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‘India is witnessing a pickleball boom. Every week throws up hundreds of new venues, leagues, and podcasts dedicated to the sport.’  | Photo Credit: Getty Images Recently a friend who has never played a sport in his life posted a picture of himself in some sort of a playing arena, wielding a weirdly shaped frying … Read more

Two men walk out of an enclosure on the beach off Urur Kuppam, precious cargo in hand. It is a little after dusk and a small crowd of adults and children has gathered, following their every move. The men — both from the Forest Department — walk into a clearing with bamboo baskets and tip … Read more

It has been clear for some years now that a section of teenagers across the world are going through a period of considerable anxiety. This phenomenon had been developing even before the COVID-19 years; however, the pandemic made the mental health crisis more acute. Added to this is the increased stress among teenagers about their … Read more

It has been 17 seasons, countless heartbreaks, and still no Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy. Yet, every year, as the summer heat rises, so does the roar of the Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) faithful fans. Clad in red and gold, with voices hoarse from chanting “RCB, RCB” and hearts full of hope with slogans like … Read more

New Delhi, April 23: The Lok Sabha to-day passed in a matter of few hours two Constitution Amendment Bills — one granting full Statehood to Sikkim and the other elevating Arunachal Pradesh to the level of other Union territories with a Legislative Assembly and a Council of Ministers. The Sikkim Bill was adopted with near … Read more

Our bodies are made of cells. Each cell is a soup of smaller components, all working together to execute the body’s various functions. Perhaps the most well-known of these components are proteins — long chains of amino acids that cells make with instructions from the DNA. When the DNA changes, the cell is able to … Read more

Lablu Mia, a 50-year-old local leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), was known as a devoted activist in Badarganj upazila of Rangpur district. But on April 5, his loyalty to the party meant nothing when rival BNP factions turned on each other in a vicious clash over control of a business near the upazila … Read more

Plastic chairs and string cots are arranged neatly in a semi-circle under a canopy of trees at Beguna Diha, a village on the outskirts of Mayurbhanj in Odisha. You can hear the sound of practising percussionists, as young men and women get ready for a performance. The audience slowly fills the space. As the drums … Read more

The enthusiastic campaign to keep Veeraswamys on London’s Regent Street open demonstrates Britain’s well-documented passion for Mulligatawny Soup, chicken tikka and vindaloo. The UK’s oldest Indian restaurant, the Michelin-starred Veeraswamy may not reach its centenary next year, because of a lease dispute, however it did start a curry revolution. Moving forward from the stereotypical, and … Read more

Changing his name to GauZ’ at the age of 15 was Armand Patrick Gbaka-Brédé’s first real political act. “You know, in France, Armand is a very sexy name,” says the Ivorian writer with a laugh. But, for him, it is also a name intrinsically linked to France’s cultural imperialism that had eroded the customs, traditions, … Read more