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Iron deficiency still a problem in India
Haemoglobin counts continue to be low even as the country’s development parameters improve. Awareness about nutrition is key According to the National Family Health Survey 2016, India has the highest number of anaemic individuals globally — nearly 53% adult women and 50% pregnant women in India are anaemic. Santanu Misra, co-founder of the non-governmental organisation […]
Together again
After blogging as Mrs Funnybones, Twinkle Khanna has become a topselling author with her debut novel set in a Kerala health spa called Shanthamaaya. An extract Jay must have already told Lalit that I was in Shanthamaaya because he didn’t look surprised to see me. He smiled, a wide, gummy smile, and pulled me towards […]
Ticket to ride
Eight regional trains will make commuting within NCR fast and hassle-free in the near future Last week, the Union Cabinet approved the 82 km long Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut rapid rail corridor at the cost of Rs 30,274 crore. India’s first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) will take less than an hour from Delhi to Meerut with halts […]
An open letter to India and Pakistan
Every country reserves the right to self-defence, but Pakistan broke every rule in the book Poochte hain wo ki Ghalib kaun hai, Koi batlaao ki hum batlaayein kya Pakistan posed this question again on Valentine’s Day. India came back with a return gift on the 13th day. Love was in the “air”, you see. They […]
No bunkers at LoC
Several villages have been evacuated but the administration has failed to provide most of them with a place to go The last village in Mendhar sector on the Indian side is Chhajla Patri, Mallah. Newslaundry learnt that around 20-50 families were evacuated from the village by the police. Muhammad Hanief, a resident of Chhajla Patri, […]
Trolls attacked my art
Since childhood, I have been fond of paintings. But it was in college that I got the opportunity to nurture my hobby further. While exploring various forms, I came across erotic art. It intrigued me. I did a lot of research on it, and tried to create a few. Within a year, I became somewhat […]
Mettle and martyrdom
Pradeep Kumar’s 18-year-old son refuses to shed a single tear. It was the last thing his father had asked of him—to be strong On Friday evening—one day after more than 40 CRPF personnel lost their lives in a terrorist attack in Kashmir’s Pulwama district—Banat was at a standstill. Pradeep Kumar, one of the CRPF personnel […]
Sleights of hand
An Australian researcher has done an amazing job of recreating the world of Indian magicians in centuries past, reminding us of our rich cultural heritage. This extract is about Delhi’s Kathputli colony An air of despondency greeted me when in 2016 I visited Shadipur Depot, a West Delhi slum set up in the late 1960s […]