Songs, dances mark Bihu in Assam
byGuwahati, April 14 (IANS) Traditional songs, dance and merrymaking marked the first day of the week-long Rongali Bihu, the most colourful festival of Assam….
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Gift economy: Experiments in radical generosity (Business Feature)
byAhmedabad/Pune, April 14 (IANS) Your bill reads zero in a restaurant in Ahmedabad and you are told the person who had come before you…
Tamil Nadu ushers in Vijaya year
byChennai, April 14 (IANS) Tamil Nadu ushered in Vijaya, the Tamil New Year, Sunday with traditional fervour with people visiting temples in the morning….
Ashas bring ray of hope for India’s primary healthcare (Health Feature)
byNew Delhi, April 14 (IANS) She is a harbinger of hope for milllions of village women across India – whether it is to take…
True music lovers listen to records in digital age: Goutam Ghose
byDespite digitisation in music and films, renowned filmmaker Goutam Ghose feels true music lovers still love listening to gramophone records. “True music lovers still…
‘Late-life crisis’ affecting people over 60
byOne-third of people in their sixties go through a “late-life crisis” due to bereavement, personal illness or injury, psychologists in London have said. Around…
French Senate approves gay marriage bill
byParis, April 12 (IANS) French Senate Friday voted to passed a law that would open the door for gay marriage and adoption of children…
Street children to get into Limca Book of Records
byNew Delhi: Twenty-six street children have become eligible for the Limca Book of Records for putting 9,000 hand prints in various colours in twelve-and-a-half…
Bhullar’s hanging depends on fitness: Tihar official
byNew Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Khalistani terrorist Devenderpal Singh Bhullar, convicted and given the death penalty in the Delhi blast of 1993 that killed…
Cobblers to polish work skills through varsity course
byMumbai, April 12 (IANS) The humble roadside cobbler has now been given an opportunity to acquire higher education, courtesy a state government initiative with…