Barber – Ra
byNo. It is not her I am going to write about. Much as I might want to. This here is a more pressing hirsute…
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Nerves of steel: Mountain biking in Himachal
byShimla: Cycling through the rugged mountain tracks of Himachal Pradesh is on a roll. And this time, the adventurous mountain bikers are not just…
Dialogue in the Dark: Taste of Darkness
byWhen was the last time you licked your fingers in a hotel? When was the last time you never cared the manner in which…
Woman attacks taxi driver for declining sex
byLondon: A woman allegedly stabbed a Romanian taxi driver after he refused to have sex with her for the third time. Nicolae Stan, the…
Chinese mom fire-bombs water firm for denying son job
byShanghai: Three people were killed and four injured when a woman who was angry with her former water company for not giving her son…
Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network: A new beginning
byManipur: A hand-woven scarf, or Leiroom, as they call it in Manipur, a cane jewellery box, a painting on Manipuri dance — the Lei…
Nigel Akkara: A criminal turned actor
byKolkata: He was a hardened criminal who had resisted all attempts at rehabilitation – till a renowned dancer visited the Presidency Jail here and…
Woman with five kids has 50 fake babies
byLondon: A 39-year-old mother of five, told she could not have more kids for health reasons, has filled her home with 50 lifelike baby…
Dipendra Manocha: Helping the blind read and write
byNew Delhi: Over two decades back, visually impaired student Dipendra Manocha stood outside Delhi University’s Hindu College waiting to get an application written. After the…
Sikkim Aims to Become ‘Fully Organic’ by 2015
byGangtok: Sikkim, which started eco-friendly farming from a small area of land about a decade ago, is set to become a fully organic state by…