From the country's apex fashion body giving prominence to handwoven fabrics at shows to the Ministry of Textiles collaborating with top-notch fashion brands and designers for collections promoting indigenous textile, and social media buzzing with hashtags like #IwearHandloom, 2016 saw a new wave of awareness of handlooms among both the classes and the masses.


Handloom, understated trendsetter connecting masses with classes (2016 in Retrospect)


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It was a year of mixed fortunes for the Indian automobile industry that faced growth as well as tax, legal and government policy challenges, industry experts said.


A year of tax/legal/policy change challenges for auto industry (2016 In Retrospect)


Model Ashley Graham met her husband Justin Ervin on Porn Sunday.


Ashley Graham met husband on Porn Sunday


Chandeshwar Prasad and Mahesh Yadav, both migrant workers from Bihar, are on unscheduled visit to their homes, as the factory owners told them to take a break and visit their families, after production was hit badly in the wake of demonetisation.


Cash crunch-hit Bihar migrant workers head back home


The smell of books while entering a bookstore is probably the most hypnotising aroma for an avid reader. Though e-commerce platforms have been muscling in, shop owners maintain that book stores will always be the first preference for those bitten by the reading bug.


'Bookshops will always remain a paradise for avid readers' (Societal Feature)


My son is applying for jobs. I told him that "we have no suitable vacancy at this time" really means: "Dude you are too cool for us."


Job titles are getting seriously deceptive (The Funny Side)


With Atlas Mountain on one side and the vast Sahara on the other, Ouarzazate -- also known as Morocco's Hollywood, where films like "Gladiator" and TV series "Game of Thrones" were shot -- has become, in a record time of three years, home to the world's largest concentrated solar power plant, holding many a lesson for India.


Solar lessons for India from Morocco's Hollywood city


Unlike many other journeys they had undertaken in the past, it was an altogether different kind of experience for the survivors of the Indore-Patna Express derailment at Pukhrayan in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday morning.


Shaken survivors burst into tears on reaching Patna


At a time when governments and enterprises the world over are brainstorming over ways to secure their data on the Cloud platform, a right mix of security in both hardware and software is the key to ward off hackers and minimise cyber attacks, a top security expert has reiterated.


Right software-hardware security mix key for Cloud data migration (Tech Trend)


When Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, Ravi Kumar, a small trader in Noida like many others across the nation, welcomed the decision with enthusiasm.


It's been tough for small traders since demonetisation


Even though the national capital continues to choke on smog and dust, experts say its air quality this October has improved a little, as compared to last year.


Delhi breathing cleaner air this October


With 110 skyrises, metro service, bus rapid transport, elevated walkways, automated waste collection and a host of other amenities, the Rs 70,000 crore ($11.1 billion) Gujarat International Finance Tec City (or Gift City) between Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar not only wants to emerge as India's first Smart City, but also become a model for others to follow.


What does India's first potential Smart City promise?


When it comes to building Smart Cities, Internet of Things (IoT) and Cloud are two key components to make things work. For Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins, these two components are now part and parcel of his life as the networking major turns its focus towards IoT and Cloud for delivering connected cities.


Why Cisco's bet on IoT, Cloud is crucial to building Smart Cities (Tech Trend)


Despite smartphone makers launching devices with high-end camera specifications to woo amateur shooters, the photography market in India is at the cusp of a significant leap and digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) cameras are, in fact, looking at stupendous growth in the months to come, a top Canon India executive has said.


Despite smartphones, Indian DSLR market at cusp of giant leap: Canon (IANS Interview)


With Samsung suspending the sales and production of Galaxy Note 7 and urging its owners to turn off all devices, the bitter truth is out: Note 7 is, indeed, the worst flagship smartphone launch in recent times -- a fear that the world of technology had for some time as more and more batteries exploded.


Galaxy Note 7 fiasco: Smartphone makers need to introspect (Tech Trend)


Be it Bengal or Maharashtra, the enthusiasm of the Bengali community is alike when it comes to celebrating the Durga Puja. And, it's no different even this time round.


Mumbai's Bengali community ready to welcome Goddess Durga


If you are running an enterprise or planning a start-up in India, accepting the fact that cyber security threats are real and dangerous is the first step towards securing your data in the long run, a top cyber expert has suggested.


Data breach threat is real and rising fast in India: Kaspersky Lab (IANS Interview)


Several Class 10 students of a school in Bihar have forsworn gold jewellery until their parents build toilets in their homes to save them the shame of having to go out into the open to defecate.


A different protest by girl students for construction of toilets (Societal Feature)


If you are a selfie lover and spend much time clicking self-portraits to later sit, choose the best shot and then edit it to wow your friends on social media, hang on. The brand new OPPO F1s will save you time and create a perfect selfie to show the world how cool you are.


OPPO F1s smartphone: Strictly for selfie freaks (Tech Review)


The new hi-tech Garages Museum in the Rashrapati Bhavan here provides visitors with some great experiences, allowing them to "feel" the presence of Mahatma Gandhi and as if he is "walking" with them by using virtual reality (VR) technology.


Walk with Mahatma Gandhi at Rashtrapati Bhavan


As Indian enterprises gain more exposure and attention globally, there is a worrying downside: these firms are at an increased cyber security risk owing to aged and vulnerable security solutions at work, experts have warned.

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