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Rural women emerge as community leaders, transforming power bill recovery

PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 17 -- Just a few years ago, 52-year-old Manisha Sahu of Ismailpur village in the trans-Ganga region of Prayagraj was struggling to keep her household afloat. Her husband, a casual labo... Read More


Of nationalism and the stories of wars we tell

India, Nov. 16 -- "You were engaged in a deeply intellectual conversation on his reverse ageing," pinged this author's phone with several photos and this text, suitably punctuated by winks and smileys... Read More


Looking beyond the Mandal versus Kamandal paradigm

India, Nov. 16 -- Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar were already drifting apart by the time spring arrived in 1994. The two university politics comrades were still in the same party - the famously unwieldy... Read More


Misreporting on Trump triggers a crisis in BBC

India, Nov. 16 -- Is the BBC a corporation in crisis? Or is it being held up to higher standards than the rest of the media? The answer to both questions seems to be yes. The tragic part is that the t... Read More


Court allows capture of elephant Omkar, orders temporary translocation to Guj

Pune, Nov. 16 -- A court in Kolhapur has permitted the capture of the wild elephant Omkar in Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, and allowed his temporary relocation to the Radha Krishna Temple Elephant... Read More


AI to help Dudhwa forest officials curb rising human-animal conflicts

LAKHIMPUR KHERI, Nov. 16 -- Soon, artificial intelligence (AI) will assist Dudhwa buffer zone forest officials in mitigating the human-animal conflicts in the areas with frequent wildlife movement. Fo... Read More


67-yr-old man rapes 8-year-old girl after luring her with toffee; victim critical

Meerut, Nov. 16 -- A 67-year-old man allegedly lured an 8-year-old UKG student returning from school with the promise of a toffee, took her to his home, held her hostage and raped her on Thursday in B... Read More


10-year-old tied to tree, thrashed brutally over theft suspicion

Meerut, Nov. 16 -- A 10-year-old boy was tied to a tree and brutally assaulted by locals who accused him of theft, near Nehrupur Chungi, in Khurja town of Bulandshahr district. The video of the child ... Read More


Singing Vande Mataram should not be mandatory: SP MLA

Meerut, Nov. 16 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Iqbal Mehmood has said that while the national anthem must be sung wholeheartedly, singing Vande Mataram should not be mandatory. The legislator made the r... Read More


4-yr-old girl strangled to death by stepmother in Amroha

Meerut, Nov. 16 -- A four-year-old girl, Zara, adopted by a couple in Amroha district's Qureshi locality, was brutally beaten and strangled to death by her stepmother, Shaista on Saturday. The crime c... Read More