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Tunnel vision in the Himalayas

India, Oct. 24 -- On November 12, 2023, a tunnel under construction at Silkyara in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district collapsed, trapping 41 labourers. For 17 days, the men survived in the darkness wit... Read More


A story of triumph

India, Oct. 24 -- Sumitra watches as a priest chants the final mantras over her father's body. Her mother slips away unnoticed, climbs to the terrace and jumps to her death. In a single, shattering mo... Read More


A cultural history of Bharatanatyam

India, Oct. 24 -- One of India's most treasured dance forms, Bharatanatyam was created in the 20th century by selectively refashioning the dance traditions that preceded it. The generations of women ... Read More


Lost, confused and looking for love

India, Oct. 24 -- India's digital revolution, which led to a proliferation of apps, created a new and emphatic opening up of traditional ideas of love, sex and relationships. The people the reader enc... Read More


'I find myself drawn to contradictions'

India, Oct. 24 -- 1Your novel could have been titled The Red House. Those who grew up in the 1990s definitely know of such abandoned bungalows, full of rich stories. What inspired you to feature this ... Read More


How to vanish on vacay

India, Oct. 24 -- You can whip out your phone and take pics and videos of this pristine, 134 km, land-locked river basin, 14,000 feet above sea level. But you can't post anything until you reach the c... Read More


A wish to walk on open waters

India, Oct. 24 -- Pakistani writer Azra Abbas's book-length prose poem, Sleep Journeys, travels from Urdu into the Anglophone literary sphere via International Booker Prize-winning translator Daisy Ro... Read More


All that glitters is code

India, Oct. 24 -- When did tech get so boring? The 2000s had colourful Game Boys, Tamagotchis and phones shaped like burgers. Now, we're stuck with black-and-grey rectangles that are aggressively func... Read More


Private sector activity hits four-month high

New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- India's private sector activity gained further momentum in October compared to September, with manufacturing reporting stronger performance compared to services, according to Fla... Read More


Third heroin unit busted in UP in 3 weeks

LUCKNOW, Oct. 24 -- The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) has busted a suspected heroin-manufacturing unit in Bareilly and arrested three men, taking to three the number of such units une... Read More