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June 28, 2018
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Kuvalayapida and Krishna – LXXVIII

Nilanjana retells the famous story from the Bhagavatam about how Krishna vanquished Kuvalayapida, the mighty elephant of Kamsa, in the weekly column. A Different Truths exclusive. Sukha was narrating...

June 26, 2018
Dr. Paramita Mukherjee Mullick
History & Culture, Travel & Food

The Ancient Walled City

The walls around Toledo are an example of one of the most fortified complex systems of the Middle Ages in Europe. It is one of the oldest cities of...

June 22, 2018
Mamta Joshi
Environment

The Wood Wide Web: Why we need a Mowgli in us!

Mowgli’s woody world is full of deep love for the jungle and animals of all shapes and sizes, within it. Rudyard Kipling’s story is laced with moral lessons to...

June 7, 2018
IPA Service
Economy

GDP Growth Looking Up, But Serious Problems Remain

The high growth does not reflect the whole story. There is significant jobless growth. Only 8 lakh new jobs have been created against the requirement of nearly 50 lakhs...

May 22, 2018
IPA Service
Epidemic, Health

Nipah the Virus on a Killing Spree in Kerala

The fruit-bat borne virus has already killed 11 in Kerala’s Kozhikode and Malappuram districts after the first three deaths in a family were diagnosed as Nipah, the name that...

May 2, 2018
IPA Service
Agriculture, Economy

Farm Crisis: Solution Lies in Raising Farm Income, Technology-Driven Smart Agriculture

Where we have gone wrong and why is it agrarian crisis keeps recurring in India. The answer is simple: Despite big strides in farming, India is yet to develop...

April 20, 2018
Shameena Abdurahiman
Fashion & Beauty

The Enchanting, Enigmatic Turban and Other Headdresses for Women – VI

In the sixth and last part of the erudite research article, Fashionista Shameena tells us about turbans and other headdresses, particularly for women. She traces the current trends, tracing...

April 5, 2018
IPA Service
Crime, Legal Issues, Wild Life

Salman Khan Finally Attains Veergati, Goes to Jail: A Serial Offender who always gets his Freedom

To date, “serial offender” Salman Khan has been convicted in several cases but in all of them, he eased to freedom as easily as a worm from a sticky...

April 4, 2018
Mahima Sharma
Health

Dengue Vaccine Might Instead Trigger More Cases: New Study

At times antibodies turn a double-agent. The theory adds that the antibodies attach themselves to viruses, like that of dengue, to make the infection more severe. And many times,...

March 9, 2018
Shameena Abdurahiman
Fashion

The Origin of the Pugree – I

Shameena tells us the origin of the turban or Pugree, in the first part of the regular column, exclusively for Different Truths. Turban, a headdress or Pugree, as a concept...

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