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Despite significant advancements in LGBTQ+ rights over the past few years, we have lost yet another young life to queerphobia. A toxic culture of bullying and harassment continues to thrive unchecked in our educational institutions.

Turning on a computer isn’t that difficult. Except, if one doesn’t have the power supply to begin with. While the pandemic era is turning out to be the biggest experiment in remote learning, many children didn’t even get on the starting grid, especially those living in the high mountain desert …

When Soumya Sengupta, a zestful 38-year-old looked into the camera and decided to hum ‘Boli o nanadi aar du mutho chaal phele de haritey’ he wasn’t rapping about the proverbial son-in-law but was using the rapid rhythm of this santhali folk tune to demonstrate the life-saving technique of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. …

Unlike typical desk jobs where one could pack up their laptop and embrace the work-from-home culture when the growing coronavirus emptied out offices and institutions, remote work for archivists can be tricky and almost unfeasible in a line of work that requires physical access to the fragile pieces of history …

When the Covid-19 outbreak locked him out of the gym, Rahul Tarfe’s search for items that could double as weights didn’t need to go any further than his kitchen. He grabbed the gas cylinder for a deadlift; yanked the wooden rod from an old cupboard to do pull ups; stuffed …

When Mitali Sathe stepped out of her home in Latur decked in a yellow sari, the mehendi and green glass bangles gave her away. A member of an adolescent girls' protection group spotted the 15-year-old before her marriage to a man four decades her senior. After her elder sister's death, …

Just weeks before the world was turned upside down by the coronavirus pandemic, British chef and restaurateur Gordon Ramsay was in Coorg climbing trees of peppercorn and catching karimeen in Kannur’s backwaters. A chat with one of food television’s most recognised faces offered a glimpse of what keeps bringing him …

Sunil Sawale, 59, counts his gains and losses as his eyes scan idols of the elephant-headed, mouse-chauffeured god—in various stages of completion—from a corner of his workshop at the Nandimal Naka of Pen in Raigad. By July, they’re usually ready to file out, but this time, they remain half-done, in-waiting …

Confidentiality sits at the very heart of the intimate, emotional details that one reveals to their psychotherapist, and the trust that their deepest secrets are safe when confiding, which makes it imperative that a cocoon of strict legal and ethical codes surround the practice and privacy of this talking cure.

Many young adults, who left home to build their own independent lives, have now moved back in with mom and dad in the pandemic. They speak to Sunday Times losing freedom, finding a safe haven, and rediscovering karelas and curfews.

Can’t go to office but you can take your office for a holiday. Tired of being stuck in city apartments, some WFHers are opting for for long-stay breaks in beach, mountain resorts. After the pandemic forced people out of their office and strapped them to their couch for months, the …

Sitting at his Mira Road home, Mohsin Khan tapped his cellphone and out popped on his screen, his gastroenterologist perched in front of his laptop staring down at Khan from a few miles away in south Mumbai. The awkwardness subsided after a minute or two. Following a brief chat, Khan …

This story is from April 20, 2016 Nashik: It's around 9am. The personnel at Barhe police station, around 70 km from Nashik, are on special duty. They are rushing out, not to catch a thief or put up nakabandi, but to fetch water from a tanker that arrives at their …

This story is from March 10, 2013 AURANGABAD: Sachin Dhike is barely 16 and has realized that survival is more important in the time of than pursuing his dream of completing education and making it big in life someday. The Class X student from a remote hamlet near Lasur station …

The Maharashtra State Aids Control Society (MSAC) has expressed fear in the run-up to the Kumbh Mela of unprot... Thousands of Sadhus are expected to be in Nashik during the Kumb mela) NASHIK: The Maharashtra State Aids Control Society (MSAC) has expressed fear in the run-up to the Kumbh Mela …

Fear of a different sort of Covid casualty is looming large over film and TV folks — the death of the steamy sex scene in the wake of a pandemic and strict social distancing protocol imposed by an official directive from the cultural affairs ministry that allows shooting to resume …

The coronavirus hasn’t been the only killer in this lockdown. Another fallout of the pandemic has been starvation or the extreme lack of food, witnessed in distressful sights and reports of people in the teeming slums of Kalwa , a distant north central suburb situated between Thane and Mumbra, chafing …

Three months into the coronavirus outbreak, the country is on the heels of another health crisis — a wave of mental illnesses — showing up at a grand scale on mental health counselling helplines in the form of anxiety, isolation, panic, sleep-disorders, exacerbation of previous mental health concerns and suicide …

Rinesh got “smashed” drinking with friends across the laptop screen; Sreyashi spent four relentless hours playing online Scrabble with strangers willing to humour her next move; Olinca box-braided her hair and performed solo karaokes for her mirror; and Turna had a conversation with her pressure cooker, “because it’s the only …

“Oh red-shirt-waley, jo cricket khel rahe ho! Ghar jao warna police aapke khilaaf karwaai shuru karegi,” a voice booms in the air above Dharavi. The boy in red looks up wide-eyed at a flying machine buzzing above his head, and scurries off. “Aur ghar jaake haath dhona mat bhul na!” …

Access to physical and emotional security has always been a struggle for the transgender community, but coronavirus has made it worse. With a majority of them battling poverty, the odds are further stacked up. Apparently fighting to “make ends meet”, a trans person committed suicide at her Malwani residence last …

Desperate times call for desperate measures. The pandemic and subsequent lockdown may have stopped runners from letting loose on unending roads, but that doesn’t mean they can’t go for a long-distance run.

It’s 8.30 in the morning, and Rachita is running late for a video conference. It’s for her son Laksh. He is six. On his first day of remote schooling, Laksh’s eyes lit up when he saw ten of his friends pop up in little boxes across the screen. It took …

BHOPAL: Covid helpline counsellors are on their toes to ensure that efficient assistance and information related to Covid-19 is available to people. More than 500 counsellors are attending up to 70,000 to 80,000 calls related to several concerns ranging from food shortage to essential services. Sarita Ghamal, a helpline executive, …

This story is from October 18, 2019 BHOPAL: Draped in a yellow and red sari, Devi Rani prepares the thaali for the Karwa Chauth puja. Her bangles clink as she puts ghee in the diya. Her eyes expectantly look outside, waiting for the moon. “Every day you can see the …

This story is from September 30, 2019 BHOPAL: As October 2, the date of enforcing ban on one-time-use plastic items draws closer, everyone associated with the state’s plastic industry — manufacturers, traders and workers — have their fingers crossed. Not only is there little clarity on what constitutes one-time-use plastic, …

This story is from September 21, 2019 Several stretches of Bhopal roads are in a very bad condition and need urgent repair work. BHOPAL: If there is a civic issue in any colony , the first person the citizens look for help is the area's corporator. But, is he/she able …

This story is from September 21, 2019 Youngsters demonstrate in Bhopal on Friday to express solidarity with global climate strike. BHOPAL: A group of young people came out on the streets here on Friday to stress on the importance of taking immediate action to arrest the climate crisis. The demonstration …

This story is from July 3, 2019 BHOPAL: Children with special needs bonded over music at a two-day workshop organised by NGO Arushi on Tuesday. Mumbai-based professional guitarist Mayukh Sarkar conducted the workshop, which aimed at breaking the stereotypes and promoting inclusivity. "I was enthralled by the performances. These kids …

BHOPAL: With monsoon having arrived in the MP capital, nature lovers have reported seeing vibrant birds nesting at various locations. Different types of cuckoos — Jacobin cuckoo , Indian cuckoo and common hawk cuckoo — can be seen in areas around Kerwa dam, Van Vihar, Samardha and the lush gardens …