Sister Gertrude, the only surviving member of the original group to join Mother Teresa, recalls early days when they would beg each day for the poor, but struggle to feed themselves, surviving solely on the strength of prayer.
Three years short of being 100, Homai Vyarawalla believes that spontaneity is the key to life. This is what motivated her to become India’s first woman photojournalist and do much more.
In the midst of the Afghan war, Indians have been conserving pre-Islamic art, Buddhist monuments and Mughal gardens, even tracing links back to the Bronze Age.
It sells just 8,000 units a year, but the venerable Ambassador is getting some mouth-to-mouth resuscitation with a redesign that will make it look almost exactly the same.
Match-fixing is by no means endemic to cricket. If diehard followers of a game, whichever they follow, feel let down, they have only their own credulity to blame.
A dialogue between photographs and poetry that explores everyday details of queer life in Bangalore—of stories told, deception, misplaced love, lust and loneliness.
An Old Delhi neighbourhood full of highly skilled craftspeople struggles to survive, to keep some fragment of its poetry in a city whose priorities are far more prosaic.
Wayne Rooney’s romp with a prostitute at home while his pregnant wife was away is the latest in an indeterminably long line of marital indiscretions by high-profile football players.
Salman Khan takes his time to forgive and forget. The superstar is on a high over the loud buzz surrounding his new movie, Dabangg, and he even plans to screen the film for his friends.
Guess who’s playing cupid for defence personnel? An online matrimony service was launched in New Delhi to play matchmaker exclusively to members of the armed forces.
Educational institutions set up by political and social thinkers during the freedom struggle will soon get a fresh burst of life thanks to efforts of the National Council of Educational Research and Training.
Gone are the days when dogs would be called Lassie or Fido. In countries like the US and UK, dog owners are giving their pets trendy middle class baby names like Bella, Charlie and Ben.
Britain will soon be getting its first range of halal cosmetics. Created by entrepreneur Samina Akhter, this new brand of make-up products will be free of alcohol and pork fat. The idea came to Akhter when she realised that existing products contained fatty acids and gelatin made from pig fat. As a devout Muslim, she found it worrying. Her Samina Pure Makeup range of products are made from plant extracts, minerals, essential oils and vitamins.
Tamil Nadu is the blessed land of unauthorised religious structures on public land. According to a list submitted by all Indian states to the Supreme Court, this state had the maximum number. A bench headed by Justices Dalveer Bhandari and Deepak Verma had asked state chief secretaries to submit details of illegal religious structures in parks and on streets. Tamil Nadu had 77,453 structures. It was followed closely by Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Sikkim, Mizoram and Nagaland, though, reported none.
In the midst of the Afghan war, Indians have been conserving pre-Islamic art, Buddhist monuments and Mughal gardens, even tracing links back to the Bronze Age.
It sells just 8,000 units a year, but the venerable Ambassador is getting some mouth-to-mouth resuscitation with a redesign that will make it look almost exactly the same.
The first journalist to expose match fixing in international cricket pieces together the intricate details of how the sting on the Pakistani cricket team was crafted.
The first journalist to expose match fixing in international cricket pieces together the intricate details of how the sting on the Pakistani cricket team was crafted.
Seven thousand fanatical Christians have boycotted the census because they believe the unique identification project is Satan’s plan to rule the world.
Some are famous, some are not. You may agree with the list, you may not. But these are in our view the most imaginative men and women in the country. In no particular order.
Come October, Delhi will host an event that is likely to have athletes, officials and spectators hopping beds. There is an entire sex industry gearing up.
Why it is easier for a religious person to be immoral
6The first journalist to expose match fixing in international cricket pieces together the intricate details of how the sting on the Pakistani cricket team was crafted.
2Seven thousand fanatical Christians have boycotted the census because they believe the unique identification project is Satan’s plan to rule the world.
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