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Why we are welcoming 2017 with a sonnet (and more poetry) instead of the news Poetry cannot match the real world now Truth, and what comes after, grabs us all Every hour, every minu...

Better laws on mental health and maternity in 2016 but still no comprehensive health policy Pulse reviews health policy in 2016 India’s healthcare received a huge jolt in 2015 with substanti...

Mumbai New Year's options: Dance to a Swedish DJ, a masquerade party and much more There's a lot happening in the nation's commercial capital over the next three days.  Bars and N...

Nine dead, several others trapped under debris in Jharkhand mine collapse Coal India Limited officials have set up a high-level committee to enquire into security lapses by the private minin...

US imposes sanctions on Russian intelligence agencies in retaliation to election hacking The Kremlin has promised an adequate response to the actions taken by the Barack Obama administration...

IIT-Madras websites hacked, messages praising Pakistan posted on them, say reports The sites contained information on upcoming conferences at the institution. Several websites managed b...

 Akhilesh Yadav comes up with own candidate list for UP polls..... In other headlines: Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu was suspended from his party, and the US imposed sanctions on Russia ...

Why Arvind Kejriwal says he will not Contest Punjab elections himself The AAP chief revealed this while he was engaged in a Twitter spat with senior Congress leader Amarinder Singh. Delhi...

Tamil Nadu Jayalalithaa's aide Sasikala Natarajan is the AIADMK's new general secretary The decision was taken at the ruling party's general body meeting on Thursday, the first one since the ...

In North Bengal, tea estates now come in the size of kitchen gardens The small growers are producing nearly half of the region's annual tea output. When Subhash Sarkar retired from his go...

The rise of 'bromosexual' friendships: Why gay and straight men should bond more Friendships between homosexual and heterosexual men have always existed, but are gaining more acceptance. ...