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Now that physical meetings with counsellors and doctors are no longer a safe option, caregivers of dementia patients are going online for guidance

Babies and toddlers are among those testing positive for Covid-19 in its second wave

The hemming in of Mamata Banerjee by the BJP in what was once a Trinamool stronghold sums up the story of West Bengal elections

In an age of falling female workforce participation, worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic, policy makers and organisations need to rethink how to bridge the gender gap at workplaces

A model rehabilitation project for 100 families of rescued bonded labourers kicks off in Tiruvannamalai, granting them dignity of shelter and livelihood

This election season political parties are sparring on social media with songs, slogans, symbolism and drama

Debangshu Bhattacharya, the composer-singer of ‘Khela Hobe’, on why the election in West Bengal should be like a well-played game

Political parties are wooing the people of Tamil Nadu with campaign songs that promise hope, idealism and good governance

The pandemic has rewritten the norms of engagement with the internet — from a mere ‘add-on’ it has grown to be all there is

They are the health warriors who battled the Covid-19 pandemic on the ground, and are now the face of the vaccination drive in rural India. Yet, for the million-strong force of ASHA workers across the country, the enduring struggle has been for decent wages and timely compensation

With the public looking beyond mainstream media for reports from the ground, independent digital platforms are emerging as a source of credible news

After facing severe droughts for several years, farmers in western Maharashtra have turned the corner through imaginative cultivation methods

Along with supplies to last a lockdown, people came up with ideas for the way forward — from contactless beds to interactive soaps to encourage hand hygiene among children. A global competition became the platform for such inclusive innovations. A report

The method actor has lived a multitude of lives in his decade-long acting career. And he is waiting for more

Tara was a curious little girl who loved to ask questions.She lived with her parents and her grandmother — whom she called Nanu.Tara was closest to ...

A mysterious new exhibit has been the centre of attraction at the gallery of Modern Art. This art work has been up for six months, but continues to ...

On the day the oleander baby was born, there was a steady, happy drizzle. Madhu woke up feeling unsteady. The young mother wanted this, her eighth ...

Mr Pandya rose from his recently inherited Japanese swivel chair and walked to observe his recently inherited view. The skyscraper strewn night sky of ...

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The coffee beans were soaked in rum casks:Food can be imported, books sent across seas — as touching rituals —Maps marked, distances measured— ...

Marie leaned back in the chair, holding the brandy to her chest, the rain tapping on the windowpanes. She usually had a drink after dinner, while she ...

That weekend came the news that Champa’s elder daughter was engaged, the proof arriving in the form of Jaimini herself standing outside the front door ...

“Amma,” Divya yelled from the bathroom. “There’s something in my teeth.”Balakrishnan and Veena froze and stared at one other. They had just settled ...

For their dead, Parsis practise a 3,000-year-old system where corpses are excarnated in the Tower of Silence, a building located on the eastern-most ...