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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


the many nuances of modern India

India, Aug. 15 -- Sumit Sarkar, historian, academic and author, whose body of work as a scholar-author covers both the larger sweep of India's history inmodern times as well as specific microcosms wit... Read More


NSE readies mega IPO, targets mid-Sept launch

Mumbai, Aug. 15 -- The National Stock Exchange (NSE), the country's largest stock bourse, aims to launch its initial public offering (IPO) by mid-September and is eyeing a possible listing by Septembe... Read More


Engineer hopes to get his 1973 Padma Shri award

MUMBAI, Aug. 15 -- Former India wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer's trophy cabinet has a glittering collection, including the prestigious Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award from the Board of Contr... Read More


For Jaiswal, chance to show attack isn't his only defence

Kolkata, Aug. 15 -- Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored heavily enough in Test cricket to have earned certainty, yet something about his record remains unconvincing. There is always another question attached ... Read More