A freak accident destroyed Ole Kirk Christiansen’s carpentry shop. He came back with a plan to create cheap toys that went on to gain a worldwide fanbase
1 min read16 Sep 2019The bill seeks to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955, to grant Indian nationality to people belonging to minority communities -- Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians -- in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan after six years of residence in India
4 min read6 Jan 2019Post liberalization, religious organizations have used welfare services as a key way of propagating their faith and gaining adherents
7 min read10 Oct 2018Forced out of their country for fear of persecution, this small community has found a home in the city. They are, however, considered 'kafir' by their own people
8 min read28 Jul 2018In a country in chaos, a football hero and hidden treasure have become unlikely beacons of hope
7 min read17 Jun 2018That the Bible has survived in multiple iterations has to do with the 'Theory of Optimal Fragmentation'. It holds lessons for individuals, businesses and governments
9 min read1 Apr 2018Lego CEO Niels B. Christiansen wants to merge the toy maker's iconic building blocks with digital gadgets to help revive a slump in sales
1 min read7 Mar 2018Poll-bound Meghalaya has thrown up a piquant problem for BJP: reconciling the party's Hindutva ideology with the hill state's food and lifestyle that are defined by tribal and Christian cultures
2 min read22 Feb 2018Across the country, the battle for love forms the front line against prejudices of caste, religion, gender and age, apart from the diktats of social convention itself. Lounge meets three couples who have triumphed
18 min read9 Jan 2018Two suicide bombers attacked a Christian church in Quetta, killing at least eight people and wounding up to 45 before one of them blew himself up and police killed the other
1 min read17 Dec 2017The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared
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