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    Festive buying to wedding shopping, why the middle class is struggling to purchase gold jewellery

    Abhishek Rawat
    10 Oct 2025 6:30 AM IST

    The skyrocketing gold price has made the yellow metal a more attractive investment option than a jewellery choice for the middle class. Despite coming Diwali-Dhanteras and wedding season, demand for...

    Festive buying to wedding shopping, why the middle class is struggling to purchase gold jewellery
    The Eighth Column
    Worry to wonder: How enumerators mastered use of tech tools for Karnataka’s social and educational survey
    The Eighth Column

    Worry to wonder: How enumerators mastered use of tech tools for Karnataka’s social and educational survey

    9 Oct 2025 8:06 AM IST
    Why Vembanads houseboats, a pillar of Kerala tourism, have environmentalists worried
    The Eighth Column

    Why Vembanad's houseboats, a pillar of Kerala tourism, have environmentalists worried

    8 Oct 2025 6:30 AM IST
    How traditional archery has evolved into a modern, competitive sport in Ladakh
    The Eighth Column

    How traditional archery has evolved into a modern, competitive sport in Ladakh

    7 Oct 2025 8:46 AM IST
    Why Kashmir’s shikarawallahs are turning their backs on the lakes, taking up gig work

    Why Kashmir’s shikarawallahs are turning their backs on the lakes, taking up gig work

    6 Oct 2025 11:57 AM IST
    Why NSD fee for acting course in Mumbai has raised concerns of the institute serving the elite

    Why NSD fee for acting course in Mumbai has raised concerns of the institute serving the elite

    3 Oct 2025 10:33 AM IST
    Why Ottanthullal, a 300-year-old satirical dance-drama from Kerala, is a declining art today

    Why Ottanthullal, a 300-year-old satirical dance-drama from Kerala, is a declining art today

    2 Oct 2025 7:37 AM IST
    Students schemes, tree plantation and blood donation to census, poll duty — what’s keeping teachers busy

    Students schemes, tree plantation and blood donation to census, poll duty — what’s keeping teachers busy

    1 Oct 2025 9:31 AM IST
    How the popularisation of Dakla music led to its traditional folk artistes being sidelined

    How the popularisation of Dakla music led to its traditional folk artistes being sidelined

    30 Sept 2025 7:16 AM IST
    Scrolls worship to foreign tie-ups, how Kolkata’s Durga Puja celebrations are blending cultural traditions

    Scrolls worship to foreign tie-ups, how Kolkata’s Durga Puja celebrations are blending cultural traditions

    29 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Why a 1988 murder has brought the Kshatriya-Patidar blood feud in Gujarat’s Gondal back in focus

    Why a 1988 murder has brought the Kshatriya-Patidar blood feud in Gujarat’s Gondal back in focus

    26 Sept 2025 9:00 AM IST
    Why leopard-attack fear is holding parts of Uttarakhand hostage, causing disruption to normal life

    Why leopard-attack fear is holding parts of Uttarakhand hostage, causing disruption to normal life

    25 Sept 2025 8:09 AM IST
    How a nondescript Odisha village has found identity with a weekly haat for Sambalpuri sarees

    How a nondescript Odisha village has found identity with a weekly haat for Sambalpuri sarees

    24 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Emergency era to Nepal agitation: Decoding youth protests and what puts these movements at risk

    Emergency era to Nepal agitation: Decoding youth protests and what puts these movements at risk

    23 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
    How historic Kaveripoompattinam port town was digitally mapped and what it revealed about ancient trade routes

    How historic Kaveripoompattinam port town was digitally mapped and what it revealed about ancient trade routes

    22 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Climate change to alleged lack of govt support, why Kashmir’s almond farms have given way to apple orchards

    Climate change to alleged lack of govt support, why Kashmir’s almond farms have given way to apple orchards

    19 Sept 2025 7:34 AM IST
    Why ration loss is pushing FPO directors to desperation, likely resignation

    Why ration loss is pushing FPO directors to desperation, likely resignation

    Rakhee Roytalukdar
    18 Sept 2025 7:48 AM IST

    Attempts to regularise discrepancies in the public distribution system has landed FPO directors in trouble with their director identification numbers...

    Osmania biscuit: How Hyderabad’s popular tea-time snack got the Nizam’s name

    Osmania biscuit: How Hyderabad’s popular tea-time snack got the Nizam’s name

    17 Sept 2025 1:30 PM IST
    Punjab floods: How Ravi’s fury, embankment collapse brought calamity to farmers

    Punjab floods: How Ravi’s fury, embankment collapse brought calamity to farmers

    16 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Asthi visarjan in Haridwar to pind daan in Gaya, how digital platforms are adding a tech touch to rituals

    Asthi visarjan in Haridwar to pind daan in Gaya, how digital platforms are adding a tech touch to rituals

    15 Sept 2025 7:06 AM IST
    How encroachment turns Yamuna floods into Delhi’s cycle of displacement

    How encroachment turns Yamuna floods into Delhi’s cycle of displacement

    12 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Samudaya at 50: Why Karnataka’s theatre collective must reinvent to stay relevant

    Samudaya at 50: Why Karnataka’s theatre collective must reinvent to stay relevant

    11 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
    How West Bengal is teaching kids compassion for strays, ways to avoid dog bite

    How West Bengal is teaching kids compassion for strays, ways to avoid dog bite

    10 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Karnataka SC quota: Why nomadic communities feel let down by Siddaramaiah govt

    Karnataka SC quota: Why nomadic communities feel let down by Siddaramaiah govt

    9 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
    International Literacy Day: How bookstores are helping build communities of readers

    International Literacy Day: How bookstores are helping build communities of readers

    8 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
    As house sparrows vanish, how people across cities fight to bring them back

    As house sparrows vanish, how people across cities fight to bring them back

    5 Sept 2025 10:50 AM IST
    How online gambling ruined lives of young men in Maharashtra’s Solapur and Beed

    How online gambling ruined lives of young men in Maharashtra’s Solapur and Beed

    4 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
    How Raghunath Sasmal made Dahibara Aludum a part of Odisha’s culinary legacy

    How Raghunath Sasmal made Dahibara Aludum a part of Odisha’s culinary legacy

    3 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Why the same activists, political leaders are detained every time PM Modi visits Gujarat

    Why the same activists, political leaders are detained every time PM Modi visits Gujarat

    2 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
    How ‘unfair pricing’ of leaves is brewing a storm in Assam’s small tea gardens

    How ‘unfair pricing’ of leaves is brewing a storm in Assam’s small tea gardens

    1 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
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