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For nearly a decade, she has been helping them learn Malayalam, Hindi, English and mathematics using little more than sand and a stick. There are no notebooks, pencils or blackboards in Indira Amma’s classroom. Instead, an elderly woman spreads a layer of sand on the ground, smooths it with a small stick and begins writing…

A monthly salary of Rs 1 lakh, no rent to worry about and the comfort of living with family may sound like an ideal arrangement. But for one software engineer working remotely from a village, the financial advantages have come with an unexpected downside: a life that feels increasingly repetitive.With no cafes to visit, cinemas…

Anshul Kamboj celebrates the wicket of New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner during the one day cricket international between New Zealand and India in Auckland, New Zealand. AUCKLAND: A day before members of India’s ODI squad were scheduled to train at the Eden Park, Anshul Kamboj was out for a stroll with Ruturaj Gaikwad. The two…

FILE – Jodie Burrage of Britain plays a forehand return to Coco Gauff of the U.S. during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File) British tennis player Jodie Burrage has revealed that she received death threats and abusive messages after losing…

Lee’s rare wicketkeeping error costs Hobart Hurricanes (Images: X) Melbourne Renegades pulled off a dramatic four-wicket victory over Hobart Hurricanes in the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) on Wednesday, with a rare wicketkeeping infringement on the final delivery denying the hosts a chance to force a Super Over. Just when the Hurricanes appeared to have…

NEW DELHI: India’s rising badminton star Tanvi Patri scripted history at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar on Wednesday, becoming the first Indian woman to reach the semifinals of the badminton competition.The 15-year-old from Odisha achieved the milestone with an impressive straight-game victory over Thailand’s seventh seed Kakanik Kungkaew in the women’s singles quarterfinals. Third…

Priyansh Arya (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Priyansh Arya can hit sixes at will. With his brutal strokeplay, the Delhi batter can be as devastating as the best in the game and walk into any white-ball set-up. But he is also competing for a place in a generation that includes Abhishek Sharma, one of the world’s…

In Bengaluru, a monthly budget of Rs 1.73 lakh may sound extraordinary to some young professionals, while for another household, even earning Rs 25,000 a month can mean carefully balancing rent, food and transport. That contrast has drawn attention after a Bengaluru couple, Shubhi and her husband, shared a breakdown of their household expenses on…

For the evening, Alia picked a Gumal linen saree from Anavila. The drape came in a pleasant shade of green, with a contrasting blue border and zari detailing along the edges. The saree, priced at Rs 14,500 on the brand’s website, had a rather understated feel. It wasn’t heavily embellished or overloaded with details. Instead,…

Virat Kohli celebrates after scoring 50 runs during the first ODI against New Zealand. (AP/PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli continued to rewrite the record books on Wednesday, breaking Sachin Tendulkar‘s long-standing record for the most runs in successful and unsuccessful ODI run chases during India’s rain-affected first ODI against New Zealand at Eden Park…

Photo credit: The Better India A small piece of patterned fabric became a flower petal. Another was tucked into a narrow groove to form the sleeve of a Geisha holding a lantern. Across a classroom at Budha College in Karnal, Haryana, more than 100 first-year fashion design students spent seven hours turning discarded fabric into…

India vs South Korea Hockey Semi Finals: Defending champions India will look to book their place in the final of the 2026 Asian Champions Trophy when they face South Korea in the semi-final at the Olympian Balbir Singh Senior International Hockey Stadium in Mohali on Wednesday. India head into the knockout clash in impressive form,…