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Wood you believe it?

India, Sept. 7 -- It was once considered so precious, it was used in offerings to the gods. Today, it's in soaps and spa treatments, Coca-Cola and candles, lattes and doughnuts. How did cinnamon get e... Read More


Bark to the beginning

India, Sept. 7 -- The clove is now an irritant; cardamom is considered so unpleasant, it has become a meme. This marks yet another shift in an ancient tale. Here's an overview of the winding paths the... Read More


Grounds for hope: Could coffee make our soil, planet healthier?

India, Sept. 7 -- Dappled sunlight filtered through the broad leaves of a jackfruit tree, before trickling through the waxy canopy of an avocado, casting a cool shade over my feet, which were sinking ... Read More


Where the wild things are

India, Sept. 7 -- It was a bunker made of reinforced concrete and steel. It was half underground, and camouflaged with mud, leaves and grass. Just beyond this innocuous-looking mound was a waterbody a... Read More


Bihar minister accused of encroachment: Officials

Darbhanga, Sept. 7 -- Bihar minister for backward classes and extremely backward classes welfare, Hari Sahni, along with 36 others, has been accused of encroaching 22 kathas (around 2,700 square metre... Read More


Delhi logs 163 clean air days so far, on track for decade-high: Env min

India, Sept. 7 -- Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Saturday said the national capital has achieved 163 clean air days-classified as Good, Satisfactory or Moderate AQI-between Januar... Read More


Delhi logs 163 clean air days so far, new record likely: Environment minister

India, Sept. 7 -- Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Saturday said the national capital has achieved 163 clean air days-classified as Good, Satisfactory or Moderate AQI-between Januar... Read More


At Qudsia Bagh, echoes of Delhi's past frame a new open air art festival

New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- In 1903, tens of thousands of Delhi residents streamed into the leafy grounds of Qudsia Bagh to view an art exhibition staged as part of the Delhi Durbar, hosted by Viceroy Georg... Read More


Sharjeel Imam seeks bail from HC in Delhi riots case

India, Sept. 7 -- Three days after the Delhi High Court refused bail to student activist Sharjeel Imam in the larger conspiracy case linked to the February 2020 Delhi riots, he approached the Supreme ... Read More


20-year-old gang-raped by 2 acquaintances during birthday celebration in Kolkata: Report

India, Sept. 7 -- A 20-year-old woman from Kolkata's Haridevpur area was allegedly raped by two of her acquaintances on Friday, September 5, on pretext of celebrating her birthday, police said. The w... Read More