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Himachal's hills come alive with labourers from Nepal

Nepali labourers are not only the backbone of the state's apple economy but also part of the highly grounded manpower in the orchards, setting an example for other states struggling with the......

Sai's Take: Rahul has his work cut out in Wayanad

'Gandhi's contest may have put the place on a national spotlight but not many here do not imagine him to understand their problems, let alone solve it.'What Saisuresh Sivaswamy learnt about the......

Meet the men behind the Bhima-Koregaon violence

Sambhaji Bhide and Milind Ekbote -- the right-wing Hindu activists from Maharashtra – are no strangers to controversy. IMAGE: Milind Ekbote (left) and Sambhaji Bhide have come under......

And this is how Sheena's body lay in the bag...

Without a moment of hesitation, Rai jumped up on his rickety wooden stool in the witness box.He then drew his legs close to his body and wrapped his arms around his knees and finally tucked his......

Tour Album: When Modi embraced Africa

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign trips often reveal different shades of his personality. His visit to Africa has been no different. From displaying his skills as a drummer in Dar-es-Salaam......

Retailers making the most of 'new' Bharat

Riding on this change in aspirations, V-Mart a value retail chain is growing close to 22 per cent year-on-year, and is aggressively looking to expand its footprint, with 60 new stores this year.......

No electricity, no school here but kids learn with iPads!

In Rajasthan’s remote villages with no schools or electricity, two young engineers educate children with iPads and digital technology, instilling in them a dream of a better tomorrow, reports......

Where have all the nurses in India gone?

Going by current trend, around half of private hospitals and most of government hospitals in the country will have to close down in the next five years because of an acute shortage of nurses,......

Paytm chief shares tit-bits of his life & alliance with Alibaba

Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma reveals his ‘20-minute’ meeting with Alibaba’s Jack Ma that lasted for two hours. Image: Paytm chief Vijay Sharma Alibaba's Jack Ma.......

Rural 'beti' as businesswoman? A tough battle

If doing business in India is a problem for even the richest, it is unlikely to be a breeze for the average rural Indian woman, points out Kanika Datta. Image: Indian women in general and rural......

When Preity walked barefoot

We asked readers to tell us if they had grown up or studied with movie or television celebrities. And we got a great response! Sharing his memories is Colonel Shrinivas, who was Preity Zinta's......

From Kuch Kuch Hota Hai to Parzania

We first saw Parzaan Dastur in a commercial about Dhara oil, where he wanted to leave home because his family did not love him. But we fell in love with him when he played the silent Sikh boy in......

'Hollywood actors commented on my work'

Shiny Ahuja's first film could have been Farhan Akhtar's multi-starrer Dil Chahta Hai. But it did not work out, and the controversial Sins turned out to be his debut.The movie stoked controversy.......

Orphaned at 5, Revathi gears up to live Olympic dream

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Southern Railway/Twitter Orphaned at five, raised by her daily wager grandmother and forced to run barefoot early on as shoes was a luxury she couldn't afford, sprinter......

Race of a lifetime for tribal kids in Singapore

Five tribal youngsters from Maharashtra's Dhule district will run the Singapore Marathon this Sunday.Harish Kotian finds out how they made it. IMAGE: Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao, centre,......

Tribal boy from Bengal set to play rugby in UK

A tribal boy from West Bengal has received a scholarship to a college in Gloucestershire renowned for its sporting prowess and has qualified to play rugby for Gloucestershire side Longlevens RFC.......

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