Category: Features

Mizoram montage: Fierce civic pride of a former insurgent tribe

By Tarun Basu Aizawl, Oct 22 (IANS) There is something about India's Northeast that makes it markedly different from the…

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What shall we be angry about today?

By Nury Vittachi When you see the shocking, outrageous things people do just to get attention on the internet, its…

7 years ago

In Kashmir, two women combat menstrual taboo, unhygienic practices

By Sarwar Kashani Kupwara, (Jammu and Kashmir), Oct 18 (IANS) Growing up in a society that stigmatises menstruation, two women…

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Bounty in the pits: Water conservation trenches change face of Rajasthan villages

By Anand Singh Udaipur (Rajasthan), Oct 13 (IANS) Kishan Lal Ahir, a farmer in Ummedpura village of this district in…

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Seven thousand people have your face, scientists say

By Nury Vittachi A reader said she saw me in her city. "But I've never been there," I said. "I…

7 years ago

A profile in grit: How an HIV+ve man rewrote his destiny

By Somrita Ghosh Imphal, Oct 11 (IANS) He restrained himself at his home, unable to see daylight for almost three…

7 years ago

A profile in grit: How an AIDS-afflicted man rewrote his destiny

By Somrita Ghosh Imphal, Oct 11 (IANS) He was once restrained to a hospital bed and condemned to die, unable…

7 years ago

Scourge of unemployment and unemployability haunts Indian youth

By Bappaditya Chatterjee Kolkata, Oct 11 (IANS) Upset over his failure to get a suitable teaching job, Atanu Mistry, a…

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Love for calligraphy draws Japanese girl to India

By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, Oct 9 (IANS) Calligraphy may be dying in an increasingly digitalised world, but the sheer love…

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A melting pot of Hindustani classical music, Manipuri dance

New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The harmonious raagas of Hindustani classical music rendered by Saniya Patankar and the stories told…

7 years ago

How to slip away from bad dates

By Nury Vittachi Author: "You missed my book launch." Me: "Yeah, I know, sorry, I died, wasn't resuscitated until afterwards."…

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They are destroying India’s great achievement of unity in diversity: Writer Nayantara Sahgal

By Saket Suman New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) She grew up during India's fight for freedom under the guidance of…

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India loses 6% GDP annually due to unsanitary conditions: Venkaiah Naidu

New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) The lack of sanitary conditions in India has a serious economic consequence too as it…

7 years ago

Reading people’s minds through their writing

By Bhavana Akella Bengaluru, Oct 2 (IANS) From a young age, Aditi Surana could identify people's behavioural traits from their…

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‘Wall of Valour’: Tribute to bravery of paramilitary, state police forces

By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, Sep 29 (IANS) They guard the borders and are in the forefront of the battle against…

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How to keep your heart healthy as you age

By Rachel V. Thomas New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) While advancing age increases the risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD),…

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Yes, the world is going crazy over pets

By Nury Vittachi How were dogs invented? When someone had the following thought: "I'm being attacked by wolves! I think…

7 years ago

Perumal Murugan misses out, Aravind Adiga leads DSC Prize shortlist

London, Sep 28 (IANS) Indo-Australian writer Aravind Adiga, winner of the prestigious Man Booker Prize 2008, has been shortlisted along…

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Madrassas go modern, challenge stereotype

By Abu Zafar Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 27 (IANS) Abu Osama, an alumnus of Madrasatul Islah, one of the oldest…

7 years ago

Autumn: Kashmir’s golden-yellow season of plenty is here

By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, Sep 27 (IANS) Autumn, Kashmir's golden-yellow season of plenty, is nature's gentle reminder to locals that…

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