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Cover image of the book 'The Black Magic Women: Stories from Northeast India' by Moushumi Kandali. (By Arrangement)

Book excerpt | This in-between space of destruction and desire

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Excerpted from 'The Black Magic Women: Stories from Northeast India', short story titled 'Mayur Vihar'

Cover image of the book 'Rahul Bajaj: An Extraordinary Life' By Gita Piramal. (By Arrangement)

Book Review | History of Indian nation-building from the standpoint of Rahul Bajaj

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There are three ways to understand the country’s journey — textbooks, history books and biographies of well-known personalities

Cover image of 'Anti-Clock' by V.J. James, translated by Ministhy S. (By Arrangement)

Book Review | Of death’s grim reapers, their wishes, hurts and revelations

A normal BP should ideally be 140/90 and both the systolic, diastolic and mean readings are important. (Representational image/ ANI)

High BP is a silent killer, do not ignore

Director of Tata institute for genetics and society and former CCMB director Rakesh Mishra said BA4 was a sub-lineage of omicron and hence unlikely to trigger any wave. (Representational Image/ AFP)

BA4 variant unlikely to trigger any wave: Experts

Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride

Those distinguished men and their marvellous motorbikes

The condition, commonly referred to as high blood pressure, involves blood beating against the artery walls at a pressure that is higher than usual. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Post-Covid: Rise in high BP cases among youths

A pedestrian walks on a bridge above vehicle traffic in New Delhi, as the city is enveloped under thick smog. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

Global pollution kills 9 million people a year, study finds

Emotions and ethics apart, purely from a business standpoint, preventing cancer amongst the poor millions will be more profitable than building corporate hospitals. — Representational image/Pixabay

Early detection can curb cancer cases, say experts

Many boys and girls are addicted to such dangerous games. (Representational image: Pixabay)

Minors addicted to beauty, violent games

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Low blow for alcohol lovers as liquor prices go higher in Telangana

The new price list is available on the website www.tsbcl.telangana.gov.in/ts/ — Representational image/DC

Nation's envy: TS legislators are highest paid in the country

Telangana MLAs shot to the top of the ladder in 2016 when the state government hiked their pay and allowances by an overwhelming 163 per cent in one go. (Representational Image/File)

Experts for study on bee population

Even if bees are affected at sub-lethal levels, their fall in health eventually contributes to the collapse of their colonies. (Representational Image/ Pexels)

Report: India might turn zoonotic disease hotspot

Map shows emerging ‘hotspots’ of zoonotic diseases spread from wildlife, from the ’State of the World's Forests 2022’ report. (By Arrangement)

Saileswaram Jatara turns a messy affair this year

This year’s entry fee collection turned into a mess with sudden orders from Hyderabad that the entry fee be scrapped, two days into the festival. (DC Image)

What do we know about 'stealth omicron' so far?

In rare cases, early research indicates BA.2 can infect people even if they’ve already had an omicron infection. COVID-19 vaccines appear just as effective against both kinds of omicron, offering strong protection against severe illness and death. (DC file photo)

Over 140 goons barge into King Koti Palace

Over 140 men, some of them Sikhs armed with swords barged into Nizam -Ki-davdi at Bogulkunka in king koti. Later some of them were taken into custody by Narayanguda police. (Photo: P.Surendra/DC)

DC Exclusive: Rs 1,500 crore land scam in Hyderabad by GHMC, revenue dept

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

13 new districts inaugurated in Andhra Pradesh; Full list here

Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurates 13 new districts in Andhra Pradesh (Twitter/@perni_nani)

Thousands of TN workers give finishing touches to new shrine

We have been working here for three to four months now. Some of Of the total 1,050 members, over 50 workers have been toiling hard at the sanctum sanctorum. (DC Image)us have been involved in the gold plating works while most have been assigned with designing and installing the Kalasams, said a Tamil Nadu-based worker. — DC Image

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Gallery

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

Kendall Jenner at 2021 Meta Gala

Flaunting the innerwear on red carpets

Lylah Shaw, Jyoti Burret, Riddhima Kapoor Sahni and Kusha Kapila in Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla at Khadi goes Global

Weaving threads of hope

For youngsters, this festival can be a perfect opportunity to fuse desi elements with quirky modern ones to create a new look for parties and get-togethers. (By Arrangement)

For Holi, wear colourful, vibrant colours

Celebrating skin Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Met Gala 2021 look comes with a political message A life packed with love, laughter and style LED to stop skin ageing Sabyasachi’s ad trolled for ‘sad’ looking models

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Health and Wellbeing

Since the launch of Telangana Diagnostics, as many as 27 lakh people have availed its services, he said, adding once results come, free medicines and treatment are provided, and if required, patients are admitted to larger government hospitals for treatment. (Photo: Pixabay)

Govt app for free diagnostic tests

Named after Dr. Izumi Tabata, the Tabata workout is a high-intensity interval training with a total duration of four minutes. (Representational Image/ By Arrangement)

Fitness shorts

Deputy medical and health officer Dr P. Pullaiah said that medical teams had found 11 people suffering from fever, and a medical camp had been set up which will remain open for a week. The teams were also distributing medicines. Anti-mosquito larva steps were also being taken. — Representational Image/DC

Outbreak of Water Borne Diseases at AP's Tekubaka Village

The study assessed the IgG antibody and Neutralizing Antibody (NAb) response in the people with breakthrough and natural COVID-19 infections. (Representational Photo: DC)

Immune response induced by Omicron effectively neutralise Delta variant: ICMR study

Hand Stand, This routine is a form of physical exercise inspired from classical ballet. (DC FIle)

For a ballerina’s bod

To be born or not: The dilemma of the flawed foetus

Culture and Society

The spring-time festival that marks the beginning of a new year is known by different names across the country. (Representational Image/ Twitter)

Hope runs high this Gudi Padwa

An old sculpture at Government Museum in Udaipur (photo used for representation)

Returning to their origin

Renowned astrologer and numerologist Jayashankarr Sistlaa (Photo by arrangement)

Astrologer foresees good days for governments, tough time for Opposition

Divine energies of full moon Ego clashes lead to marital discord, divorce Elon Musk makes first public appearance at Met Gala post Twitter takeover Marriages galore in February as COVID cases ease Celebrating Eid

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Food and Recipes

Tambdi Bhaji

Eat Local

A thicker, creamier version of yogurt that we seem to be suddenly exposed to in advertise-ments and supermarkets is the Greek yogurt. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Greek yogurt: yay or nay?

Rujuta Divekar

Test your metal

Canteens, messes, hotels, all of which used to offer complementary lime and onion have now stopped giving lemon wedges. (Representational Image/ Pexels)

At Rs 15, lemon squeezes pockets of consumers

This undated image courtesy of the Museum of Natural History of Vienna (NHMW), shows a 2,600 year-old-human excrement from the Hallstatt salt mines in which beans, millet and barley are clearly visible. (Anwora / Museum of Natural History of Vienna / AFP)

Humans enjoyed blue cheese and beer 2,700 years ago: study

The arrangements for the collective sacrifice of cattle on three days of Bakrid have been made by a few organisations, particularly at the Deeni Madarsa. (DC file photo)

Full Qurbani Service gaining popularity in Hyderabad for Bakrid animal sacrifice

Even though vodka pasta is often mentioned online in the same breath as Gigi Hadid, the famous model didn’t invent the dish. (By Arrangement)

Rihanna and Gigi Hadid’s pasta recipes

Sachin Tendulkar and Anjali Tendulkar

Sachin tasted Gujarati food

Sex and Relationship

Dating app on mobile phone

Dating apps: your best wingman

KL Rahul and Athiya Shetty

Making it official on the gram!

Willow Smith

The new trend is Polyamorous Relationships

Go easy on that pill Negging: The toxic dating trend Yin & Yang | Mind your sex position

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Environment

As per the Pollution Control Board, the air quality index (AQI) in Paloncha is 150 to 180 while burning of garbage or releasing of fly ash from KTPS and it is 112 during normal times. The air quality is considered as poor if the AQI is between 201 and 300. — DC Image/S. Surender Reddy

Garbage burning in Bhadradri poses health hazard

Lack of attention from the civic authorities to keep the area clean is cited as a main reason for the filthy environs. Representational image/DC

Popular tourist place Lammasingi plagued by plastic menace

The traders assess that mango prices would go up because of the poor yield during the present season. (Representational Image/ DC)

Untimely rains play havoc with mango crop

A woman harvests wheat on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Thursday, April 28, 2022. An unusually early, record-shattering heat wave in India has reduced wheat yields, raising questions about how the country will balance its domestic needs with ambitions to increase exports and make up for shortfalls due to Russia's war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Heat wave scorches India's wheat crop, snags export plans

Some of the 'Chevella Banyans' that people want saved from being axed along NH 163 whose width is to be doubled. — DC Image

NH-163 widening: 900 Chevella banyan trees face threat

In the last three years, there has only been sporadic sighting of the bustard in and around Rollapadu. (PTI)

No more Great Indian Bustard in AP

A diseased planet cannot ensure healthy individuals

Let's heal the planet and heal ourselves

India, the world's third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases after China and the United States, is under pressure to announce plans to become carbon neutral by mid-century. (Representational image: AFP)

India rejects net zero carbon emissions target, says pathway more important

Books and Art

Tamada, the toastmaster. (Photo credit: Sridhar Balan)

Raising a toast to the golden storytelling legacy of Tbilisi

Cover Image of 'Homi J. Bhabha: A Renaissance Man among Scientists' by Biman Nath.

An authentic biography of a scientific pioneer

Madam Prime Minister By Seema Goswami. (Amazon)

Unputdownable political thriller that is funny & all too familiar

Book Review | Joining the dots to complete Partition puzzle Sridhar Balan | Raising a toast to the golden storytelling legacy of Tbilisi ‘I’m afraid of dying before I complete the books I have in my mind’

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Travel

Tashi and Nungshi Malik

Everest Twins to Swiss Alps next

Tourism Director V R Krishna Teja said Kerala considered adventure tourism as a highly promising segment, especially in the post-pandemic surge. (DC file photo)

Kerala makes registration must for adventure tourism activities

A tour of the unique Patpong Museum, said, and showed it all. (DC Image)

Bangkok’s newest museum chronicles its notorious nightlife

The Salarjung Museum, on holidays and during vacations, usually has visitors around 7,000 to 8,000 per day, whereas on regular days the visitors’ strength is 3,000 to 4,000. (DC Image)

First day after lockdown turns lackluster for Salarjung Museum

Atmantan Wellness Resort

Secluded sanctuary of healing

The 19th Century home restored with impeccable taste by Greek architect Tina Trigala and French architect Yves Lesprit is no place for evening bar crawlers or the ‘curry in a hurry’ gang. (Photo by arrangement)

The lure of love across centuries

The team that scaled the Friendship Moutain Peak

Everester thanks the weather gods for a goggle-less summit

People enjoying the night at Hyderabad's Tank Bund area. (Photo: DC Image)

Leisure travel picks up momentum as Indians start coming out of homes

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Chemicals are not all bad

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Sloane Stephens shares abusive social media posts

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‘Sadfishing’: The toxic social media trend

Tamil Nadu couple become first to host Metaverse marriage reception Army’s first all-women sailing expedition completed! Body shaming is a NO

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In Focus

The only way to survive in today’s cut-throat competition where we have millions of blogs in making every single day & more than 80% of them shutting down, it takes knowledge, expertise, strong establishment & huge customer satisfaction to stick around! — By arrangement

Vikas Singal-owned SamBlogs.com crosses 1 mn USD in sales last fiscal

Effective information transfer internally contributes to the smoother flow of business processes. (By Arrangement)

10 Ways Flowcharts Can Improve Your Business Processes

DevOps courses will help you bring together Software Development and IT to boost communication and productivity.

What are the Top DevOps training institutes in India?

Apart from West Bengal, the Sarda group is the only company with jute mills in Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh. — By arrangement

Ghanshyam Sarda on His Expansion Plans

“I came with no background in Sales and when there was a need for one of us to take up that role, I reluctantly pitched in. I was given 3 months, some training, an external coach and a lot of support to grow into the role,” says Sudha Bonsor (Director Sales & Business Development).

What every startup can learn from MyGrowthZone

Arushi Vats is a published author of four books.

'My imagination has played a vital role in my books' - ARUSHI VATS

Instagram influencer Swapnil Pandey.

Swapnil Pandey sweeping off the internet with intrinsic content

Pooja Advani, certified groomer, canine behaviorist, trainer, hydro therapist for small animals, an animal communicator and founder of Mumbai-based luxury pet wellness centre Doggiie Dog World (DDW).

Animal communication, an alternative therapy for Animal

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