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November 16, 2024
Shail Raghuvanshi
News in Verse

Golden Spice, Genetic Gamble and Cyber Crime’s New Trick

Shail explores contemporary issues, from health concerns about turmeric to the ethical implications of sperm donation and the cyber threats posed by digital wedding invitations, exclusively for Different Truths....

November 9, 2024
Shail Raghuvanshi
News in Verse

Focus: Assisted Suicide, Space Voting Rights & Salman Legal Controversy Heat Up

Shail’s News in Verse, a blend of news and poetry, explores death tourism, voting from space, and a celebrity’s legal troubles, exclusively for Different Truths. Guess karma just got...

March 18, 2024
Tapati Sinha
Short Story, Special Feature, Special Needs

A Child Lost in his Special World

The pain and agony of a mother of of a child with autism, crushed by the pressures of her life, takes a grim toll. Tapati recounts a heart-wrenching account,...

October 23, 2021
Shail Raghuvanshi
Cinema, Health, News, Poem, Potpourri, Protest

Pothole Puja, Onion Warpath, Syrian Wildfire, & Props Kill

Shail reviews the news of the week in verse. Bengaluru witnessed a unique rangoli protest and a warning for the CM, in the US, after Covid, a Salmonella attack was...

October 2, 2021
Shail Raghuvanshi
Adventure, Cricket, Legal Issues, Music, Relationship & Lifestyle

Up-Close Encounter, Fundamental Breach, Russian Blogger & Bumrah Love Gumrah

This week Shail rhymes four news stories: Shakira, the Grammy award winner’s encounter with wild boars, insurance claim breach verdict by the Supreme Court, a crazy Russian blogger and...

September 25, 2021
Shail Raghuvanshi
News, Poem

Puri Priest Robbed, Executions in Afghanistan, World Rhino Day, Ashoka Pillar

Shail looks at this week’s news in her column. A Puri priest was robbed by a Facebook friend, executions have returned to Taliban ruled Afghanistan, to raise awareness and...

September 18, 2021
Shail Raghuvanshi
Education, News, Pandemic, Poem, Relationship & Lifestyle

Back to Teeth-Grinding Basics, No Comfort Zone This, Cheap Chinese Subsidies, Hide n’ Seek

Shail weaves news in verse for the week. From Covid-19 to a girl in a gown for exams, Chinese subsidies for babies and lovers hide for 10 years before...

September 11, 2021
Shail Raghuvanshi
Food, Pandemic, Politics, Religion, Sports, Technology

Red Ant Chutney, Trumping in the Boxing Ring, Rab-Ban Calling & Bishop Warns of Narcotic Jihad

Shail weaves her news in verse, for the week, with red ant chutney as a possible Covid cure. Did the courts accept the claim? A new avatar for Trump,...

September 4, 2021
Shail Raghuvanshi
News, Poem

Charpoy on Sale, Paralympics Shooting, Prized Betrayal & Covid Vaccine

After a sabbatical, Shail returns with the popular weekly column, News in Verse. Our poet-journalist brings to us four pieces of news this week: charpoy on sale in New...

May 10, 2021
Nilakshi Roy
Fiction, Films, Special Feature, Tribute

Tagore, Ray and Basu: The Broken Nest, Charulata, and Stories from Rabindranath Tagore

There are many admirers of Satyajit Ray’s film, Charulata (1964), which is often seen as a retelling of the story of Rabindranath Tagore’s own time spent with his elder brother...

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