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In the bid for future generations to rediscover the glory of ancient India, the archaeological sites of Rakhigarhi, Sivasagar, Dholavira, Adichanallur and Hastinapur will be developed as iconic sites with on-site museums. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also announced that Rs 3150 crore will be allocated for the Ministry of Culture, under which the sites fall. Let’s find out more about the 5 sites in this episode of Culture ‘Shauk’ with Sunita Iyer.

Mumbai right-hand batsman Rohit Sharma has spoken about India's 'best captain' and the reason for his success

On Sunday (February 2), India completed a historic 5-0 T20I series victory over New Zealand. After the success in the 5th T20I, KL Rahul spoke about team's 'common goal'

 

Hello and welcome to this episode of DePress Room, my name is Amal Chowdhury and today we will be talking about how people around the world are dissatisfied with democracy. Dissatisfaction with democracy within developed countries is at its highest level in almost 25 years, according to University of Cambridge researchers. Academics have analysed what they say is the biggest global dataset on attitudes towards democracy, based on four million people in 3,500 surveys.

Hello and welcome to this episode of DePress Room, my name is Amal Chowdhury and today we will be talking about the Bangladesh govt and how they have taken a positive step towards Rohingya children. Rights groups and activists have welcomed Bangladesh's decision to allow Rohingya children living in sprawling refugee camps to receive a formal education, calling it a "positive step".

On February 1, 2003, seven NASA astronauts lost their lives after their Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 disintegrated while re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere. One of those killed in that tragic incident was the first Indian woman in space – Kalpana Chawla. She was an inspiration to thousands of Indian women. But how many of you know about how Kalpana Chawla’s childhood story and what made her go to space eventually? Let’s find out more in this episode of India Untold with Sunita Iyer.

In a few minutes from now, FM Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting her second budget.

Taapsee Pannu's Thappad raises powerful questions about domestic violence

Recently, a humble gesture by co-founder of software giant Infosys, Narayana Murthy, touching the feet of former Chairman of Tata group, Ratan Tata, went viral on social media. Narayan Murthy’s gesture came after he handed over Ratan Tata with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 11th edition of the TieCon Mumbai. While this heartwarming gesture won the hearts of several netizens, it has also brought focus on the age-old Indian tradition of touching the feet of our elders. Let’s find out more about this in today’s episode of Culture ‘Shauk’ with Sunita Iyer.

Hello and welcome to this episode of DePress Room, my name is Amal Chowdhury and today we will be talking about how the European Parliament Defers Vote on Anti-CAA Resolution. To the relief of the Narendra Modi government, the European Parliament decided to defer the vote on the resolution against India’s controversial Citizenship Amendment Act till the second half of March.

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2020 on February 1. What do the financial experts have to say about it? Let’s find out.

From Irengbam, a village 22 km away from Imphal, to Scotland’s Glasgow. That is a life’s journey for India’s Bala Devi, who on Wednesday proudly wore the No.10 jersey of Scottish football giants Rangers FC. The Manipuri striker made history by becoming the first Indian woman footballer to bag a professional contract from a foreign club. With this she also becomes Rangers’ first Asian international footballer. Let’s find out more about Bala Devi’s historic feat in this episode of Not For Women Only with Sunita Iyer.

The gradual unfolding of events in protests such as the ones in Jamia Milia and Shaheen Bagh have allowed people to spot the radical Islamic movement lurking about. Intelligence agencies have said the SIMI has become active again, waking up their women’s wing – Shaheen Force