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'No other option': Deadly India floods bare conflicts from hydropower boomFifteen years ago, bulldozers descended on Raini village to build a dam, part of a push by India to increase hydroelectric power. The field...
- They can't leave the Bay Area fast enough
Remote work offered a chance at residing for a few months in towns where life felt easier. Tech workers and their bosses realized they migh...
- A flying elephant, a teacher’s hugs: 12 tales of pandemic resilience from across the world
The virus has been crushing spirits around the world, but some people refuse to be bowed. Here are their stories.
- The Nomad Generation and the Future of Work
- Article 370 would never be restored in J&K, 'Gupkar alliance' befooling people: BJP
BJP national spokesperson Shahnawaz also said the upcoming District Development Council (DDC) polls were being fought over local developmen...
- PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti accuses Centre of pushing Gujjars and Bakerwals to the wall
On Sunday Mufti visited the upper forest region of Pahalgam in southern Kashmir, where the administration had recently demolished some resi...
- Staycations, nearby stays continue to define travel trends for 2021: Airbnb
Destinations that are highly searched for on Airbnb are Karjat and Panchgani in Maharashtra, Manali in Himachal Pradesh, Mangalore in Karna...
- 50 cities in 25 countries witness protests on Chinese National Day
Around 300 protesters gathered opposite the Chinese consulate in Toronto to protest against China over several issues including COVID-19. T...
- China sharply expands mass labor program in Tibet
China is pushing growing numbers of Tibetan rural laborers off the land and into recently built military-style training centers where they ...
- Coronavirus lockdown impact: We have to help the migrant find a home
It is not easy to work in an alien land. If Indians abroad complain of racial discrimination, north eastern Indians in Bengaluru suffer bul...
- Ask the travel expert: Is it challenging to return from the US close to visa expiry date?
The travel expert recommends reconfirming from US local authorities to avoid inconvenience.
- Court said poetic justice needs to be done in Kathua case, rejected defence pleas on defective probe
Court said it was needless to say the commission of this "devilish and monstrous crime has sent shockwaves across the society."
- Kathua case: Friend’s deposition played key role in nailing accused
We need to teach the Bakarwals a lesson. We have murdered the girl: Co-accused told lifer cop
- Six convicted, one acquitted in Kathua rape case; sentencing shortly
The court sentenced three of the convicts to life imprisonment for kidnapping, gang raping and murdering the girl, calling the crime “shame...
- Judgement in Kathua rape-and-murder case likely on June 10
The apex court move came after lawyers in Kathua prevented Crime Branch officials from filing a charge sheet in the case, which shocked the...
- Army sets up mobile schools for two nomadic communities in Jammu & Kashmir
The Army has set up three mobile schools in Banihal area of Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir to provide education to the children of no...
- Bakerwals are losing their way of life to barbed wire
Post Kathua, these nomadic people are struggling to protect their daughters, as well as their rights over open pastures
- Georgia, global warming and Pakistan war: The story of Kathua rape victim's Bakarwal community
One of the several tribes of J&K, Bakarwals are a pastoral nomadic community found mostly in Doda, Rajauri, Poonch and Udhampur.
- Singapore social startups build a niche market in India
According to the Economic Survey 2015-16, India houses more than 19,000 technology-enabled startups.
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