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How to make poverty disappear: Never mind trickle-down effect, or the rising tide that'll lift all boatsIn a provocative article, the writer proposes an extreme measure to combat poverty: the complete elimination of the poor. While this radica...
Arsenal end 22-year Premier League title drought after Manchester City drop points against BournemouthPipped to a Champions League place by arch-rivals Tottenham on the final day of the 2021/22 campaign, it seemed unlikely to many Arsenal fa...
The lessons to learn from icmic and induction cookersAn LPG shortage is prompting a return to older cooking methods. The Icmic cooker, invented in Calcutta, offers a slow-cooking solution. Ind...
Word of the day: RamshackleRamshackle is a word for things that look old and unstable. It describes buildings, vehicles, and objects in poor condition. The term sugge...
Israeli military announces 'tactical pause' to increase flow of aid into GazaThe Israeli military has announced a "tactical pause" in its offensive in southern Gaza to facilitate increased humanitarian aid deliveries...
View: Whether visiting Stonehenge or Easter Island, everybody must get stonedThe stones at Stonehenge hail from different parts of Britain and evoke similar questions. As with the pyramids, countless experiments have...
Yemeni artist Alaa Rubil captures violence of war on a canvas of broken down wallsRubil, now 30, has been painting murals since he was a teenager, but found his voice in the aftermath of that round of violence. Today, the...
Ukraine war: Why Russia has had such a disastrous 12 months, and what to expect nextRussia is now capitalising on its only advantage: sheer numbers of largely poorly trained troops and mercenaries. It has been said that qua...
Why the draft telecom bill falls short of the new law India’s dynamic digital economy needsLicensing communication apps is a bad idea. You cannot raise capital for a project that might not get a licence on completion. No licence c...
75 years of independence: What India needs to do to fulfill its tryst with destinyIndia’s political class must broaden their goals and create a new economic and social vision. Unshackling India from its interventionist st...
E-rickshaws: Pocket-friendly, eco-friendly and there are 1 million of themIn Bihar, the transport department has decided to promote e ricks to check rising pollution in Patna after the HC sought an action plan fro...
Bihar victory takes Rahul Gandhi closer to coronation as party chiefThe Bihar landslide, in which Congress successfully positioned itself as a key player despite its limited clout, is set to advance Rahul Ga...
Swati Maliwal's appointment as DCW chief is a new flashpoint in Najeeb Jung-Arvind Kejriwal rowThe LG, who has been locked in a tussle with Kejriwal over appointment of senior bureaucrats, declared that he does not recognise Maliwal's...
China launches toilet revolution to meet UN targetsChina's national standard requires "sanitary" toilets in rural homes to have walls, roofs, doors and windows and to be at least two square ...
Star of 1998 cricket world cup, blind cricketer Bhalaji Damor grazes cattleFor Bhalaji Damor, man of the series in the first cricket world cup for the blind, life has bowled a googly.
Budget 2014: Mood upbeat in Narendra Modi's constituency VaranasiThe expectation came from the awareness that Varanasi was now the PM’s constituency and special efforts would be taken to ensure that the c...
Railway Budget for 2014-15: It'll be anything but usual Rail Budget, says Sadananda GowdaAfter he announces the rail budget for 2014-15, Gowda has one year to put the ramshackle and unprofitable Indian Railways back on track.
Census 2011 missed 5 crore slum dwellersThrough a bunch of omissions, Census 2011 appears to seriously underestimate the number of slum dwellers in India, putting it at 6.5 crore ...
Explore Goa’s secret beaches and indulge your taste budsIf you’re looking for a beach destination that isn’t commercial and yet offers good food and beach activities then here’s where you must he...
- A tryst with the sea
Bordi is a perfect weekend getaway for those searching for some precious hours of solitude.