The Writer
The Writer [Illustration by Anup Singh] December 9: Stanley “Tookie” Williams is an American writer of …
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World news
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Boy who Became a Golfer by Accident
July 22: Eighteen-year-old Ashok Kumar is a golf champion in the making. But barely six years ago, he was accused of stealing at …
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Holi in Fiji
March 19: Before it was Holi in India, phagua, as Holi is called by the Indo-Fijians, was already being celebrated. The Fiji …
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The Hospitality of a True Blue Nawab
April 21: Nawab Mir Jafar Abdullah entertains guests in the celebrated Awadhi style of his forefathers. The nawab (title of former …
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Teenage Girl Lone Survivor from Yemeni Air Crash
Where: Moroni, Comoros July 2, 2009 : Weeks after an Air France airliner crashed into the Pacific Ocean, a Yemeni jetliner went …
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The Concorde
The sleekest and the fastest jet aircraft in the world. The Concorde. Sounds like an ad? Wait till you hear how much it costs to …
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World's First Space Tourist
May 11: The world’s first paying space tourist is back on earth after a week-long joyride in space. On Sunday, May 6, …
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The Woman who Builds Sand Castles
July 31: Ever made castles in the sand? Fun. Isn’t it? All you need are your hands and a little imagination? Marjon …
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The South Indian Sikh
October 21: Sardar Bhupinder Singh is 91 years old. He is also a bit of an oddity where he lives – in Kadakarapally, Kerala. He is …
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Assam's Boys Shine in Asian Cricket
July 22: Two young boys have done the impossible in Assam. They have pushed politicians and the continuing violence, out of the …
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Man Who Could Make The Taj Disappear
August 12: Franz Harary is the magician. He has a simple wish: he wants to make the Taj Mahal disappear. Nothing doing, says the …
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Language Split
Language Split [Illustration by Anup Singh] November 18: The English language is believed to have caused one of Sri Lanka’s …
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