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Pulwama widows’ fight in Rajasthan has exposed an age-old secret—chura pratha exploitation

For Pulwama widows in rural Rajasthan, and the Kargil widows in Haryana, the brother-in-law is not a mere relative. Theirs is a conjugal relationship, a social transaction called ‘settlement’.

Jamini Roy family says ‘prayers answered’. His house-museum a window to modern Bengali art

Jamini Roy's Kolkata studio getting a glitzy makeover—with a rotational show and cafe amid a modern ambience.

Punjab youth are unemployable. The state doesn’t have a Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune or Noida

Young people of Punjab are perennially trapped in disenchantment with their state and in an irrational yearning to migrate. 'There is no scope in Punjab. So why spend time studying?'

Hockey in Kodavas’ blood—the Karnataka festival unites families, gives India star players

In Karnataka's Kodagu district, the month-long family hockey tournament is an integral part of Kodava life. But no community representation in Indian hockey team for the first time since 1936 has fired up new vows.

A Tamil Nadu engineer restored 142 lakes in India, won’t stop now. Next station is Kenya

Raghavan's projects are underway in J&K, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh. With crowdfunding and villagers' support, he's on his way to restore all dried-up lakes till none remains.

Coimbatore villagers worship and fear elephants. Deadly conflict has death toll on both sides

In Tamil Nadu, 29 elephant have been electrocuted to death and 152 humans have been killed. All in the same period.

‘Are my bullet wounds not proof enough?’ 1987 Maliana massacre survivor & key witness asks

After 36 years and 800 hearings, the Meerut district court set free all 41 men, including those in uniform, accused in the Maliana massacre of 68 Muslims in May 1987. But the survivors have vowed to continue the legal battle.

New-age Northeast scholarship dominating global academic scene. IIT to Harvard, all want in

Fraught histories of insurgency, multiple uprisings and lack of knowledge about the Northeast have prompted not just its exclusion, but also its exoticisation.

The last wedding, a post office & Ramlila at Air India Colony—memories of Maharaja’s staff

Residents of Air India Colony in Vasant Vihar lost a two-year legal battle when the Delhi High Court ordered their eviction, saying they are no longer govt employees and therefore not entitled to govt accommodation.

Delhi Metro is done with getting too much love. Reels creators ask why so many dos and don’ts

Now, some start dancing at the station until CRPF personnel drive them away.

On Camera

No one should have to choose between a roof and two meals. But India’s migrants do, every day

India’s policymakers need to ensure that labourers, and milk and newspaper delivery workers, do not have to sacrifice food just to keep a roof over their heads.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India’s air defence system foiled 1,000 Pakistani drone attacks on 9 May—Modi tells Parliament

New Delhi: India’s air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 1,000 drones and missiles launched by Pakistan on 9 May during Op Sindoor, Prime Minister...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.