Avantika Chopra

Indian Textile Sector: Experts across the textile industry indianexpress.com spoke to were unanimous that an embargo on Chinese textiles and apparel imports would augur well for the Indian textile industry since China has been dumping a lot of their products into the country at dirt cheap prices.

After mythical paintings of Dhoni, Kohli, Andre Russell, Rashid Khan, the next in line is Shreyas Iyer of Delhi Capitals in a Mughal painting adaptation and K L Rahul in a Wood Inlay art form from Karnataka.

According to a study published by The Lancet Global Health journal, as many as 8.8 million people in India were found to be blind in 2015 and another 47.7 million people had moderate and severe vision impairment.

A combined initiative by two NGOs -- Hamari Udaan and Action For Community Development Trust (ACT) -- 'Food with Dignity' (FWD) programme aims to ensure that a person is accorded the full dignity of a paying customer and not giving away food for free.

With his raw videos and gritty lyrics attracting attention online, Tandi has quit his job to focus on rap. “Earlier, people did not listen to such rap, but these days people are listening to me and are liking it.”

"I told them to reach the civil hospital in Champhai and performed the surgery at 9.30 in the morning. The surgery was a success and both mother and child are now safe," he said.

When Selvi (49), Tilaka(43) and Nila (48) were winding up their routine cleaning work at Teynampet on August 9 at midnight, they came across an unclaimed carton box.

On the menu presently are only two dishes -- Mangalorean style Crab Curry and Reddy's chicken curry -- and orders are being taken only on weekends. However, Saroj plans to expand her little kitchen when she develops a regular customer base.

Abhishek Pagnis, a Pune-based engineering student, considers himself quite lucky to be present at the moment the elusive black panther made an appearance.

However, their journey has not been an easy one. With no designated classroom, chairs or desks at their disposal, the SHO looks for any well-lit area to conduct the classes.

Radhe Amma, who worked as domestic help for over 10-years at a complex in KK Nagar, Chennai, could not report to work for almost a month after contracting the disease. The job was her only source of livelihood.

Politicians of all hues have come up with their own version of "cures", albeit without any scientific basis.

Despite greater social media usage during the pandemic, influencers we spoke to said it has been an uphill battle. 

When the shelter was also designated as a hunger relief camp a few weeks into the lockdown, Rani had her job cut out. With a staff of six at her disposal, she was prepared for the challenge.

In a video, which has gone viral on social media, sixty doctors from across India grooved to the beats of Pharrell Williams’ popular song 'Happy'.

Due to the lockdown, the flow of donors who regularly visited the orphanage to give funds and essential items has completely stopped for most orphanages.

The 1.58-minute clip, which has now gone viral, begins with the friends dancing to the beats of popular Punjabi track 'Na Dil De Pardesi Nu' by Mohammed Siddiq and Ranjit Kaur.

Though the aim behind the initiative was to spread information, it was met with a mixed response online as many did not approve of the paint applied to the animal.

While sanitisers and face masks seemed like a necessity in Bhutan, this did not seem to be the case at the Delhi international airport.

Captioned, "Travel without worry", the leaflet quotes Harvard Medical School and World Health Organisation (WHO) to back their claim stating that the virus is "less infectious than the FLU".

Unsettled with the prejudicial treatment towards menstruating women, the feast was organised by Dr Surbhi Singh, the founder of 'Sachhi Saheli' to bust myths around the topic.

A clipping of the viral paper was shared by activist Angellica Aribam along with a caption that read, "Manipur Board asks the election symbol of BJP in Political Science paper and it carries 4 marks!".

Organised by Khamir, a platform for the crafts, heritage and cultural ecology of the Kutch region of Gujarat, the four-day exhibition unfurls the traditional craft infused with contemporary designs made by artisans ranging from the age group of 18-60.

What started off as a weekend business soon became an enterprise, with 94-year-old Harbhajan Kaur selling her specialities under the brand name Harbhajan's and the tagline "You'll remember your childhood".