Book cover: Romance of Innovation

Romance of Innovation: How to Live a Meaningful Life in Rural India

It is a matter of shame for all of us that 78 years after independence we still have a major portion of our rural population living in primitive conditions. They lack electricity, clean cooking fuel, potable water and toilets in their homes. Somehow modern technology has not touched their lives.

Snowfall in Kashmir: Beauty, Burden And The Test Of Our Humanity

The biggest victims of heavy snowfall are often invisible in public conversations.They are the daily wage workers. laborers, construction workers, street vendors, load carriers, and small service providers who depend on daily earnings to feed their families.When snow blocks roads and markets shut down, their income stops immediately. There is no work from home for a daily wager. No paid leave. No savings cushion for many. Each snowbound day means an empty kitchen, anxious parents, and children who may go to bed hungry. Winter for them is not scenic; it is a season of survival.

India’s 77th Republic Day Parade: Blend Of Tradition And Modernisation

Breaking from the tradition of only marching columns, the Indian Army showcased a "phased battle array" for the first time, mirroring real combat-zone deployment. This included a sequence of new military, technological, and specialized units, highlighting the country's defence self-reliance and modernization. 

Capturing The South Asian Reality: The Shelter And Storm Of Arundhati Roy’s ‘Mother Mary’

In a world that often tries to simplify what’s complicated, Mother Mary Comes to Me captures the South Asian reality where a woman’s power is often carved out of the very detachment that causes pain. Arundhati Roy’s latest work maps a difficult legacy where a mother’s refusal to be a vessel for others, however costly to those around her, unwittingly clears the path for a daughter to reclaim herself. 

More on Medley

Nepalese duo set world record by playing golf at highest altitude

Two Non-Residential Nepalis (NRNs) Binod Adhikari and Kemika Bhandari have set a new world record of playing golf at the highest altitude, The Himalayan Times reported

Pakistan’s Azam becomes fastest batsman to get 2000 T20I runs

Pakistani skipper Babar Azam has become the fastest batsman to score2000 Twenty20 International runs by breaking the record so long held by Indian captain Virat Kohli, The News reported

Kangana Ranaut praises Pakistan for showing empathy with Covid-battered India

Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut on Saturday praised Pakistan for showing empathy with India when the country is engaged in a grim battle against a massive second wave of the deadly coonavirus infection

Doc who unearthed HIV outbreak in Pakistan

A doctor in Pakistan’s Sindh province, who unearthed the sensational HIV outbreak among children in a sleepy, remote town in 2019, says he is not on the good books of the authorities for reporting the epidemic and exposing the malpractices of  some medicos

Five little known UNESCO World Heritage Sites of India

April 18 is observed as International Day for Monuments and Sites. It is also referred to as World Heritage Day

Pakistan becomes first team to take 1000 wickets in T20

In a show of its bowling prowess, Pakistan has become the first team in Twenty20 International cricket to claim 1000 wickets

Eminent Assamese singer Vitali Das succumbs to COVID-19

Eminent Assamese singer Vitali Das passed away on Wednesday evening. She succumbed to COVID-19 at the Kalapahar COVID-19 hospital in Guwahati

Satyajit Ray: A secret bond with children

In the birth centenary year of Indian cinematic great Satyajit Ray, the maestro’s work will be revisited again and again by admirers and critics

Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh, who was COVID-19 positive, dies

Iconic Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh, who had tested positive for COVID-19, died on Wednesday

Three young Pakistanis make it to Forbes list

Young musician Abdullah Siddiqui has become the latest Pakistani to make it to the Forbes 30 under 30 list, Tribune reported

Miss Universe Bangladesh Methila to skip Miss Universe pageant

Miss Universe Bangladesh Tangia Zaman Methila will not participate in Miss Universe 2020 pageant in USA in May due to the Covid 19 induced lockdown and travel restrictions in her country, Dhaka Tribune reported

Sri Lankan spin legend Muralitharan out of hospital

Sri Lankan cricket legend and Sunrisers Hyderabad spin coach Muttiah Muralitharan has been released from hospital after undergoing a successful coronary angioplasty at a Chennai private hospital

Hindu woman to become top cop in Pakistan

For the first time in the history of the police in Pakistan’s Sindh province, a Hindu woman will join the force as a high-ranking officer, The News reported

Former Sri Lankan spin ace Muttiah Muralitharan has angioplasty in Chennai

Former Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, who is in India for the Indian Premier League (IPL), was admitted to a hospital in Chennai for angioplasty on Sunday

How AI is helping restore 2200-year-old Ajanta cave paintings; preserving India's ancient art through modern tech

When India was grappling with the Covid-19 crest in mid-2020, an ancient treasure - about 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments dating 2nd century BCE to about 480 CE  - was quietly catapulted into the 'future world history', but the epochal event went virtually unnoticed in the country