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For decades, the poultry industry across the globe — and increasingly in India — has been quietly feeding consumers not […]

Scientists discovered that ants intentionally break seeds into smaller pieces before storing them—not by accident, but to prevent them from

The verse “जठरं प्रथमं औषधं” (jatharaṃ prathamaṃ auṣadhaṃ) from Atharvaveda, 6.29.5, carries profound significance in the context of health, nutrition,

LIKE in most large-sized villages of the country, Ramlila is the most awaited annual event in my native place. But the boisterous menfolk there are not really interested in the narrative. To keep them engaged in the proceedings, a large number of dance items are somehow thrust into the narrative.

ONE piece of conventional school wisdom which has been squarely rejected in the recent years is the adage, “Spare the

ENCOURAGED by the success of the kulhar experiment, Rail Mantri Laloo Prasad Yadav is believed to be toying with the

KATRINA, Rita, Ophelia, Irene…. All dreaded hurricanes. Played havoc. Left a trail of destruction in their wake. Laid even the

A Clash of Political Cultures: Sino-Indian Relations (1957-62)by Sudarshan Bhutani. Roli Books, New Delhi. Pages 282. Rs 450 THE 1962 war

NOW that the whole country is aghast over the lynching of an engineer who refused to cough up Rs 50