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NEET aspirant dies by suicide in Sikar, family blames cancellation

Jaipur, May 17 -- A 23-year-old student in Rajasthan's Sikar district, who appeared in the National Entrance Eligibility Test (NEET) on May 3, has died by suicide, days after the exam was cancelled ov... Read More


Gangrape case: Months after sister's suicide, second woman found dead

JODHPUR, May 17 -- A 26-year-old woman has allegedly died by suicide in Jodhpur, more than a month after she had filed a gang rape complaint against eight people for sexually exploiting and blackmaili... Read More


Western Raj battles water scarcity

Barmer/Jaisalmer/Jalore, May 17 -- Water scarcity continues to remain a reality in the scorching deserts of western Rajasthan, where temperatures routinely climb between 45degC and 50degC, as thousand... Read More


Have picture of PG intruder, will arrest him soon, say cops

Chandigarh, May 17 -- A day after an unidentified man on a bicycle allegedly gained unauthorised entry into two paying guest (PG) accommodations in Sectors 16 and 37 and sexually harassed two women st... Read More


Poll deferred but candidates file papers in Kharar

Mohali, May 17 -- Confusion prevailed in Kharar on Saturday after nomination papers continued to be accepted for the municipal council elections despite the Punjab government informing the Punjab and ... Read More


Sweltering summers, seasonal delights

India, May 17 -- I recently received a meme that read, "har koi chaand se mohabbat karega toh suraj toh jalega hi na. ab jhelo 42 degree Celsius". It undoubtedly made me chuckle, for I, too, have alwa... Read More


No room for hate in Sufiana music world

India, May 17 -- When one talks about qawwali and poet Sahir Ludhianvi in the same breath, the older among the readers don't need to be prompted for their thoughts turn to a 1960 Bollywood film Barsat... Read More


From decoupage to spirituality

India, May 17 -- Conversations tend to meander. There's no telling where they might end up. There's a Hindi saying about a poet being able to access realms that even solar rays cannot reach. Conversat... Read More


Loving fireflies to death

India, May 17 -- Humans can virtually hunt a species to death, as also by an indulgence in its contrary instinct. This Janus-faced, unbridled destruction is independent of the usual culprits of pollut... Read More


Over 1k file papers for 7 Mohali civic bodies amid show of strength

Mohali, May 17 -- More than 1,000 candidates, accompanied by supporters, filed their nomination papers for election to 195 wards of the seven civic bodies in Mohali district on the last day on Saturda... Read More