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    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 purportedly resulting in them being identified as...

    Why ration loss is pushing FPO directors to desperation, likely resignation
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    Osmania biscuit: How Hyderabad’s popular tea-time snack got the Nizam’s name
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    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
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    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
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    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
    How Makhana cultivation in Bihar leaves farmers struggling for survival

    How Makhana cultivation in Bihar leaves farmers struggling for survival

    29 Aug 2025 6:30 AM IST
    ‘Dead’ voters walking in Bihar, hundreds deleted from rolls in villages near Patna

    ‘Dead’ voters walking in Bihar, hundreds deleted from rolls in villages near Patna

    28 Aug 2025 9:38 AM IST
    How West Bengal is pushing back against BJP’s Bangladeshi infiltration narrative

    How West Bengal is pushing back against BJP’s Bangladeshi infiltration narrative

    Samir K Purkayastha
    27 Aug 2025 7:40 AM IST

    As Bengali-speaking migrants are labelled ‘Bangladeshis’ in BJP-ruled states and face detentions , Bengal reasserts its linguistic identity through...

    How ragi and jowar rotis, a village staple, became urban superfood in Telugu states

    How ragi and jowar rotis, a village staple, became urban superfood in Telugu states

    26 Aug 2025 3:10 PM IST
    Eviction drives in Assam’s Golaghat leave migrant Muslim families pushed to a corner

    Eviction drives in Assam’s Golaghat leave migrant Muslim families pushed to a corner

    25 Aug 2025 12:37 PM IST
    Farmers’ suicides in Telangana: How widows are finding ways to rebuild their lives

    Farmers’ suicides in Telangana: How widows are finding ways to rebuild their lives

    22 Aug 2025 6:30 AM IST
    How overcrowded shelters and MCD negligence left Delhi’s stray dogs in limbo

    How overcrowded shelters and MCD negligence left Delhi’s stray dogs in limbo

    21 Aug 2025 6:30 AM IST
    How Hindutva’s war on religious conversion exposes BJP’s Christian dilemma in Kerala

    How Hindutva’s war on religious conversion exposes BJP’s Christian dilemma in Kerala

    20 Aug 2025 6:30 AM IST
    How DDA’s slum rehabilitation flats failed the poor, displaced families in Delhi

    How DDA’s slum rehabilitation flats failed the poor, displaced families in Delhi

    19 Aug 2025 7:42 AM IST
    How Assam’s indigenous communities are fighting to revive endangered Tai languages

    How Assam’s indigenous communities are fighting to revive endangered Tai languages

    18 Aug 2025 8:00 AM IST
    Araku coffee: How Andhra Pradesh govt, tribal farmers are taking organic beans global

    Araku coffee: How Andhra Pradesh govt, tribal farmers are taking organic beans global

    15 Aug 2025 10:35 PM IST
    How Bhadrachalam’s Godavari bridge in Telangana linked ‘Southern Ayodhya’ to millions

    How Bhadrachalam’s Godavari bridge in Telangana linked ‘Southern Ayodhya’ to millions

    14 Aug 2025 2:40 PM IST
    How rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is whizzing through our solar system

    How rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is whizzing through our solar system

    13 Aug 2025 8:00 AM IST
    How climate change, tourism, and human greed push Uttarkashi towards disaster

    How climate change, tourism, and human greed push Uttarkashi towards disaster

    12 Aug 2025 6:30 AM IST
    How Assam’s visually impaired keep learning to read and write against all odds

    How Assam’s visually impaired keep learning to read and write against all odds

    11 Aug 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Kolhapuri Saaj: How this handcrafted gold necklace keeps a city’s heritage alive

    Kolhapuri Saaj: How this handcrafted gold necklace keeps a city’s heritage alive

    7 Aug 2025 8:18 AM IST
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