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Bleached girls: India and its love for light skin
Skin colour Why do Indians so hate their own colour?flickr.jpgImage source: Adam Jones/Flickr Neha Mishra, Reva University of Bangalore and Ronald Hall, Michigan State University “Let’s scrub out that...
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'Husband storage' facility opens in Chinese shopping mall
LifestyleSince its launch one month ago, the "husband storage" facility has attracted dozens of persons every day.IANShusband_pod_screengrab_@rayrealestate_twitter.jpgRaymond Chin/ TwitterShopping with...
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From gift cards to digital currency: How technology is redefining gifting in...
GiftingGift tech is rapidly becoming an acceptable way of gifting for the mobile-enabled Indian.IANSgift.jpgBy Vivek Gupta Gifting has always been a part of Indian tradition and culture; a way to...
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Along dividing lines: Author Pradeep Damodaran on life at India’s borders
BooksTravelling through 10 towns on India’s frontiers, ‘Borderlands’ explores the ambiguity, alienation and hope of border identities Nandhu SundaramIndia - Pak Flag Ceremony at...
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10 must-haves for an Indian Whodunnit love story: Tips from The Rat Eater
FictionThe Rat Eater has many elements that make it inimitably Indian. So what are these must-haves tropes that spice up a potboiler?Anjana Balakrishnanthe-rat-eater-1.jpgKalki is born as the first son...
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How a job acquires a gender (and less authority if it's female)
GenderWhy do we think of a firefighter as a man and a nurse as a woman and not the other way around?nurse and firefighter.jpgImage for representation. by Sarah Thebaud, University of California, Santa...
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Trading sex for money, drugs and gadgets: The untold lives of India’s urban...
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The Indian woman's romance with precious jewelry: How the relationship has...
FashionFrom safety net to a fashion statement, the contemporary woman looks at precious jewelry quite differently from earlier generations.Priyanka RamanJewelry_gold.jpgSreemathy, SumanWhen it comes to...
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Two Australians are touring India and Nepal and their auto got an awesome...
Human Interest The duo, who quit their jobs to take the trip of a lifetime, decided to explore India and Nepal, in an auto rickshaw. TNM Staff108 collective (8) 750x500.jpgWhen Alex Anderson and Azza...
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Could too much sitting be bad for our brains?
HealthSitting affects our glucose levels, which affects our brain.rawpixel-com-315189.jpgImage for representation.by Michael Wheeler, University of Western Australia; Daniel Green, University of...
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NASA builds prototype for deep space habitat out of recycled cargo container
Science The cargo space container, named Donatello built 15 years ago, is being refurbished into a habitat prototype.IANSDeep Space habitat NASA (Facebook - Lockheed Martin).jpgImage: Facebook/Lockheed...
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Here's an important reason the gender pay gap isn't closing
GenderAfter some pretty good advances a while ago, things recently do not appear to be getting much better.gender pay gap.jpgImage for representation.by David Peetz, Griffith University and Georgina...
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From being real to learning from mistakes: 6 things Indian shows can learn...
EntertainmentWith literature and history as rich as ours, surely there's space for better storytelling?Vishakha Saxenapehredaar GoT.jpgThis week, Game of Thrones released the second episode of its...
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These five countries are conduits for the world's biggest tax havens
BusinessA new study has uncovered the world’s corporate tax havens and revealed the intermediary countries that companies use.office_people_meeting 3x2.jpgImage: CORPNET, CC BY-NC-SAJavier...
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From flying warehouses to robot toilets – five technologies that could shape...
ScienceWhat technologies will actually make a difference?City-Night_lights_Pixabay.jpgImage for representationLeandro L. Minku, University of Leicester; Nervo Xavier Verdezoto D, University of...
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China-India border dispute a grim sign for stability in Asia
FeaturesAsia’s great powers are increasingly jostling with one another for influence, and as they do the region’s old wounds open up again.china-india flag collage.jpg Nick Bisley, La Trobe University...
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Arundhati Roy's new novel lays India bare, unveiling worlds within our world
LiteratureSome have called Roy’s novel a “fascinating mess”, but when one decides to write a shattered story about all things, the narrative(s) is bound to get fuzzy.Arundhati Roy_jeanbaptistparis -...
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Could too much sitting be bad for our brains?
LifestyleExposure of the brain to both high glucose levels and low glucose levels can increase the risk of developing dementia.IANScorporate-office-.jpgRepresentational imageBy Michael Wheeler, Daniel...
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Theatre: ‘Ladies’ Compartment’ offers insights into women's everyday,...
TheatreFive disparate women find comfort in each other's life lessons and shake off burdens imposed by society.Jayalakshmi Kladies_compartment3.jpgFacebook/Ladies CompartmentThere are attempts to...
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A Tamil Nadu couple threw a vegan wedding and all the guests were floored
Human Interest Santhosh and Meenakshi conducted their wedding with flamboyance to prove that veganism, in any form, did not necessarily have to be spartan.Amutha KannanVegan Wedding Santhosh...
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