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    Tirupati Brahmotsavam: Tradition where a million sacred flowers bloom

    SSV Bhaskar Rao
    24 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST

    Tonnes of flowers from across India and abroad are used in Tirumala to decorate the idols, creating a riot of colour and scent; a deep dive into the tradition

    The bloom of sacred flowers: Unveiling Tirumalas divine floral tradition
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    Hyderabad-Nehru Zoological Park
    Features

    White tigers, African lions: Hyderabad’s Nehru Zoological Park gets 309 rare species

    23 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Anuparna Roy-indie-women-filmmakers
    Films

    What Anuparna Roy’s win at Venice Film Festival means for indie women filmmakers

    22 Sept 2025 12:10 PM IST
    Zubeen Garg
    Entertainment

    Zubeen Garg obit: The voice that carried Assam’s love, longing and loss in its timbre

    21 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Too Much with Kajol-Twinkle

    Too Much with Kajol and Twinkle: How India has a case of celeb talk show fatigue

    20 Sept 2025 12:31 PM IST
    Varanasi

    Varanasi vs Goa: Which way are Indians headed?

    19 Sept 2025 9:06 PM IST
    Dance of Freedom-Leela Samson

    Dance of Freedom review: Leela Samson traces Bharatanatyam’s roots, revival and reach

    19 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Robert Redford

    Robert Redford obit: How the ‘sex symbol of the Seventies’ changed Hollywood

    17 Sept 2025 5:12 PM IST
    Telangana organ donation

    How Telangana turned organ donation into India’s most inspiring life-saving movement

    16 Sept 2025 8:50 AM IST
    Durga Puja Kolkata theme pandals 2025

    Kolkata Durga Puja 2025: Top 10 theme pandals this year

    15 Sept 2025 10:45 AM IST
    Adolescence

    Emmy Awards 2025: The Studio, Adolescence win big in a night of sweeps, surprises

    15 Sept 2025 9:40 AM IST
    Owen Cooper-Emmy Awards

    Emmy Awards 2025: Adolescence star Owen Cooper makes history at 15

    15 Sept 2025 8:12 AM IST
    Ramadevara Betta in Bengaluru is Indias first vulture santuary

    Ramadevara Betta: Inside India's first and only vulture sanctuary

    14 Sept 2025 8:58 PM IST
    International Tiger Day 2022

    Why do tigers venture hundreds of miles into the unknown?

    14 Sept 2025 3:11 PM IST
    Bhupen Hazarika-Assam

    Bhupen Hazarika at 100: The jajabor who sang of Assam, its people and the world

    Nawaid Anjum
    14 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST

    Bhupen Hazarika (1926-2011) gave Assam its modern voice; he sang of the Brahmaputra, tea gardens, peasants and the poor; his songs still teach India...

    Guru Randhawa-Punjabi-pop-singer

    How Guru Randhawa’s latest Punjabi music video ‘Azul’ hits all the wrong notes

    13 Sept 2025 7:35 AM IST
    king cobras

    King Cobra or Giri Nagu makes its way into Telangana’s forests for the first time

    12 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Hyderabad Birding Pals-Birdwatching group

    How Hyderabad Birding Pals became one of India’s biggest birdwatching groups

    9 Sept 2025 8:05 AM IST
    tandoor-tonir-India-Armenia

    How Persian tandoors or clay ovens connect India and Armenia across civilisations

    8 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Protein bars in India hide sugars, audit finds shocking results

    Protein bars in India hide sugars, audit finds shocking results

    6 Sept 2025 8:31 AM IST
    Giorgio Armani

    How Giorgio Armani reengineered the suit, and stitched Hollywood into his empire

    5 Sept 2025 6:42 PM IST
    Andhra-pickles-US-tariffs

    How high US tariffs have hit pickles’ trail from Andhra to the Telugu diaspora

    4 Sept 2025 9:20 AM IST
    sari-couture-fashion-spiritual

    How sari is being reimagined as ‘sacred couture’ with spiritual symbols

    30 Aug 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Cabernet Sauvignon-Indian-red-wine

    Cabernet Sauvignon is changing the Indian red wine story, putting it on global map

    30 Aug 2025 6:30 AM IST
    English dictionary

    New words in Cambridge Dictionary: How the Internet is changing English language

    26 Aug 2025 8:30 AM IST
    Stray dog

    International Dog Day: Want a furry friend? Here are some breeds suited for India

    26 Aug 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Tamil-wedding-ritual-Supanki Kalanadan

    How a diaspora woman in Canada revives ancient Tamil marriage rituals and beliefs

    24 Aug 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Zakir Khan-Madison Square

    How Zakir Khan took Hindi stand-up comedy from Indore to Madison Square Garden

    23 Aug 2025 4:42 PM IST
    hijras-castration

    How castration among hijras forces India to rethink mental health, gender identity

    22 Aug 2025 5:10 PM IST
    Madras Day Special: How an American made Chennai ‘cool’ in the 1800s

    Madras Day Special: How an American made Chennai ‘cool’ in the 1800s

    22 Aug 2025 1:51 PM IST
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