On diamonds, North and South Indians differ a great deal
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Panaji--The North India versus South India divide doesn't just end with roti or idli. Even when it comes to buying diamonds, there...
900 million Indians live in 2 rooms or less
By Abhishek Waghmare
For 10 years, Degal Srimangar Sao, 26, has been sleeping in the corridor of a central Mumbai commercial complex, where he delivers...
Why crime is rising against India’s lowest castes and tribes
In the prosperous district of Kannur in one of India’s most prosperous states, Kerala, Eramangalathu Chitralekha, 39, was the first Dalit woman to drive...
I’ve cried five times in my life, says Flying Sikh Milkha Singh
By Vidhi Dhankar
New Delhi-- Flying Sikh Milkha Singh has shed tears on five occasions in his eventful life -- and the most heart-wrenching was...
Villagers beat leopard to death in Gujarat
Ahmedabad-- A leopard, which had strayed in a village of Gujarat's Botad district from the neighbouring Gir wildlife sanctuary, was beaten to death with...
Climate change, development at Indian coasts changing bird migration
Kolkata-- Climate change and development activities in coastal wetlands of India have led to change in arrival patterns of migratory birds and habitat alterations,...
India’s outsize, outcaste problem
By Himadri Ghosh
Earlier this week, when upper-caste villagers in the western Uttar Pradesh district of Firozabad tried to prevent the funeral of a Dalit...
RSS chief to address Hindu gathering in Britain
New Delhi--RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat will visit Britain in July to participate in a Hindu gathering in a bid to attract British Hindu youths...
Why small farmers in Tamil Nadu borrow money at 60% interest
By Suraj Nair
In October 2014 Karuppasamy (name changed), a farmer in Tamil Nadu’s western district of Pudukkottai, had no choice but to rent a...
For Indian transgenders, getting a shelter home is an uphill battle
By Ankit Sinha
New Delhi-- They are ostracised, humiliated and sneered at, and yet India's transgender community continues to battle for their rights amid all...
