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Nature in forest, field and city

India, May 9 -- From the jhum fields of Mizoram to the rain forests of the Western Ghats, from the warbling visitors gracing our gardens to the elephants and primates sharing our landscapes, naturalis... Read More


'The main thing is to avoid easy plotting'

India, May 9 -- 1What was the genesis of this collection? These were the only good stories I wrote over a period of about 15 years. They were written one by one, with no sense of what they would look ... Read More


A shout into the void

India, May 9 -- Manipur has just passed the grim milestone of three years since the start of the conflagration involving the majority Meitei people and the minority Zo ethnic tribes, who were simplist... Read More


Put your pants on

India, May 9 -- Everyone's doing it raw. And they're loving it. Get your head out of the gutter. We're talking jeans. A nice pair of blue (the more faded the better) was a closet staple from the late ... Read More


The Devil got demoted

India, May 9 -- M ild spoilers ahead. We hope you've watched The Devil Wears Prada 2 by now (or at least stumbled upon some of the stylish chatter on Insta). Still, let's recap. The 2006 OG movie was ... Read More


No truth in this serum

India, May 9 -- You don't need to ask AI to write the script for a makeup ad. It's the usual plot: Woman applies lipstick/eyeliner/whatever, then suddenly feels like a confident baddie with main-chara... Read More


Wait. You can talk?

India, May 9 -- This is a panda who's raised by a goose and hasn't figured out that he's adopted. This is a panda who can't fight but is surprisingly limber when dumplings are involved. This is a pand... Read More


The Making of Assam's politics

India, May 9 -- The latest assembly polls in Assam show that political messaging on "outsiders and infiltrators" resonates strongly with the electorate in the state. The history of the state after Ind... Read More


Ribhav Saroha eyes singles glory after doubles triumph in tennis

LUCKNOW, May 9 -- India's own Ribhav Saroha is making waves at the ITF Junior J30 Tennis Tournament, clinching the boys' doubles title on Friday and storming into the boys' singles final with a stunni... Read More


Driverless trains, AI, smart safety: Lko Metro gears up for tech leap

LUCKNOW, May 9 -- Lucknow Metro is set for a major technological leap with the proposed East-West Corridor (Phase-1B) introducing driverless train operations, artificial intelligence-based predictive ... Read More