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    Female student held for smuggling gold worth Rs 1 cr
    National

    Female student held for smuggling gold worth Rs 1 cr

    Lucknow, April 16: A 22-year-old female student from Kolkata was arrested by customs sleuths at Lucknow airport for smuggling gold worth Rs 1.13 crore.The student, whose father is a wholesale dealer in rice, was returning from Dubai on an Indigo flight which landed in Lucknow on April...
    In quest of pithas
    Culture

    In quest of pithas

    FOOD - Kasturi Das Assam has a treasure trove of recipes for a wide variety of pithas. Last year, my maternal grandmother published her first book — a long-anticipated book about her life — that she had been working on for a while. Aita, as we call her, has had an illustrious life, from being...
    Delhi to be under weekend curfew till April 30
    National

    Delhi to be under weekend curfew till April 30

    New Delhi, April 15: In order to break the chain of Covid-19 infections, the Delhi government on Thursday ordered imposition of weekend curfew in the city till April 30, except for essential activities or services.The curfew will be implemented from 10 p.m. on Friday to 5 a.m. on Monday from April...
    Cancelling Olympics an option if Covid situation worsens: Japanese official
    Sports

    Cancelling Olympics an option if Covid situation worsens: Japanese official

    Tokyo, April 15: Secretary-General of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Toshihiro Nikai said Thursday that cancelling this year's Tokyo Olympics could be an option if the Covid-19 situation continues to worsen.Nikai, the No. 2 leader of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's ruling party, said...
    India
    National

    India's Covid tally hits a record high of over 2 lakh cases

    New Delhi, April 15: India reported 2,00,739 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the biggest single-day spike ever, taking the overall tally to 1,40,74,564, cases on Thursday, according to the Health Ministry data.India's daily deaths due to Covid are also rising with 1,038 new deaths reported...
    Silent symphony
    Culture

    Silent symphony

    MUSIC- Dhruba Hazarika Spring calls for an awareness of the soprano of Nature’s creations. At first it is the silence. At close to four in the morning, it is as dark as can be, with only the verandah light filtering through the curtains and into the room. There is that pin-drop silence which...
    Corona curfew from 6 pm to 5 am in all cities of Rajasthan from April 16
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    Corona curfew from 6 pm to 5 am in all cities of Rajasthan from April 16

    Jaipur: Amid a surge in coronavirus infection cases, the Rajasthan government has decided to impose a night-long curfew from 6 pm to 5 am in the entire state from 16 April. The night curfew was declared earlier in 10 urban areas of the state. The order imposing the night curfew in the entire state...
    The atonement
    Culture

    The atonement

    FICTION – Indrani Raimedhi That April evening, Jibon sat at the guards’ cubicle. It began to rain, great slanting sheets of water. Thunder and lightning. There was a sharp crack and a scream rang out. He rushed forward. A young girl lay on the ground… Just when dawn was breaking, Jibon...
    Made to measure
    Culture

    Made to measure

    FASHION - Joyshree Baruah Mekhela-sador has been a cultural identity. And taste for the garb is evolving with the times. April calls for Bohag Bihu… with the beats of the dhol and the tunes of the pepa reverberating in the distance. This automatically routes one’s mind to the muga...
    Why is Bihu, essentially, a celebration of nature?
    Culture

    Why is Bihu, essentially, a celebration of nature?

    By Krishanu Kashyap From a spontaneous outburst of celebration (“Mukoli Bihu”) in open fields to organised celebration of “cultural nights” in the cities— Bihu has come a long way. But here I talk about what it has been, is still, and even more so— a celebration of nature. Bihu is, largely, an...
    Then and now
    Culture

    Then and now

    By Parismita Singh In this fast changing world, it is time to rediscover Bihu through the eyes of the young. There are a few memories of childhood that feel indelible, etched in light, true to themselves and the children we were and the adults we have become. Even though, after a while, there are...
    Woman says Prince Harry broke promise to marry her, fails to impress court
    National

    Woman says Prince Harry broke promise to marry her, fails to impress court

    Chandigarh, April 14: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has shattered Palwinder Kaur’s dream of marrying Britain’s Prince Harry -- who by all accounts is doing fine with Meghan Markle. Palwinder Kaur, an advocate, appeared in person to fight the case, seeking legal action, including an arrest...
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