They are two simple, rural women, living in rural Andhra Pradesh, in an area known for its arid soils, its resultant lack of food and its poverty. And unbelievable as it may seem, the answer to the healthy skins of Chandramma and Narsamma lies in good nutrition. Keya Acharya has more.

Why is it that swine flu makes major national headlines in India while encephalitis, which has claimed many more lives this year (not to mention malaria, tuberculosis, gastro-enteritis, etc.), does not? Could it be that the A(H1N1) virus is more glamorous? Ammu Joseph analyses the scoops.

The child sex ratio continues to follow the worsening trend established over four decades ago. Demographers predict that India's population will remain overly masculine for decades. Kannan Kasturi reports.

Indian participants won a remarkable 387 medals at the Special Olympic Games for sports persons with intellectual disabilities held in Australia in December 2013. Pushpa Achanta urges greater state and institutional support for these neglected sports persons as she brings us their inspiring stories.

The Gujarat development model has been widely credited with the potential to change India’s future. As the new government completes a month in power, Ramesh Menon stresses the need to seriously question if it is really one that should be replicated in every Indian state.

The Railway Budget this year has been hailed for its pragmatic approach and emphasis on modernisation and customer experience. Tanvi Bhatikar raises a critical issue that needs to be addressed in order to deliver on those fronts.

The focus on ending open defecation and ensuring a toilet in every home is a limited one. Lasting success will require a much larger focus on sanitation, writes Aditya Bhol.

Diarrhea is one of the leading causes of child mortality in our country. Reasonably priced vaccines backed by the government are now available to help stop this malady, says Swapna Majumdar.

Karnataka's plan to harvest power from the Gundia river that runs through the Hassan and Dakshin Kannada districts has been criticised by environmentalists, farmers and the Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh. Bhanu Sridharan investigates.

Did you know that Titan Industries, the wristwatch major, does safe disposal of 600,000-700,000 of its old watches each year as part of e-waste management? Darryl D'Monte on a recent UN report that highlighted India's massive e-waste challenges and silver linings.

There are two spheres of politics being played out in India at present. One is patronage, and the second, aspirational. During the just concluded Karnataka assembly elections, both were seen. More and more people are waking up to the aspirational one, writes Subramaniam Vincent

A financially sick state corporation in Maharashtra gets an infusion of life from the generosity of MTNL, the Centre-owned phone company. Himanshu Upadhyaya reports.

The “simple man” silently walked out of his hut that fateful day, went to the backyard and consumed pesticide in the veil of darkness. Rising family debt had forced his children out of school, and that proved the last straw. Jaideep Hardikar recounts the stories of this and two other farmer suicides.

Too many factors coincided to deliver justice speedily in the Sunil More case. But whether this will have a long-term impact on rape cases is debatable. Unless the speed of investigation and the filing of charges becomes the norm, such cases will remain the exception, writes Kalpana Sharma.

The same exclusive report, with different bylines, in three rival dailies. Swathes of advertising dolled up as news stories. Is 'paid news' getting institutionalised, asks P Sainath.

कंपनी का कहना है कि यह कदम कोरोनावायरस महामारी के चलते उठाया गया है.

आई फॉर इंडिया कॉन्सर्ट (I For India Concert) में देश के लिए बॉलीवुड के सारे सितारे एक साथ आ गए हैं, शाहरुख खान (Shahrukh Khan) और आमिर खान (Aamir Khan) ने गीत गाकर पार्टिसिपेट किया है, तो वहीं प्रियंका चोपड़ा (Priyanka Chopra) ने कविता पढ़ी है. कई और सेलेब्रिटीज ने अपने तरीके से योगदान दिया है.

रविवार को कई सितारों ने मिलकर आई फॉर इंडिया (I For India Concert) कॉन्‍सर्ट का आयोजन किया. इस कॉन्‍सर्ट में हिस्‍सा लेने के लिए शाहरुख खान (Shah Rukh Khan) ने पहली बार गाना गाने की कोशिश की.

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You read and saw and probably debated furiously over our fantasy Test XI. We thought of needling you more and switching colours. How about selecting a fantasy ODI XI? Time again to pick and choose.

Playing against India behind closed doors in the much-anticipated Test series at the end of the year might end up being an advantage for the home side, according to Australia batsman Usman Khawaja. Cricket Australia are desperate for the tour, scheduled for Dec-Jan, to go ahead as the lucrative Indian TV rights for the series would go a long way to easing a financial crisis.

EPL makes India debut with Blackburn Rovers

India vs Sri Lanka: Team India arrives at Indore for 2nd T20I match

3rd T20I: India beat Kiwis via Super Over, wins first ever T20 series win in NZ

Ind vs NZ Super Over: India win but not without hiccups

Women's T20 World Cup Final: India eyes maiden title against Australia

Sports education important to make healthy India: Leander Paes

1st ODI: Indian innings - Fall of wickets

1st ODI: Indian innings - Super fours

1st ODI: Indian innings - Super sixes

1st ODI: Indian inning - Top moments

1st ODI: India vs England - Man of the match

2nd ODI: Indian innings - Top moments

2nd ODI: Indian innings - Super sixes

2nd ODI: Indian innings - Super fours

2nd ODI: Indian innings - Fall of wickets

2nd ODI: India vs England - Man of the match

The presidential address to Parliament on June 9, 2014 had focussed nearly exclusively on projects and schemes, eschewing policy. Therefore, many had eagerly awaited the budget speech for a policy vision of the new government. Unfortunately, it too left observers guessing on whether the government would tackle tough reforms or rely principally on better implementation.

After having raised the issue of whether the clubby and secretive collegiums system actually preserves the independence of the judiciary former Supreme Court judge, Justice Markandey Katju, has now trained his guns on India’s antiquated contempt of court law. He has made the valid point, in this newspaper, that judicial supremacy cannot be based on the law of kings in a democracy.

The cancer of corruption eating into India’s medical sector is no secret. Reports of patients being prescribed unnecessary tests by unscrupulous doctors in league with labs abound.

Many Indians still go “awww” when a US secretary of state endorses — in Hindi — PM Narendra Modi’s alliterative catchphrases, in this case, “sabka saath, sabka vikas”.

Indian economy has stopped, govt should de-centralise the system: Rahul Gandhi

Covid-19: Coronavirus cases cross 56000 in India

50% virus strains in India have ‘Spike mutation’ that’s scaring the world

Mandatory quarantine for Air India evacuation crew in Noida

Operation Samudra Setu: INS Jalashwa sets sail from Male with 698 stranded Indian nationals

Vande Bharat Mission: India’s evacuation operation picks up pace via air and sea

Vande Bharat mission: Second phase to begin from May 16 to bring 25000 Indians