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Living on the Zero Line: Why life is a daily struggle for residents of Bengal's Hakimpur village
Samir K Purkayastha
28 Nov 2025 1:18 PM IST
Hakimpur’s proximity to the border has earned it the moniker of 'shunno rekhar gram', or village on Zero Line. Here, everything — shopping, movement to and from the village, or routine activities...
The Eighth Column
The Eighth Column
Why the death of a bird in his rehearsal space made theatre personality Prasanna give up direction
27 Nov 2025 9:45 AM IST
The Eighth Column
10 years of Constitution Day: Why it risks becoming a masking ritual for a backsliding democracy
26 Nov 2025 9:20 AM IST
The Eighth Column
Why damage to China’s Shenzhou-20 spacecraft has lesson on debris threat for space-faring nations
25 Nov 2025 10:03 AM IST
How Hyderabad’s iconic palaces and monuments narrate a story of past architectural glory
24 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST
Why the SIR's launch in Bengal on filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak's birth centenary is a profound irony
21 Nov 2025 9:11 AM IST
How a groundnut festival to appease a bull became a part of Bengaluru's cultural calendar
20 Nov 2025 1:27 PM IST
Why Bihar's Sakri residents are doubting Amit Shah’s promise of reopening state's sugar mills
19 Nov 2025 8:35 AM IST
Why in Bihar’s Biswak, a Kashmiri sultan’s grave remains forgotten and neglected
18 Nov 2025 12:46 PM IST
Who was James Watson, Nobel Laureate known for seminal work on DNA structure, who died this month
17 Nov 2025 7:51 AM IST
Why Delhi moms fear their children are becoming collateral damage to the city's smog apathy
14 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST
Why Centre urging preference for ex-Agniveers in security jobs has triggered fear in Haryana
13 Nov 2025 7:59 AM IST
Why Hurricane Melissa is a wake-up call on how a warming climate can intensify natural disasters
12 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST
Why residents of former Bangladeshi enclaves are losing sleep over ongoing SIR in West Bengal
11 Nov 2025 10:45 AM IST
Mumbai to small-town nets, how World Cup win is redrawing the map of women’s cricket in India
10 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST
Why a section of Sikkim’s Dzongu residents have been waiting 10 years for a bridge to the world
7 Nov 2025 1:01 PM IST
Why camels, once the celebrated ‘ships of the desert’, seem to be losing their footing in Rajasthan
Ajay Suri
6 Nov 2025 7:43 AM IST
With trade restricted to within the state under a 2015 legislation — and the animals no longer the primary mode of transportation in the desert —...
How this TN man has boosted community interest in mangroves, made crab-fattening a means to empower women
5 Nov 2025 6:59 AM IST
Why ongoing Kannada Sahitya Parishat row reflects a deeper decline in century-old institution
4 Nov 2025 2:17 PM IST
How a marble monument and its immortal art are mesmerising viewers at an ongoing exhibition
3 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST
How Indian paranormal investigators are using science and logic to face all that's spooky
31 Oct 2025 9:33 AM IST
How GI tag has brought fresh focus to ‘Kutch Ajrakh’, helped find new platforms for promotion
30 Oct 2025 1:37 PM IST
How sniffer dogs are helping Telangana forest officials combat teak smuggling, animal poaching
29 Oct 2025 6:30 AM IST
Why a nondescript village in Andhra is pinning its hopes for a better tomorrow on Google
28 Oct 2025 2:27 PM IST
Why despite progressive image, Kerala continues to struggle with accepting interfaith marriages
27 Oct 2025 6:30 AM IST
Even in the midst of a traffic nightmare, why cops managing the mess deserve our consideration
24 Oct 2025 1:15 PM IST
How residents of Jawahar Nagar, Hyderabad's garbage dump, are living with health woes
23 Oct 2025 12:39 PM IST
A prized possession for generations, why Mysore silk sarees are failing to keep up with demand
22 Oct 2025 6:30 AM IST
Globally recognised, why Kolkata’s kathi rolls continue to rule over the city’s heart
21 Oct 2025 12:04 PM IST
20 years of the RTI law: How a marquee legislation has been weakened and diluted
20 Oct 2025 8:43 AM IST
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