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    How some of Delhi’s erstwhile ‘refugee colonies’ evolved into upscale neighbourhoods

    Ekta Chauhan
    30 April 2026 1:45 PM IST

    The Delhi HC recently, while allowing restaurants in the national capital’s Khan Market to operate without the fire department’s NOC as long as the guest count was below 50, referred to the market as...

    How some of Delhi’s erstwhile ‘refugee colonies’ evolved into upscale neighbourhoods
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    Why Bengals iconic jhalmuri and telebhaja may be seeing a change in fortunes in Kolkata
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    Why Bengal's iconic jhalmuri and telebhaja may be seeing a change in fortunes in Kolkata

    29 April 2026 5:02 PM IST
    Why Vaishali’s Candidates win is an opportunity to further boost interest in women’s chess in India
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    Why Vaishali’s Candidates win is an opportunity to further boost interest in women’s chess in India

    28 April 2026 10:44 AM IST
    How ‘Khela Hobe’ went from an election slogan to one of Indias most defining political battle cries
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    How ‘Khela Hobe’ went from an election slogan to one of India's most defining political battle cries

    27 April 2026 2:34 PM IST
    How Madras Time played a crucial role in the evolution of Indian Standard Time

    How 'Madras Time' played a crucial role in the evolution of Indian Standard Time

    25 April 2026 9:35 AM IST
    The chimera called ‘Mahakal Time’ and why it is merely empty rhetoric

    The chimera called ‘Mahakal Time’ and why it is merely empty rhetoric

    24 April 2026 12:22 PM IST
    Why in Karnataka, Devadasis and their families continue to suffer the damages of a banned practice

    Why in Karnataka, 'Devadasis' and their families continue to suffer the damages of a banned practice

    23 April 2026 4:25 PM IST
    Why, despite laws and court orders, sanitary workers continue to die in toxic fumes-filled manholes

    Why, despite laws and court orders, sanitary workers continue to die in toxic fumes-filled manholes

    22 April 2026 1:25 PM IST
    In Andhra, a school bears testimony to the toil of mothers who wanted education for their kids

    In Andhra, a school bears testimony to the toil of mothers who wanted education for their kids

    21 April 2026 3:30 PM IST
    Why residents of Keralas Thasarak village have been living with fictitious characters for decades

    Why residents of Kerala's Thasarak village have been 'living' with fictitious characters for decades

    20 April 2026 2:55 PM IST
    World Heritage Day: How restricted focus on sites of national importance’ is impacting our legacy

    World Heritage Day: How restricted focus on 'sites of national importance’ is impacting our legacy

    18 April 2026 11:57 AM IST
    Why ‘Kalinga Bull Biju Patnaik came riding a donkey to an award ceremony in the ‘90s

    Why ‘Kalinga Bull' Biju Patnaik came riding a donkey to an award ceremony in the ‘90s

    17 April 2026 9:32 AM IST
    Why Delhi’s roomali rolls, a variant of Kolkata’s kathi classics, remain a mostly-local legend

    Why Delhi’s roomali rolls, a variant of Kolkata’s kathi classics, remain a mostly-local legend

    16 April 2026 2:18 PM IST
    Why Karnatakas new ‘Eva Nammava’ law alone may not be enough to curb honour killings in the state

    Why Karnataka's new ‘Eva Nammava’ law alone may not be enough to curb 'honour killings' in the state

    15 April 2026 3:00 PM IST
    Why a 31-year-olds death has revived talks of ‘extrajudicial killings’, ‘fake encounters’ in Kashmir

    Why a 31-year-old's death has revived talks of ‘extrajudicial killings’, ‘fake encounters’ in Kashmir

    14 April 2026 2:56 PM IST
    How ‘baithakis’ — intimate gatherings over conversation, culture and cuisine — are making a comeback

    How ‘baithakis’ — intimate gatherings over conversation, culture and cuisine — are making a comeback

    13 April 2026 1:44 PM IST
    Why an upcoming nine-hour-long Kannada play has a lesson to offer on the current geopolitical crisis

    Why an upcoming nine-hour-long Kannada play has a lesson to offer on the current geopolitical crisis

    Muralidhara Khajane
    10 April 2026 2:04 PM IST

    Based on a 12th-century Kannada literary tradition, Vachana Kalyana looks back at a genre which, according to experts, preached the avoidance of...

    Why ‘coming alive’ of its first commercial prototype fast breeder reactor is a nuclear milestone for India

    Why ‘coming alive’ of its first commercial prototype fast breeder reactor is a nuclear milestone for India

    9 April 2026 9:40 AM IST
    Why in Tamil Nadu, elections are busy, happy times for look-alikes of actors-turned-politicians

    Why in Tamil Nadu, elections are busy, happy times for look-alikes of actors-turned-politicians

    8 April 2026 2:43 PM IST
    Why India’s digital regulations have raised concerns of centralised control over online speech, data

    Why India’s digital regulations have raised concerns of centralised control over online speech, data

    7 April 2026 1:02 PM IST
    Why global success for Indian indie music may look nothing like the reign of K-Pop icon BTS

    Why global success for Indian indie music may look nothing like the reign of K-Pop icon BTS

    6 April 2026 2:21 PM IST
    Why a Chennai professor has made it his mission to search for a ‘missing’ singer in Gaza

    Why a Chennai professor has made it his mission to search for a ‘missing’ singer in Gaza

    3 April 2026 1:15 PM IST
    Why life today is a struggle of a different kind for former Sri Lankan LTTE fighters

    Why life today is a struggle of a different kind for former Sri Lankan LTTE fighters

    2 April 2026 12:01 PM IST
    30 years on, why the arrack ban in Kerala continues to draw dissent

    30 years on, why the arrack ban in Kerala continues to draw dissent

    1 April 2026 9:41 AM IST
    Who was Mirra Alfassa — the French woman who institutionalised Puducherrys best-known spiritual legacy

    Who was Mirra Alfassa — the French woman who institutionalised Puducherry's best-known spiritual legacy

    31 March 2026 2:54 PM IST
    Why rush to appropriate late Kanshi Ram in UP reflects broader lack of unifying Dalit face

    Why rush to appropriate late Kanshi Ram in UP reflects broader lack of unifying Dalit face

    30 March 2026 9:45 AM IST
    How the failure of a satellite’s atomic clock has put India’s national security at risk

    How the failure of a satellite’s atomic clock has put India’s national security at risk

    27 March 2026 11:04 AM IST
    How The All-India Anglo-Indian Association, which turns 150 this year, gave voice & identity to a community

    How The All-India Anglo-Indian Association, which turns 150 this year, gave voice & identity to a community

    26 March 2026 11:46 AM IST
    Why amendment to law for protection of transgender rights has the community worried

    Why amendment to law for protection of transgender rights has the community worried

    25 March 2026 11:39 AM IST
    How in Sirsa, a slain journalist’s memory coexists with faith in Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim

    How in Sirsa, a slain journalist’s memory coexists with faith in Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim

    24 March 2026 2:22 PM IST
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