Riding the success of an Agra cafe run by acid scarred survivors, the gutsy women have now decided to spread their wings and take their achievement to three other cities, including the national capital. Triumphing over tragedy, the five women involved in the cafe are determined to move on in life and are looking forward […]
By Aijaz Nazir With hundreds of families across the country preparing Eid-ul-Azha in the last week of September, the ban on sale of meat, including beef, has come as a huge setback for the traders who were expecting a good business during the festive season. Akbar Qureshi, a meat trader in the Mankhurd area of […]
When you think of photography and Kashmir, you think of a sylvan valley and the sun setting over the Dal Lake. But budding photographers from the valley are finding more inspiration in the diverse culture around them, women’s issues and conflict than the usual cliched images. Using social media tools like Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, […]
The festive season beginning with the onset of Ganesh Chaturathi (September 17) may not give a desired boost to real estate sector that is facing slow down for the last two years. Residential real estate is reeling under weak sales due to a liquidity crunch, unaffordable prices, high interest rates and large scale delivery defaults […]
Indian scientists have created the world’s first comprehensive open database on curcumin — the star therapeutic component of the golden Indian spice turmeric and a hot favourite with researchers across the globe — to foster innovation and generate public awareness. The Curcumin Resource Database (CRDB) or portal is a collaborative effort of the Indian Institute […]
Armed with spray cans and creativity, a group of youngsters is steadily turning Kolkata’s walls – for long splattered with political slogans and quack cures – into graffiti artscapes, painting the city red, blue and a variety of hues. A motley crew of young men and women, with pseudonyms as fanciful as their creations, is […]
Even as they spar over jurisdiction, there are signs of cooperation as the union and Delhi governments are to create a single agency to clean up Yamuna river – which accounts for 70 percent of the capital’s water needs – realising that the multiple authorities engaged in the task have complicated the job. The agency, […]
The State Government has announced the latest round of scholarships awarded to women to support them achieve their career aspirations. Women’s Interests Minister Liza Harvey said the scholarships allowed the women to attend a range of programs which provided entrepreneurship and mentoring opportunities. “These women are all pursuing a range of innovative business […]
F or the first time in India, a Noida-based start-up – named StoreMore – has begun providing storage services in the Delhi NCR region. StoreMore, a company set up by Nitin Dhawan and Pooja Kothari, offers secure storage facilities to businesses and households across 10 locations in Delhi NCR offering a total storage area of […]
By Arvind Padmanabhan Kodungallur (Kerala) One will find nothing unusual about this place of worship for Muslims as one drives past this town in central Kerala, just 30 km north of Kochi. But it’s when you go in and chat up with the volunteers and office-bearers that the enormity of its legacy actually hits you. […]