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The cables that stitch continents together

India, Aug. 15 -- We think of the internet as wireless, weightless, ever-present. But its true foundation lies in the ocean's depths, where nearly 900,000 miles of fiber-optic cables quietly pulse wit... Read More


Love as human ache and divine force

India, Aug. 15 -- A modern reimagining of Jayadeva's Gita Govinda, The Song of Love & Longing preserves the sensual intensity and spiritual depth of one of Sanskrit literature's most enduring love poe... Read More


A keeper of the dead

India, Aug. 15 -- An excellent work of reportage, The Corpse Collector delves deep into the life of Vinu P, a man who has dedicated his life to retrieving unclaimed bodies in Kerala. Vinu, who offers ... Read More


Give us the usual, please

India, Aug. 15 -- Turns out, the secret to a fulfilling life isn't a villa in Tuscany or a beach holiday in the Maldives. It's buying lemon-scented detergent from the supermarket, picking up an iced l... Read More


Don't lose your whey

India, Aug. 15 -- D eep breaths. We were just figuring out our relationship with fibre. Now we're worrying about protein. It's in everything: Chips, water, coffee, a McDonald's burger. Weight-training... Read More


The sins of the flesh

India, Aug. 15 -- The BBC has been very agitated about a huge 'fraud' being perpetrated by a kebab maker in Essex. The intrepid BBC correspondent who reported the story was told that over the years, t... Read More


12 UP cops selected for gallantry medals, 7 for STF encounters

LUCKNOW, Aug. 15 -- Twelve Uttar Pradesh Police personnel, including an IPS officer, two additional superintendents of police, two inspectors, a sub-inspector and six head constables, have been select... Read More


Boy dragged under car in Kanpur hit-and-run; driver nabbed after uproar

KANPUR, Aug. 15 -- A 14-year-old Class 8 boy was critically injured after a car struck his bicycle and dragged him for nearly 25 metres in the Kalyanpur area here on Wednesday evening. The alleged dri... Read More


Wife, paramour sent to life term for husband's murder in Aligarh

AGRA, Aug. 15 -- A woman and her paramour were sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering her husband in Aligarh a year ago. Eight witnesses were examined during the trial, but the most crucial test... Read More


Mother, newborn carried on cot atop rubber tube across flooded river in Agra

AGRA, Aug. 15 -- A mother and her newborn baby were carried across the flooded Utangan river on a cot placed on a rubber tube in Agra's Bah area because of the lack of a bridge and proper road connect... Read More