Beyond religion: Muslim cooperative society helps transform lives of Hindus, others (IANS Special Series)
Kamla Devi, Pankaj Kumar, Geeta Devi and Sanjay Singh, all Hindus, share one thing in common. Their lives have been transformed through "interest-free" loans provided by a Muslim cooperative credit so
Setting an example: Temple, mosque, gurdwara join hands in this small UP town (IANS Special Series)
With inter-community violence reported from many parts of India in a society increasingly polarised on religious and caste lines, a small town in Uttar Pradesh is setting an extraordinary example wher
Vehicles figure in Pune overtakes human population
Pune has notched up another distinction: The total number of vehicles here has surpassed the human population, considered a first for any urban area in the country, officials said.
Cultural Festival of Tibet kicks off
The Central Tibet Administration (CTA) has launched a three-day Cultural Festival of Tibet at India International Centre here. Former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit inaugurated the festival as its chief gues
Jayamma's story: From victim to crusader for sex workers (IANS Special Series)
Jayamma Bhandari was orphaned at the age of three and spend her childhood in grim poverty. She was forced into the sex trade by her husband. But unlike other victims who are forced into the murky busi
From Kashmir to Indonesia, NGO involves mothers to counter radicalisation (Feature)
With the growing threat of terrorism-linked radicalisation across countries, an international NGO has initiated a campaign across Europe and other countries to involve mothers and women to be the firs
Palau: Where immigration clearance is subject to environmental protection pledge (Environment Feature)
For the first time in the world, a tiny island nation in the Pacific Ocean has made it mandatory for visitors to sign a pledge not to harm its fragile environment -- before entering the country. The R
Save our girls: Change comes from below for Rajasthan's women (IANS Special Series)
Sending her elder daughter Manushree to an English-medium school in Jhunjhunu (Rajasthan) was a distant dream for Sushila Thakan some eight years ago. Though she had her husband's moral support, she r
Ajmer-based artist captures the myriad nuances of Krishna
"When Krishna is your muse," says Ajmer-based artist Ashok Hazra, "the art that captures the myriad nuances of this blue-skinned deity is bound to be both enigmatic and spiritual". And inspired by the
Siliguri artist bags 10 lakh cash prize, 3-month residency in Scotland
Biplap Sarkar is a fresh and talented artist from Siliguri but his artistic journey has found new boost after he was announced as the seventh recipient of Glenfiddichs Emerging Artist of the Year 2018
Fighting climate change: How a 'crazy' engineer solved Ladakh's water crisis (IANS Special Series)
Years back, on a harsh winter morning in Ladakh in the northernmost Himalayas in India, a young and curious boy in a remote mountain village of the cold desert observed water coming out of a semi-froz
Equal pay for equal work still a distant dream for Indian women (March 8 is International Women's Day)
There is an increasing focus on women's empowerment and gender equality in our public discourse and every year it reaches its peak on the occasion of International Women's Day. But how much of equalit
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