap, Sriram Raghavan and Navdeep Singh.

Thirty years ago, the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley began. A look at the events leading to and during the flight, the administration’s role, their plight since, and the dreams of return amid

Following up on The New York Times article on the imposters who called themselves the descendants of Wajid Ali Shah, we trace the last prince of Awadh and the story of a family that settled

In most meals, the chutney is on the margins of the plate as an accompaniment. But, in its variety of ingredients and burst of flavours, it remains the common taste that binds our multicultural eating

Dr Capt Vikram Singh Grewal said that during the peak battle which lasted five days, the team had to treat and evacuate around 75 casualties, from his as well as three-four other co-located units. At

The village of Ratua in the district of Malda and the village of Balurghat in Dakshin Dinajpur district are two other towns that celebrate independence day after August 15.

On Kargil Vijay Diwas today, Major Ashok Sharma (retired), then a senior major commanding independent battery in the infantry, speaks to indianexpress.com about the various uncertainties of what was an "unprepared war".

Manvendra Singh, son of Jaswant Singh, and a Territorial Army officer who used to cover defence for The Indian Express in 1999, got to know about the intrusions in the sector through a senior Army