National/International News

On a winter evening earlier this month, on a Zoom session, we watch as two musicians sing a Rajasthani lullaby, — a version of the original rendition by Hindustani Classical maestro Ustad Sultan Khan. Ustad […]

Natural indigo has been coveted all over the world for centuries and has been in use for more than 4000 years. However, its connection with India is particularly strong—the term indigo comes from the Latin […]

It was a virtual ceremony of a different kind in Puducherry in the southern part of India, on October 26 this year. Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy and the Chinese Ambassador to India, Sun Weidong, […]

Tejasvi Dogra can control irrigation, soil temperature, and pesticide sprays at his apple orchard in Madavag village of Himachal Pradesh in India, just by using his phone, all the way from his office in Shimla […]

In September, the police in Golaghat district of Assam in Northeast India got a tip-off about a broken piece of rhinoceros horn that was being traded by some locals. The information set the alarm bells […]

The calotropis is a common weed found in plenty in the Indian countryside. A hardy plant with large, waxy leaves and purple and white flowers, it flourishes in dry and harsh conditions, and barely gets any […]

Earlier this year, farmers in Anantapur, a city in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, were left with huge volumes of unsold sweet lime. While there was no local demand, the farmers were unable […]

GIZA PLATEAU, Egypt— Thrill seekers push the limits — including skydiving over one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The annual skydiving festival, Jump Like a Pharaoh was held earlier in November and attracted 90 […]

ARHEM, Netherlands— — A newborn zebra is enjoying its enclosure with its mother as other animals roam the area. The birth took place in the Royal Burgers’ Zoo, in Arnhem, Netherlands, on Nov. 11. Footage […]