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How an IAS officer’s Facebook campaign is rebuilding Kerala’s Alleppey

Alappuzha sub-collector Krishna Teja’s Facebook page 'I am for Alleppey' is helping rehabilitate those affected in the flood-battered state. 

Why Akalis & AAP are reigniting 1984 anti-Sikh riots issue in Punjab

The two main opposition parties in Punjab have latched on to the issue in a bid to improve their 2019 electoral prospects.

South India’s Golden Chariot has gone off the rails, but looks to salvage itself next year

Luxury train service Golden Chariot, which suffered losses worth Rs 40 crore in 10 years, will be off the tracks for a year while it undergoes a complete overhaul.

In Punjab, a library’s silent digital revolution is preserving the state’s heritage

From Maharaja Ranjit Singh-era manuscripts to phulkaris and even Mughal coins, the Panjab Digital Library is making historical treasures digitally accessible.

Mumbai to Ayodhya, Shiv Sena re-connects with its hardline Hindutva past via Delhi

Shiv Sena wants to show it has never wavered on Hindutva, while, it says, ally BJP has. This is the message Sena wants to take to the people.

This doctor has single-handedly changed Punjab’s approach to its drug problem

Dr Sandeep Bhola has got the state to treat drug addicts as patients and not criminals, and inspired a state-wide drive for de-addiction centres.

Raj Thackeray 2.0 is talking in Hindi to north Indians, courting Sharad Pawar

Almost decimated in the 2014 Maharashtra assembly election, Raj Thackeray is hoping to spring back in next year’s polls.

Yogi is wrong. There’s not a shred of evidence to prove Hyderabad was called Bhagyanagar

The claim hinges on an apocryphal tale that a Muslim prince named the city after a Hindu dancer he was in love with, but historians say it is filled with holes. 

Two women IAS officers in Punjab are spreading warmth among poor children

Raji P. Srivastava and Kavita Singh started a programme to contribute old blankets, clothes and books, and have been able to help over 500 children so far.

How India’s most farmer-friendly state failed to allow direct farmer-to-consumer sales

Maharashtra government wanted to exempt all agricultural products from mandatory sales at regulated markets, but the attempt failed. 

On Camera

Saiyaara proves star kids don’t need hype, just a good film and a killer soundtrack

Ahaan and Aneet appeared refreshingly unknown, and made an impact as the characters they play—the ‘troubled’ rockstar and his demure, writer girlfriend.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.