Raghavendra Rathore's designs always have an old world charm of Rajasthan and royalty.


Raghavendra Rathore hopes to make dhoti fashionable


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Designer duo Ashima and Leena showcased their "Jashn" range at the sixth edition of the BMW India Bridal Fashion Week(IBFW) 2014, Friday here.


Ashima, Leena's 'Jashn' at BMW IBFW


Designer duo Gauri and Nainika Thursday showcased their wedding range on the first day of the sixth edition of BMW India Bridal Fashion Week(IBFW).


Gauri, Nainika's bridal range: Rendition of modern glam


Nearly two centuries after Lord Macaulay championed the introduction of English as a medium of education in India in 1835, a debate is still raging on the suitability of what many describe as a "foreign language" in a


To study or not to study English: India debates


Shah Rukh Khan, who has huge fan following all over the world, says he has been given a lot more than what he deserves.


'I am given lot more than what I deserve'


Superstar Shah Rukh Khan seems to be fed up with questions on his rival Salman Khan and says he is bored of it now.


I am bored of question about Salman: Shah Rukh


Abhijit K. Borah moved here from Guwahati in search of a better future. He says Delhi has a lot to offer and he has no plans to leave the capital, despite it being tagged as the country's "most racist city".


New Delhi is northeasterners' favourite job destination


If you are longing for a serene and tranquil getaway and want to cosy up to the cuddle of Mother Nature, head for the unspoiled plantations on the foothills of Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari district, where lush green vegetation enjoins a clear blue lake with gentle mountain slopes for a picture perfect backdrop.


Experience infinity with nature for company in Western Ghats (Travelogue)


It's surprising how vignettes of history often turn up on a foodie's trail. And, when it leads to some innovative Bengali dishes concocted by Basanti Devi, wife of Indian freedom fighter C. R. Das, you know the discovery is priceless and the recipes are worth trying out for the sheer pleasure of experiencing vintage Raj-era Bengal that oddly enough blends well even 67 years after Independence.


Rediscovering Bengali recipes of an earlier era (Foodie Trail)


Zenebu Tadesse, the Ethiopian minister for women, children and youth affairs was in India on a personal visit and considers India her home away from home. After all, this was where she completed her higher education.


Ethiopian minister reveals India connection


Think espionage and the first image flashing in your mind will be of a suave, smartly-clad "secret agent" pulling off the most complex mission single-handed. A raised eyebrow and a wisecrack is his only reaction in a tight position he finds himself in before busting out spectacularly with aid of a range of awesome gadgets. But is the cinematic depiction of James Bond the way spies and secret agents operate? Not much.


A twilight, amoral world: Some Cold War spy fiction (Column: Bookends)


As life in most of the plains of northern India is still hot and sweaty - and sizzling - owing to delay in the onset of the monsoon, the rain-soaked peaks of Himachal Pradesh's popular tourist resorts are luring visitors to the state.


It's time to soak in the hills of Himachal (Environment Feature)


Once home to the young Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the city of Durban in South Africa has more overseas Indians than any other city outside India. Glimpses of India are visible in the sights, smells and sounds of this city


Durban: home to colour and flavour of India (Diaspora Feature)


Seventy hectares of land on the foothills of the majestic Mehrangarh fort here was once a rocky wasteland, colonised by an invasive plant from Mexico known as mesquite or baavlia - the 'mad one' in local parlance - as it cannot be uprooted. But the painstaking efforts of a man and his team have transformed the land into a paradise for migratory birds, and made it home for over 300 species of trees, shrubs, climbers and herbs.


How an oasis was created in a rocky desert (Environment Feature)


Just 20 km west of Paris stands a huge icon of French grandoise, the Palace of Versaille. Wealth has been the legacy of Versaille for more than 300 years. It was Louis XIV, in 1682, who made it into his royal seat. The sprawling palace, which took more than 100 years to complete, was and remains a symbol of luxury, opulence, magnificence and splendour.


'Team Shunya' is building our future in Paris (Special to IANS)


"When you go home, tell them of us and say that for their tomorrow, we gave our today....." reads the epitaph at the Commonwealth War Cemetery in Kohima.


Commemorating long-forgotten battles - and those who gave their lives (Defence Feature)


How do you help your backward community living in remote, virtually inaccessible villages to progress if most of them are uneducated? Simple, finish your own studies, train as teachers and then use your knowledge to spread the cause in your home - as these nearly three dozen women are doing.


Gaining education, 35 women plan to uplift their communities (Feature, With Images)


Meals prepared from locally sourced organic ingredients, hybrid cabs for guests, solar panels that produce electricity and water drawn from a well are some unique features on offer by the 'green hotels' of Vienna as they cash in on the global concept of eco-friendly hotels catering to the growing number of tourists conscious of their carbon footprint.


Promoting eco-tourism, Vienna's green hotels now a rage (Travel Feature)


A year has passed since the great floods hit the picturesque Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, but the tourism industry on which the state is so dependent has clearly failed to bounce back, and the effects of the tragedy are still reverberating.


Poor business: Uttarakhand tourism still reeling from flood tragedy (A year after)


On June 16, 2013, there was unusually heavy rain in Uttarakhand. In the catchment area of the upper Ganga tributaries, rain water flooded the valleys, washing away huge rocks and trees with it, and caused a huge loss to life and property. More than 5,000 people were dead and missing in the state.


Will the roads to Uttarkashi stand this monsoon? (A Year After)


It was sheer hard work and determination that paid off, says Odisha's differently-abled Sarika Jain who cracked in her first attempt the coveted civil services examination.

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