How modernisation deleted endangered tribe’s dialect
By Shahroz Afridi & Prabhatesh Tripathi Chhindwara: On a sweltering summer evening, Inder Chalthiya and the other members of his tribe were out...
September 2, 2019
Fake journos become menace in Haryana, face boycott
Image for representation purposes only. Rohtak: A section of mainstream journalists from Rohtak and Jhajjar in Haryana have threatened to boycott any press...
September 2, 2019
Tribal students facing the brunt of system’s negligence
Damoh: While technology is supposed to make our daily lives easier, students of Karibara village in Madhya Pradesh are facing the brunt of...
Aadhaar cards to the rescue in this village in MP
Narsinghpur: While Madhya Pradesh is struggling with the menace of rumour-mongering, residents of Jhamar village in the state have come up with a...
Surat diamond industry fears 2nd recession in a decade
Surat: “I am stuck in this phase of life where I cannot go ahead or go back. The situation has been the same...
Lockdown in Kashmir costing chefs a year’s worth pay
Jammu: “Due to [the] prevailing situation in Kashmir, the invitation for [the] marriage ceremony of my nephews Jan Mohammad Sofi and Wasim Ahmad...
August 20, 2019
Erosion of Doon Valley’s pride, Basmati rice
DEHRADUN, Uttarakhand: Rice trader Ummed Bora, a resident of Dudhli Ghat in Dehradun, has just started sowing of seeds for the Kasturi rice crop,...
China hacks free trade route, choking Punjab’s bicycle industry
The dragon is evading customs duty, entering the Indian market through free trade route meant for Bangladesh, Sri Lanka. Ludhiana, Punjab: The state's bicycle...
July 25, 2019
How flood in Assam is forcing people to depend on rafts
Guwahati: “I was fast asleep when I heard my husband shout that there was water everywhere. By...
Erosion of Doon Valley’s pride, Basmati rice
DEHRADUN, Uttarakhand: Rice trader Ummed Bora, a resident of Dudhli Ghat in Dehradun, has just started sowing of...
Pesticides overkill in Punjab killing friendly insects that control pest attacks
AMRITSAR, Punjab: Amrik Singh, 46, a Bathinda-based farmer, was in despair after the entire cotton crop on...
August 12, 2019
Medicinal plants in Kashmir on verge of extinction
Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir: From May to August every year, Abdul Rahim, a resident of Tangmarg in...
July 25, 2019
Monks on a mission against depleting water sources in Ladakh
Leh: While one might think the role of monks is restricted to the metaphysical needs of humanity...
July 17, 2019
Climate change stripping Ladakh of its very identity
Leh: Blame global warming, the times they are a-changin'. And Ladakh is one of those places where...
July 16, 2019
Mute victims of heatwave: Animals dying of starvation in MP
Satna, Madhya Pradesh: Shripal Mawasi, a resident of Putrichuwa village in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna district, has to help...
July 5, 2019
AES cases on the rise in Bihar, doctors fear for their security
Muzaffarpur, Bihar: “The doctors working in Muzaffarpur, particularly at Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital [SKMCH] and...
June 24, 2019
‘PHE releases water supply only 1-2 times a month in our village’: Residents of Kangar, Jammu
Jammu: On a typical weekday, you can see school-going children queueing up for water at Kangar village in...
June 8, 2019
Women’s reproductive health, dignity suffer in cyclone hit-Odisha
Puri: “It is horrific when I think about clearing the debris and reconstructing my house all alone,”...
June 3, 2019
Tribal students facing the brunt of system’s negligence
81% children in Delhi slums have no toilets: Survey
August 5, 2019
J&K Guv proposes opening Kargil war hotspots for trekking
August 1, 2019
Final-year engg student from Bastar makes 3D printer
July 25, 2019
Akhand Bharat banners spring up near Pak Parliament
Islamabad: Hundreds of flex banners bearing an Indian parliamentarian’s remark about acquiring Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Balochistan appeared near Pakistani Parliament a day after...
August 7, 2019
Fears of fresh insurgency in Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal: On July 10, a policeman was killed in the eastern district of Bhojpur, 180 kilometres from Kathmandu, when police personnel and members...
July 25, 2019
Violation of Vienna Convention, misuse of military courts, ICJ asks Pak to suspend Jadhav death sentence
In what can be termed as a virtual victory for India in the long-pending case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, the International Court of Justice...
July 18, 2019
Indian efforts paid off, Jadhav’s death sentence put off, ICJ slams Pak for breaching Vienna Convention
By Saurabh Sharma and Ankush Bandyopadhyay In what comes as a major diplomatic win for India, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on...
July 17, 2019