[ad_1] The first weekend of June witnessed a cockroach infestation like never before in history. Hundreds of people braved the sweltering heat to gather at a protest site in New Delhi donning cockroach masks on June 7, in the first physical demonstration of a nascent Gen Z movement called the “Cockroach Janata Party” that has … Read more
[ad_1] Two six-month-old babies – one in London, the other in Delhi – are both fed Nestlé Cerelac. The same brand, the same cheerful yellow packaging, and the same promise of nutrition. But the baby in Delhi gets nearly three grams of added sugar per serving, according to an investigation by the Swiss non-profit Public … Read more
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India is learning to live with a hotter future. From Delhi to Mumbai, temperatures are regularly crossing 45 degrees Celsius, heatwaves are lasting longer and cities are becoming giant heat traps due to rapid urbanisation and the growing urban heat island effect. But if there is one thing Indians are famous for, … Read more
[ad_1] Coral reefs, often called the rainforests of the sea, are among the most productive and vibrant ecosystems on earth. Despite occupying less than 1% of the sea floor, they harbour over 25% of all marine species, including fish, lobsters, clams, seahorses, sponges and sea turtles. Reefs form over thousands of years as coral polyps, … Read more
[ad_1] Earlier in May, the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary was awarded to trAPPed, a story about a neurologist from Lucknow who finds herself ensnared by a “digital arrest” cyberscam. Sharing the byline with two investigative journalists is a comics artist who has depicted the invisible walls of that prison. Anand Radhakrishnan, … Read more
[ad_1] Free India elected to protect and uphold the right to religious conscience. These incorporated the freedoms to choose, practice and propagate one’s religious faith. This, after searching and sometimes bitter debates in India’s constituent assembly in the shadow of cataclysmic religious riots during India’s partition in 1947. The citizens’ freedom of religion, however, was … Read more
[ad_1] Step outside into 45-47°C heat and it is not just uncomfortable. It is immediate and overwhelming. The sun beats down relentlessly as the air feels heavy and unbearably still, hitting your face like a wave from an open furnace and clinging to the skin even as you step into shade. Within minutes, the body … Read more
[ad_1] Ankit Pandey* was rushing to catch a train from Mumbai’s Malad station last month, when a sight halted him in his tracks. From the railway bridge, he could see a group of men offering namaaz (prayers) just outside the railway platform. Pandey, 22, a worker in the Hindutva outfit Bajrang Dal, was incensed. He shot a … Read more
[ad_1] Is it that time of the month? No issues. Pop a pill and get to work with a hot water bag! It sounds casual, almost harmless. But behind this everyday remark lies a deeper reality, one that millions of women silently go through every month.Modern work life is designed around a predictable, almost mechanical … Read more
[ad_1] The last day of February was meant to be routine — travel plans, a turn of the calendar, the quiet anticipation of a new month. Instead, a long-simmering conflict boiled over as the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran under what has been referred to as Operation Epic Fury.The escalation took … Read more