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Today, both Urdu newspaper Pratap and Hindi counterpart Vir Pratap are history, yet, frayed pages need to be dusted to relate a journey that ends in our present

A fluctuation of a mere 1.5ºC is enough to seal the fate of a gharial embryo as a male or female

No VIP suffers any discomfort or injury at the Kumbh mela, only the simple folk get trodden under the bandobast

Jainism lays emphasis on 'karmas’ or deeds. These include both good as well as bad deeds

The Asiatic black bear or reechh, or more endearingly bhaalu, is not only omnivorous but even omnipresent. They have shared the landscape and existed alongside humans, every now and then delighting themselves on apples and other fruits.

Can we please stop being competitive all the time and accept our own body as unique

In her short life of 28 years, Amrita Sher-Gil impacted the art of India, and even overhauled some of it

Ensure the safety of the most susceptible group of passengers on the road — children, particularly while travelling on the most vulnerable mode in India, two-wheelers

The complex, and often conflicting, relationship between humans and owls ranges from reverence to superstition

Kumbh is a symbol of integration, a vessel or pot, in which quintessential wisdom, spiritual thoughts and human philosophy, as contemplated by saints and seers, are accumulated

Reach out with love to those who have to start over, whether an immigrant from a village to your city or a lost soul

The conundrum of whether to feed or not to feed birds has bothered ornithologists as, for them, supplementary feeding could change the wild bird’s natural behaviour

A commitment to justice, an abiding belief in the oneness of mankind —these were the ideals that Guru Gobind Singh lived by

‘Simla Past and Present’ remains a standard and valued text

Punjab woke up late to the idea of heritage tourism because of a lack of sense of pride... it has remained a dream more than reality

I have found that the greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion

Shikras are found everywhere — from gardens in urban centres like Delhi and Bengaluru to rural countryside, and even open forests.

Setting aside the 30 per cent cap on interest rates has severely hurt the interests of millions of credit card users in the country

I look back to reflect on the basic decency that is receding rapidly from our people

The bird is capable of reaching speeds of over 300 km per hour, with the highest recorded speed of 389 km per hour.

All religions aim to make us better human beings: to teach us to be kinder, gentler, more like the deities we worship

The biggest lesson from tragedies such as in Georgia is that generators should never be kept indoors

Education is more attuned to encourage learning by axioms and laws. The spaces for questioning and debating have been receding

The resilience of the big cats is a testament to nature’s ability to adapt, even in the face of human encroachment and environmental change