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Muriki Pulakita Hasvi and Rohan Reddy Thumma

Hyderabad kids make it big in mountaineering

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Muriki Pulakita Hasvi and Rohan Reddy Thumma are among the team of youngsters to have completed an expedition to Mt Everest Base Camp

Previously, these birds, especially Indian Skimmer and Great Knot, used to roam near the port, but the number of these birds has been gradually dwindling. — Representational image/DC

Migratory birds change habitat from Kakinada Coast

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After travelling for months, more than 110 varieties of different species come to Kakinada coast and Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary in winter

Since the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, face masks and sanitizer bottles are adding to the plastic waste. — DC Image

Bio-degradable waste wrapped in plastic bags choking nalas in GHMC limits

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Exposure Therapy: Walk through your fear

Unusual tales from the Mahabharata

One of the biggest achievements of this book is the lucid, non-judgmental manner in which Mahapatra debunks all the various swirls of misinformation around Covid-19 and its spread. — DC Image

Book Review: Urgent, cogent, matter-of-fact ready-reckoner on the C-virus

Mr B a history buff was actually interested in finding some traces of Alexander the Great's historic march from Macedonia to Pakistan over two thousand years ago while the crew was more interested less in history and more in the sights and sounds of contemporary Peshawar. — By arrangement

Book Review: A decent sort of madness

Until a generation ago, there were two kinds of Muslims in India, the Communists and the conformists, Wahab says. — DC Image

Book Review: Onus on the moderate Muslim to reclaim Islam’s heterodox legacy

Cooking up a change

The worst-hit sections are those whose jobs cannot be done from home.(Representational Image/PTI)

Work from home stress forcing people to venture out

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Berlinale: A teacher, a porn clip and the hypocrisy of a nation

Radu Jude’s film - Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn

The new-age Indian woman is a wonderful mix of being bold and yet rooted in reality

Ami Sata, Founder, Amouve

Berlinale: Sharlto Copley's bravura act as Unabomber makes 'Ted K' stand out

The South African actor, known for his performance as Wikus van der Merwe in the 2009 science fiction film 'District 9', carries 'Ted K' with a meticulously studied but intense act that is as discomforting as it is impressive.

Rats, mice, rabbits, hamsters and monkeys - The true heroes in Covid-19 battle

While the rats, mice, rabbits and Syrian hamsters were lab-bred, the rhesus macaques that were used in testing Covaxin candidates were caught in the wild in Maharashtra. (Representational Image/AFP)

Two Hyderabad doctors work on genomic medicine

Dr Hima Challa and Dr Kalyan Uppuluri (By arrangement)

NTR, unlike Chiranjeevi, never took people for granted: Biographer

An objective assessment of the late leader, the book has been well-received for its critical insight and diligent research.

Hyderabad's city lights killing astronomy, enthusiasts, scientists complain

Light pollution is a menace in the city of Hyderabad which is killing the joy of looking up to the night sky, astronomy enthusiasts and scientists have complained. (Representational Image/PTI)

Sex & the single mum

A farewell to @realDonaldTrump, gone after 57,000 tweets

The suspended Twitter account of President Donald Trump. On Friday, the social media company permanently suspended Trump from its platform, citing "risk of further incitement of violence." (AP)

Top 10 Indian Best Selling Books: Fiction and Non Fiction

This cover image released by Grove shows "Shuggie Bain," a novel by Douglas Stuart. The Scottish writer has won the Booker Prize for fiction for his novel about a boy’s turbulent coming of age in hardscrabble 1980s Glasgow. Stuart won the prestigious 50,000 pound ($66,000) award for his first published novel. (Grove via AP)

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Without fail every morning, an orderly (please don't call them ward boy) came by to change my bed clothes. (DC Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

My life in Covid-19 quarantine

My life in Covid-19 quarantine

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Without fail every morning, an orderly (please don't call them ward boy) came by to change my bed clothes. (DC Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

My life in Covid-19 quarantine

Having made Mumbai’s streets his canvas and DSLR camera his paintbrush, photographer Star Udyawar’s narration of everyday life in the maximum city is riveting. As can be seen in his various portrayals of the city like the historic Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), Dhobi Ghat with its colourful backdrop, and the famous Sea-link. For Udyawar, perspective is key as it defines the in-depth relationship between the objects in a picture along with the dimensions that a viewer perceives.

Framing the Mundane

A model walks the runway at the Pamella Roland fashion show during New Yo)rk Fashion Week at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2020 in New York City. (AFP

The best pictures from New York Fashion Week

T K Sandeep is a photographer whose work consists of moody video poems and photo poems. One of his recent projects was a calendar in which he got hijras and transgenders in Kerala to tell him their dream professions, and then he photographed them dressed as those professionals.

A selection of photographer TK Sandeep's work

Fashion and Beauty

Protective clothing has been mandatory for cabin crew as domestic flights resumed in India on May 25, 2020.

Welcome to the flight, I'm your air-hostess, not a nurse

Blake Lively

Love your body

Exfoliation, also known as scrubbing, removes dead skin, unclogs pores and gives you a brighter complexion

Scrubbing up well

Kangana virtually slays it in white Fabulous Indian craftsmanship this festival Noor and Neimat bring their expertise to create a sustainable world Stylish footsteps Know thy shape

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Health and Wellbeing

Sri Lankan mock meat curry at Bastian Worli

The rise & rise of plant-based meat in India

A migraine is an episodic debilitating headache requiring long-term management. Experts say yoga exercises, deep breathing and meditation have been proven to reduce stress, one of the main triggers of these headaches. (Representative image)

Keeping migraine at bay!

Rising temperatures are also leading to body drying up with skin cracking, particularly feet and lips. — Representational image/AFP

Beat heat with summer coolants and less food

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Meaty Matters

Soma Jagan Mohan Reddy

The run machine

Stressed to sleep

When hormones are not in harmony

Culture and Society

In her most-recent find, D'silva Danira and her partner have completed 4,828m of drilling and have estimated 16.2 MT resource of copper (Cu) at 0.6per cent Cu grade in the Machanur block. — DC Image

Geology no more a male preserve

The academic standards of Urdu-speaking population will not improve unless they have Urdu philosophers. — Representational Image/AFP

Experts call for quality promotion of Urdu

A teacher conducts online classes from the school premises, in Chennai. (PTI)

COVID-19: Digital divide deepens, so does student despair

Rhea reiterates rule of beauty: ‘who cares’ The curtain rises again The new-age Indian woman is a wonderful mix of being bold and yet rooted in reality A royal Saas Bahu aur Saazish Lockdown creates more troubles for kids with special needs

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Food and Recipes

It all began with British historian Edward Anderson responding to a question from food aggregator with this innocuous statement on Twitter, "Idlis are the most boring things in the world." (Pixabay)

All about an idli: British professor's tweet sparks not so 'boring' debate

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Celebrating in the time of the Coronavirus

Tambdi Bhaji

Eat Local

Ko Chi Kum dish

Spice it up with Chinese cuisine

CRISPY NOODLE FOR MANCHOW SOUP

Try these restaurant-style Chinese soups!

Shri Bala says she cannot think of a better chance to showcase the varieties of traditional south Indian food to the world

Chennai chef turns the tables and teaches Gordon Ramsay

Pumpkin Sandwich Biscuits

Drink, Eat and be scary

STRAWBERRY OATS CRUMBLE

Combating cancer deliciously

Sex and Relationship

Often, despite wanting to say a firm ‘no’, we end up obliging the concerned person even at the risk of feeling exhausted mentally, physically or emotionally.(Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Draw your boundaries

A couple can, in normal cases, resume sex about three weeks after child birth. But they should be extra careful if the woman has had episiotomy (cutting the perineum so as to avoid uncontrolled tearing during child birth and then stitching up the torn portion) or caesarian surgery.

Is sex during pregnancy, safe?

Some medicines such as anti-hypertensive, anti-depressants and anti-epileptics are known to have adverse effects on sex life.

Go easy on that pill

Yin & Yang | Mind your sex position Respect time, do not keep the other person waiting Yin & Yang | Sex isn't about quantity, so stop counting

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Environment

Artist Mehek Malhotra’s artwork aims to start the conversation around the alarming ground reality of the fast fashion cycle

Arty dig on fashion pollution

Globally, approximate 160,000 deaths have been attributed to PM2.5 air pollution in the five most populous cities of Delhi (30 million), Mexico City (22 million), Sao Paulo (22 million), Shanghai (26 million) and Tokyo (37 million), report said. (AFP)

Air pollution claimed 54,000 lives in Delhi last year: Study

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Centre amends Mines and Minerals Act, exempts several activites from green clearance

The storage during corresponding period of last year was 61 per cent at this time of the year. — DC Image

Reservoirs in Krishna, Godavari basins, TS, have more water-level than previous years

The two African lion cubs are one month old.

Newborn lion cubs freed from lockdown at Hyderabad zoo

Stranded workers are seen on a boat anchored along River Ganga near a shipyard during the nationwide lockdown, imposed in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Kolkata. PTI Photo

Coronavirus caused lockdown is healing the holy Ganga

The worst-affected was New Delhi, the most polluted capital on Earth, where around 54,000 deaths are estimated to have occurred due to hazardous PM2.5 airborne particles. (PTI file)

New Delhi world’s most polluted capital, says Greenpeace report

India’s three main cities, New Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai, were on the list of the world’s 20 worst polluted cities, Swiss air quality technology company IQAir reported. (DC Image)

Pollution deaths in India rose to 1.67 million in 2019: Lancet study

Books and Art

Among this year’s projects will be Hasan’s “Shillong: First City of India’s Northeast”, Jayaseelan Raj’s “The Egalitarian Paradox: Dalits and the State in Kerala”, M. Mohsin Alam Bhat’s “Constitutional Culture: Muslims and Popular Constitutionalism in India” and Sohini C’s “The Losers: A History of Women Runners, and Running, in India”. (Image: newindiafoundation.org)

11 scholars given fellowships by NIF to chronicle today’s India

Ratno Dholi: The Best Stories of Dhumketu, translated by Jenny Bhatt.

Book Review | Worlds within worlds in Dhumketu’s best classic short stories

Celebrating the Padma Vibhushan awardee’s contribution to modern Indian art, AstaGuru, an online auction house, is all set to present a comprehensive collection of the artist’s works in a virtual auction

The art world is abuzz, as AstaGuru readies for ‘Husain’

Chronicling M.S. Subbulakshmi Mohan Ramaswamy | The ocean, not Himalayas: Presenting the South India story Top 10 Indian Best Selling Books: Fiction and Non Fiction

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Travel

Andaman, is all about beaches so you can take your pick from the fifty shades of blue — be it Corbyn Cove, Chidiya Tabu, Munda Pahar or Wandur Beach

Andaman trails : Island of calmness

Hurrack or Feni

As liquor stores down their shutters, Goa goes traditional

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Travel safe, not sorry

With no-fuss convenience for both the city and transport links, digital connectivity and a social side among their chief selling points, the capsule hotels target the Generation Y crowd. (Photo: AFP)

Stacked rooms are helping Italian city cope with exploding tourist numbers

They were excavated over the past two years by University of Cincinnati archaeologists. (Photo: AP)

American archaeologists discover two monumental royal tombs in Greece

Snow igloos are normally built in a catenary curve, a shape more closely resembling a paraboloid and are necessarily not spherical. (DC)

India’s first and Asia’s largest snow igloo café comes up at Gulmarg

Poorna Malavath, Sunil Rallan, Anvitha Reddy, Anupa Chandrasekhar, Vinay Chandra, Jayesh Salla, Sai Kiran and Kamalesh Thigulla

Hyderabad mountaineers register first winter ascent

A group of seven Hyderabadis headed out on a 13-day trip to Antarctica. (DC Photo)

Jet set, no-go

Viral and Trending

Shreya Ghoshal

Shreya hits the right pitch

Over the years, customers have either forgotten or failed to collect reams of clothing that the couple, Hsu Sho-er, 84 and her husband Chang Wan-ji, 83, never felt able to throw away. Grandson Reef Chang, 31, hit upon the idea of using the clothes to alleviate the couple’s boredom, and featured them on the Instagram account @wantshowasyoung modelling the clothes. (Photo | Instagram - @wantshowasyoung)

The most adorable Instagram pair are not Saif and Kareena, they’re Taiwanese elders

German Shepherd giving a hug to senior IPS officer C V Anand

Top cop gets bundles of love

Call out the groomer Cornering the bully Nita-Mukesh welcome their grandson

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In Focus

Harish Arora

Harish Arora believes in sharing his life experiences to motivate his audience

Indomitable Susan with HIV

Suvasish, the stalwart professor and writer transforming the role of teachers

Any patient suffering from piles needs to understand that the condition does not make them any different from others.

When to see a doctor for piles?

2021 Best paper award, has been awarded to Dr. Janardhan J, Dr. Abhishek Kumar, Mr. G.S. Dhanunjay, Mr. Pranjal Singh, Dr. Adesh Kumar Maurya and Professor Manoj K Padhy.

Research on South Indian Cinemas, got Best Paper Award 2021

Iki Chic offers jaw- dropping summer Boho collection fit for all occasions

Sahaj Singh Chahal

Sahaj's popularity on the internet makes him every dance fan’s favourite choice

Dr. B Ramaswamy

OPJS University Appointed Dr. B Ramaswamy as their new Vice-Chancellor

Co-Founder & CEO of Millennial PR and Digital, Shruti Dahibavkar

Shruti explains how influencer marketing is changing the marketing landscape