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Scorching days and nights

On India's hot plains, scorching summers have become increasingly harder to endure, requiring adaptations and forcing life into the hours of dark before the sun turns punishing.

The art and heart of a Kashmiri wedding

Every Kashmiri wedding has its own story, but all share a common thread of the "wazwan", a famed feast of slow-cooked meats, shared platters and centuries-old culinary craftsmanship.

Shipwreck hunters to probe forgotten Danish role in India

Underwater archaeologists from India and Denmark are to investigate a 17th-century shipwreck in a bid to shed light on a little-known chapter of European involvement in South Asia.

Telegram access blocked over exam fraud concerns

THE country has blocked the Telegram messaging app until June 22, saying the platform has been used to "defraud candidates" taking a national medical entrance exa­mination, the Ministry of Edu­ca­tion said in a statement.

Following the flowers for honey

The beekeepers rise early. They've come a long way to spend months in the electric yellow mustard fields of Assam and they have to make the trip worth it.

Five killed in military transport plane crash

Five air force personnel were killed when a military plane crashed while landing at a base in the country's remote northeast, the military said in a statement.

Govt curbs bulk buying at fuel pumps

Commercial fuel buyers are now barred from purchasing gasoline and diesel from retail stations and daily diesel purchases are capped to prevent local shortages amid disruptions to global supply chains due to the Middle East conflict.

India protests US vessel strikes

Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has called US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in protest after American strikes on three largely Indian-crewed merchant vessels off Oman killed three Indians, upping the diplomatic ante.

Victims’ families mark anniversary of Air India crash

Families of the 260 people killed when an Air India Boeing 787 crashed in Ahmedabad a year ago gathered for prayers and a candlelight tribute to mark the anniversary of the disaster.

A year on with no answers

The nation's aviation accident probe agency is facing renewed criticism from pilot groups ahead of the anni­versary of the 2025 Air India Boeing-787 crash in Ahmedabad, which killed 260 people.