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Taranjot Singh, a young Sikh artiste, is continuing his Kathak training and performance journey despite criticism from friends, family and social media users. His resolve highlights the persistent tension between artistic freedom and social expectations in contemporary India.
Apple Pay has launched in India with Axis Bank as its first banking partner, marking a significant expansion of Apple’s payments ecosystem in one of the world’s most competitive digital finance markets. The rollout gives Indian users access to Apple’s contactless payment service at a time when smartphone-led transactions are already deeply embedded in daily commerce.
The cardiology department at Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode, is operating under a severe staffing deficit, with only eight doctors on the rolls against a sanctioned strength of 14. One of the available doctors has already been deployed on a working arrangement basis to Government Medical College Hospital, Wayanad, further tightening the unit’s capacity. The shortage raises fresh concerns over continuity of care in a high-demand specialty that handles time-sensitive cardiac emergencies.
A land rights body in Kerala has opposed a private estate group’s offer of land for the proposed Wayanad medical college, arguing that the government should instead reclaim plantations allegedly acquired through forged documents. M. Geethanandan, general convener of the Bhoo Avakasha Samithi, said the land should be distributed to landless families rather than used to regularise disputed private holdings.
Chennai’s Government College of Fine Arts, one of India’s oldest art institutions, stands as a rare cultural bridge between colonial-era instruction and modern Indian artistic expression. From its origins as the Madras School of Arts to its later transformation under reformers such as Devi Prasad Roy Choudhury and modernist K.C.S. Paniker, the college has shaped generations of artists who helped define regional and international art movements.
Police in Kerala’s Adoor have registered three cases after clashes involving youth and student activists linked to the Congress and the CPI(M) erupted in the wake of college union elections at the College of Engineering, Adoor. Former MLA Mamkootathil has also been booked, underscoring how quickly campus politics spilled into a wider street confrontation. Authorities say activists from the Kerala Students Union, Youth Congress, Students Federation of India, and Democratic Youth Federation of India were among those named in the cases.
Leading universities are accelerating curriculum changes, research investments, and industry partnerships to prepare students for an economy reshaped by artificial intelligence. The push reflects a broader market reality: employers want graduates who can work alongside AI tools, not merely understand them in theory.
Chennai’s Government College of Fine Arts stands as one of India’s oldest and most influential art institutions, tracing its origins to the 19th-century Madras School of Arts. Over 175 years, it has evolved through reform, modernist experimentation and cross-generational mentorship, shaping artists who helped define both regional and international art movements.
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