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down a mighty stream

India, Nov. 1 -- River Traveller tells the story of the Brahmaputra, the mighty river that rises in Tibet, travels through three countries and, after making its way across 2,900 km, flows into the Bay... Read More


'I have always known that ghosts are among us'

India, Nov. 1 -- 1This novel collapses the distinction between the world of the living and that of those who have passed away. What excited you most about this approach? My mother brought me up to bel... Read More


life and times of Sardar Patel

India, Nov. 1 -- India on Friday celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of the first home minister and deputy prime minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, who welded the country into one nation post-inde... Read More


Fork in the road

India, Nov. 1 -- Doesn't everything taste better when you are on the road? Every time I come back from a trip, I spend a few days caressing my memories. Because I eat for a living, many of the memorie... Read More


A new coast story

India, Nov. 1 -- There are places that look exactly like you imagined them: The pyramids of Giza, the desert sands of Morocco, the mountains of Tibet. Diu, that rarely visited island just off the coas... Read More


Let's borrow this idea

India, Nov. 1 -- I was in Helsinki last month, as part of a Climate Solutions visit organised by the Finnish government. I was hoping the airport taxi driver would be chatty, that he'd tell me what to... Read More


Citizens turning changemakersunder Matrubhoomi Yojana in UP

LUCKNOW, Nov. 1 -- When Sheela Sharma from Unnao decided to set up an art centre in her native village Kamalpur, it wasn't just another rural development project. It was rather the fulfilment of a lif... Read More


HC: Juvenile's conviction not to be treated as disqualification for appointment in services

PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 1 -- The Allahabad high court has held that a juvenile's conviction under the Juvenile Justice (JJ) Act is not to be treated as disqualification for appointment in any service. Section... Read More


Bareilly man drew dad's pension for 16 yrs, made to cough up Rs.75 lakh

Meerut, Nov. 1 -- A man was made to cough up nearly Rs 75 lakh after he impersonated his dead father for 16 years to withdraw the latter's pension in Bareilly, officials said. The district administrat... Read More


STF cracks down on another inter-state fake birth/death cert racket

LUCKNOW, Nov. 1 -- The UP Special Task Force (STF) on Friday cracked down on another inter-state fake birth and death certificate racket and arrested five people, including a Village Panchayat Officer... Read More