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'No KYV for new private cars after activation of FASTag from February 1'

New Delhi, Jan. 3 -- From February 1, the Know Your Vehicle (KYV) verification for new private cars will no longer be required once FASTag activation is completed, in a move aimed at reducing complian... Read More


Grief for oneself in an abandoned world

India, Jan. 3 -- "My father was a gardener. Now he is a garden"; Georgi Gospodinov's latest novel is a poignant letter to the self about losing a loved one. Translated from the Bulgarian by Angela Rod... Read More


Fashioning a life and identity on her terms

India, Jan. 3 -- This is the searing autobiography of Sushila Takbhaure, a Dalit woman whose life story reveals not only the brutal machinery of caste but also the intimate cruelties of patriarchy. Bo... Read More


the fallout of Battles over science and history

India, Jan. 3 -- Since its discovery in 2014, the Keeladi excavation has become one of India's most contested digs, hailed by some as proof of an urban civilisation in south India and dismissed by oth... Read More


Of family, fate and our fragile planet

India, Jan. 3 -- Varsha Gupta wants fish for her lunch. Her family can't understand it; the three-year-old has never tasted fish in her life. The Guptas are strict vegetarians and don't allow it insid... Read More


'Daily life is deeply important'

India, Jan. 3 -- 1Both The Anthropologists and Long Distance are preoccupied with observation. What draws you to the idea of perception as both connection and distance? I think, for many writers, one ... Read More


Suffering transformed into acts of beauty

India, Jan. 3 -- Jerry Pinto's books hit the market with such astonishing frequency that it is hard to keep up with his growing body of work. One marvels at his ability to bring profundity, humour and... Read More


tobacco versus public health

India, Jan. 3 -- The steep hikes in excise duties applicable to a range of tobacco products - the new rates will be applicable from February 1 - go beyond revenue calculations. They are a public healt... Read More


Turns of the century

India, Jan. 3 -- No one does unreliable narrators better than Agatha Christie, the queen of detective fiction. The fourth in her Hercule Poirot series changed her career almost overnight. Fans say the... Read More


Slim, but a little shady

India, Jan. 3 -- The algorithm has spoken. Body positivity is no longer cool. The movement that once had the internet embracing fat rolls, hip-dips, arm jiggles and off-the-runway bodies has been quie... Read More