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A Rainy Day Check-List for Chennaiites

If only you had thought ahead, you would have stocked snacks and biscuits, bread and cake, and vegetables suited for Amma or pondatti to make your favourite bajji and pakoda, observes N Sathiya......

In a first, BSF installs beehives on India-Bangladesh fence to check crimes

The Border Security Force has undertaken a unique experiment of installing beehives on the India-Bangladesh border fence in West Bengal to stop instances of cutting the hedge for cattle smuggling......

'I was told not to accept money from Gandhiji'

'Even though Gandhiji did not know me well, Sardar knew and remembered me working with him till the Congress was banned.' Glimpses from the fascinating memoirs of Chakkedath Sankarankutty Menon,......

Why The Best Memories Are Memories Of Home

A young girl from Manipur hopes the happy days of togetherness will return to her beloved state again. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com It has been two years since Veronica [name changed]......

'Destitution and starvation will go...'

'We cannot leave our entire unorganised sector to the vagaries of market forces.' IMAGE: A scene from Rajasthan. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters The Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan passed a......

'Whatever we do, we have to make an impact'

'Professors can teach even when they are 90 because they don't lose their skill with words. Go deeper and there's spirituality in it,' Dr Swati Piramal tells Pavan Lall. Illustrations: Dominic......

Heat wave hurting farmers' income as yields drop across several crops

Santosh Patkar of Devgadh Taluka Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra is a worried man these days. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Devgadh, which is known as the home to world famous Alphonso......

Naturals Ice Cream: An amazing start-up story!

When its founder Raghunandan Kamath took a calculated risk, his Bollywood customers backed him all the way, Rohith Potti and Pooja Bhula says in this excerpt from Intelligent Fanatics Of India......

Costlier green crackers may just dampen Delhi's Diwali spirits

Delhi, which has gained infamy as one of the world’s most polluted cities, has for some years now witnessed a sustained campaign from various quarters seeking a ban on firecrackers. While the......

Winter rain won't cause large-scale damage to most rabi crops

For potato farmers in the north and wheat growers in the eastern parts -- particularly in Jharkhand, Bihar, and Odisha -- the recent rains could in fact be beneficial. An extended winter, with......

Inside Neha Dhupia's Home

Neha Dhupia has moved into a new home along with husband Angad Bedi and their children, Mehr and Guriq. It made the actor quite emotional, as she leaves the house where she lived for 19 years......

When dancing around a TREE was so much FUN!

One of the most commonly used phrases in context of our movies is 'dancing around trees.' To the world they provide fresh air, fruits, shade and shelter, all this and more but in Bollywood, their......

What's keeping star kids busy? Take a look!

Just how have Bollywood's star kids been entertaining themselves in the lockdown? Photograph: Kind Courtesy Tusshar Kapoor/Instagram Tusshar Kapoor posts a picture of his sister Ekta Kapoor and......

When Kishore Kumar was accompanied by an invisible boy!

Kishore Kumar gave us unforgettable songs and performances in his long career in Bollywood. The icon, who would have turned 90 on August 4, will always be remembered for his contribution to cinema.......

'Would be criminal if I stopped Saira from acting'

'On the first day of shooting, after our first shot together as co-stars was canned, a dream Saira had cherished for years, Rajinder Krishan, the poet who was watching the way Saira was following......

Events That Changed Indian Cricket Forever

Would there have been an incomparable batsman named Sachin Tendulkar had Doordarshan not telecast Guide one summer afternoon?A fascinating excerpt from Abhishek Mukherjee and Joy Bhattacharjya's......

PIX: Ganguly fixes tree damaged by cyclone Amphan

IMAGE: Sourav Ganguly along with some help managed to pull the tree. Photographs: Sourav Ganguly/Twitter As Cyclone Amphan wreaked havoc in West Bengal, former India skipper Sourav Ganguly on......

PHOTOS: Cuba's athletes invent home workouts amid lockdown

'In these difficult times we need to be very creative, always remember this will pass and continue with our personal goals.' IMAGE: Cuban triathlete Leslie Amat trains on the roof of her home amid......

10 beautiful moments from Pat Farmer's Spirit of India Run

He ran past beautiful villages, stunning deserts, verdant fields... running 4,400 km in 64 days on the Spirit of India run. Australian Ultra-marathon legend Pat Farmer completed his Spirit of India......

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