Amitabh Bachchan's emotional post on father’s anniversary as Kaun Banega Crorepati team treats him: ‘But heart mourns…'

Amitabh Bachchan talked about his father, late Harivansh Rai Bachchan, in his latest blog as it was his birth anniversary.

Kapurthala farmers working to replace maize with spring groundnut cultivation

KVK experts have roped in enterprising potato growers from the Doaba district for limited cultivation for the third ...
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Sri Lanka’s vanishing snakes: Scientists warn policy paralysis is driving a silent crisis

Sri Lanka may proudly call itself a global biodiversity hotspot, but in the world of reptiles—especially snakes—the country ...
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Book Rview: ODYSSEY OF WAR

Doctor Nadesan is a remarkable gentleman. As a Sri Lanka expatriate in Australia he practiced as a veterinary surgeon for many years. That was his profession. But quite obviously writing is his ...

Shivraj Singh Chouhan at Idea Exchange: ‘Schemes for women aren’t freebies. We are correcting historical injustice, they now have financial freedom’

As Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare as well as Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan has the crucial ...

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is now affordable and accessible to almost 92% of people living with HIV globally

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is now affordable and accessible to almost 92% of people living with HIV globally ...