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A 60-year-old cartoon on BR Ambedkar in a government schoolbook stalls Parliament and creates a nationwide stir. We ask our readers if India is too touchy about her icons.
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Script for controversyIn the 12 years he has worked as an interpreter since 2000, SK Pandey was called to perform his duty on just four occasions.
Prasad Nichenametla reports.
For Rishang Keishing (92), the world of Indian Parliament had opened up through the window of a train. After getting elected from Manipur in the first Lok Sabha in 1952, it took four days for him to reach Delhi.
As India marks its sixtieth anniversary of elected governance, a look at the highs and the lows, the images and the events that have shaped us as a republic.
Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday spoke for the first time after being nominated for Rajya Sabha. As expected, readers were keen in knowing what he said. Also, stories like Pakistan keeping its Osama secrets to a edit piece on how to deal with Pakistan on the Siachen glacier interested readers. Here's a look on few stories that readers could connect to.
Come Tuesday, you will not be allowed to chuck your old phones, printer cartridges and television sets in municipal bins. Chetan Chauhan reports.
The recipe of this East Indian 'Bottle Masala' is not a closely guarded family secret. For the past four months, this musical concoction has been presented, with additional Polish, Bolivian and Namibian flavours, to an all-American audience.
Bidhan Barua, a second-year commerce student from Guwahati, says he felt like a woman trapped in man’s body and wanted the surgery so he could marry an IAF officer.
HT reports.
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At a time when India plans a multi-pronged attack on malnutrition in 200 high-burden districts, it will pay to examine the cracks in state institutions that have led to past failures and can still derail well-intentioned plans.
Pramit Bhattacharya reports.
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India's Constitution guarantees the right to education. But for the underprivileged child, it still remains an uphill task to get decent schooling.
Charu Sudan Kasturi reports.
Why students drop outAnadish Pal quit medical school to follow his heart. Today, the 48-year-old boasts of nine US patents; he is also a hardcore environmentalist. Manoj Sharma writes.