Indian brides go light, turn away from heavy outfits
byNew Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Wearing heavy shimmering lehengas or saris in typical maroon or red shades for a summer-monsoon wedding is passe. An…
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Tagore’s legacy: Seeking out the man behind the mask
byTo reconsider the legacy of Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) on his 152nd birth anniversary is to confront a maze of contradictions. What, for instance, inspired…
Kid donates mother’s heart valves, walks into many hearts
byThiruvananthapuram, May 8 (IANS) A seventh-standard student, Vishnu won the hearts of many as he willingly donated his mother’s heart valves after she passed…
‘Kids hardly get to spend 1 hour with parents’
byNew Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Busy schedules of parents are increasingly deprieving their children of their company and hence, they are growing up cocooned…
Of beggars and prostitutes in Stavanger streets
byStavanger (Norway): Locals claim that it is a recent happening, just about a couple of years back. But the presence of beggars and prostitutes…
He is fulfilling his dream of building houses for poor
byNew Delhi, May 6 (IANS) He is the brain behind several world-class and award-winning buildings that include airports and hotels in the US. Several…
Woman delivers twins on train – for the second time!
byLucknow: A woman from Uttar Pradesh gave birth to twins on a moving train – the second time in four years that she has…
Enrollments drop in government schools as Himachal big spends on education
byShimla: Big spending to provide education for all children has no enrollment in Himachal government schools dropping at a fast rate and is rising in…
Now a Shariah Index for financial inclusion of Indian Muslims (Comment)
byFollowers of Islam, the second largest faith in the world with an estimated 1.7 billion believers, can now be surer when an Indian firm…
BJP’s Venkaiah Naidu falls in line at polling booth
byBangalore, May 5 (IANS) Ruling BJP’s senior leader and lawmaker M. Venkaiah Naidu had a taste of the people’s power Sunday when he was…