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Five hand stitched embroidery styles from India

August 2, 2017

We look at five Indian hand stitched embroidery styles that showcase the diversity of handicrafts from the country.

Child Trafficking in West Bengal

August 2, 2017

What looks like a contrast of good and evil; the eastern Indian state of West Bengal that contributes to almost 45 pc of the country's child trafficking cases has also managed to rescue the most number of missing children between 2012 and 2017.

Climate change caused 60,000 farmer suicides in In...

August 2, 2017

The dark sides of climate change are attributed to nearly 60,000 Indian farmer suicides in India as per a recent research that noted the vulnerable sides of the rising temperature in the developing nations.

Lipstick Under My Burkha – Is it revolutiona...

August 2, 2017

The highly anticipated film, Lipstick Under My Burkha only shocks because it puts to screen unfulfilled desires of women in India, as rape and oppression are commonplace, mundane realities in their lives.

Five iconic Park Street Restaurants

August 1, 2017

Park Street, the central street for dining and nightlife in Kolkata is home to several restaurants that have stayed on for decades.

Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) to show...

July 29, 2017

Three Indian films including one by Anurag Kashyap and one by Hansal Mehta are set to have a world premiere at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

Workshop to uphold cinematic heritage in India

July 28, 2017

A Film Preservation and Restoration workshop is to be held in southern Indian city of Chennai.

Five things to do in Imphal

July 28, 2017

Imphal, the capital city of Manipur in north-east India has a number of interesting experiences to offer its visitors.

Indo-China tensions escalate

July 27, 2017

China and India have been engaging in an exchange of disputes even as a scheduled meeting for BRICS countries' National Security Advisors' is awaited.