BBC I’m bald, and that bothered me for a long time. It bothered me that I was bothered. But just one swipe down my Instagram feed reveals I’m not the only man who is self-conscious about his hair. I’m greeted with videos and posts offering me hair transplants, regrowth tablets, thickening sprays, powders that … Read more
The Danish fort in Tharangambadi | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Restoration work on two historic landmarks, the Danish Fort and the Governor’s Bungalow in Tharangambadi, Mayiladuthurai district, is expected to be completed by November. The renovation, carried out by the Heritage Wing of the Public Works Department (PWD) and supervised by the State Department of … Read more
Like music pillars in various temples in the State that are capable of producing music when tapped, the horses produce similar effects. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Two musical horses, made of stone, at the historical Abathsahayeswarar temple-cum-fort at Senthamangalam near Ulundurpettai in Villupuram district are in a state of neglect. However, the Archaeological Survey … Read more
A crane removes a derailed coach of North East Express from the track a day after its derailment near Raghunathpur railway station in Buxar district, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI The railways on October 12 ordered a high-level inquiry into the derailment of the Delhi-Kamakhya North East Express in Bihar’s Buxar district, … Read more
View of a makeshift roadblock placed in the middle of a street by a mob during protests, in Imphal, on June 19, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI The internet services in Manipur which had been suspended from May 23, 2023 were restored from Saturday morning throughout the State. The restoration of the services was announced … Read more
The Opposition CPI(M), the Congress and a few other Left parties in Tripura have moved forward on the issue of forging an alliance in the Assembly election due in February 2023. The parties released an unprecedented joint statement on Tuesday seeking “restoration of democracy, re-establishment of rule of law and conduct of free elections”. … Read more
Mehbooba Mufti was finally set free on Tuesday night by the Jammu and Kashmir administration, after 14 months of preventive detention. The release came 48 hours before Supreme Court was to hear Iltija Mufti’s plea. Supreme Court during the hearing of the case had recently observed that detention cannot be forever and “some via media” … Read more