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    How the humble PCO booth saved many a job and heartbreak

    Anupa Kujur
    2 Aug 2019 12:45 PM IST

    PCO, ISD, STD, Phone booth, Phone call, Communication, TRAI, Telephone, the federal, english news website
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    Menstrual cup, Menstrual cycle, Menstruation, Period, Pads, Cup, Chennai, Facebook
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    Menstrual cups: Why India is so uncomfortable with this bloody brilliant idea

    1 Aug 2019 12:45 PM IST
    Coffee sans Siddhartha will not taste the same
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    Coffee sans Siddhartha will not taste the same

    31 July 2019 12:37 AM IST
    Family Doctors, Family Physician Home - The Federal
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    Where did the family doctor disappear?

    30 July 2019 12:30 PM IST
    Sandalwood Farmers Karnataka India Export Sale - The Federal

    Why sandalwood farming is losing its essence

    29 July 2019 12:30 PM IST
    Craft beer, Beer, Lager, Kingfisher, Industrial beer, Microbrewery, Pub, Alcohol, Bira 91

    Why brewers of craft beer are on a high in India

    26 July 2019 12:45 PM IST
    Atal Tinkering Lab, ATL, Science, Technology, Math, Engineering, Karnataka, Chennai, the federal, english news website

    The science behind igniting young minds

    24 July 2019 12:45 PM IST
    Dravidian politics, Dravidian parties, Annadurai, Periyar, Tamil Nadu, Chennai, J Jayalalithaa, M Karunanidhi, MK Stalin, the federal, english news website

    The true 'religion' of Dravidian politics

    23 July 2019 12:44 PM IST
    Assam flood, Kaziranga National Park, Death toll, Destruction, River, Rain, Flooding, Assam, Centre, State, NRC, the federal, english news website

    Enduring the river fury: Living and losing in Assam

    22 July 2019 12:45 PM IST
    Library, Reading, Books, Eloor libarary, Central library, Bengaluru, Chennai, Anna Centenary Library

    Libraries are shutting down — but not because of dearth of readers

    19 July 2019 12:45 PM IST
    In a not so brave new world, the price that everyday heroes pay

    In a not so brave new world, the price that everyday heroes pay

    18 July 2019 12:45 PM IST
    EIGHTH COLUMN - The state of despair of libraries in India

    EIGHTH COLUMN - The state of despair of libraries in India

    18 July 2019 1:15 AM IST
    Chandrababu Naidu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Bifurcation, Assembly election, Amaravati, TDP, Telugu Desam Party, the federal, english news website

    Chandrababu Naidu's Capital failures

    17 July 2019 12:45 PM IST
    Delimitation bid in Jammu and Kashmir reopens festering wounds

    Delimitation bid in Jammu and Kashmir reopens festering wounds

    16 July 2019 5:30 AM IST
    K Kamaraj, Tamil Nadu, Leader, Dravidian movement, Congress, Education, Education policy, Literacy,

    Remembering K Kamaraj: The man who shaped the dreams of Tamil Nadu

    R Rangaraj
    15 July 2019 12:45 PM IST

    One evening more than five decades ago, K Kamaraj — the third chief minister of Tamil Nadu — was touring the countryside. As was his habit, he got...

    Asexual, Sexual, Ace, Sexuality, Cake, Grey sexual, Heteronormative, Asexuality, Demisexual, sex, the federal, english news website

    Understanding asexuality: 'There is nothing wrong with me'

    12 July 2019 5:30 AM IST
    India, One Nation One Ration Card, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Public Distribution System, PDS, Food grains, Wheat, Rice, Pulses, The federal, english news website

    One nation, one ration card, many voices

    10 July 2019 12:45 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi, Congress, Resignation, BJP, Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, RSS, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sonia Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, The Federal, English news website

    Beaten Rahul stoops to conquer, but will it work?

    9 July 2019 5:30 AM IST
    FACETAGR, Facial recognition, Aadhaar, Criminals, Safety, Privacy, Chennai police

    Chennai police’s use of facial recognition technology can do more harm than good

    8 July 2019 12:45 PM IST
    Budget 2019, Union Budget, FMCG, Real estate, Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, Bengaluru, Parliament, Chennai, Coimbatore, Taxes, Direct tax, Income tax

    What people expect of the Union Budget

    5 July 2019 12:45 PM IST
    Ola, Uber, Cab protests, Ride aggregator, Drivers, Debt trap, Karnataka, Bengaluru, the federal, english news website

    The joy ride is over for Ola-Uber drivers

    4 July 2019 12:45 PM IST
    The long walk towards education for migrant children

    The long walk towards education for migrant children

    3 July 2019 12:45 PM IST
    millennials prefer spending - the federal

    These millennials prefer spending. Investment, what is that?

    2 July 2019 12:45 PM IST
    Bengaluru, Development, Karnataka, Demolition drive, BBMP, Uttar Pradesh, Water crisis, Construction

    When Bengaluru, the Garden City, fell prey to mindless development

    1 July 2019 12:45 PM IST
    Chandrayaan-2, India, NASA, Space mission, GSLV, PSLV, Lander, Orbiter, Rover, Moon, Earth

    Chandrayaan-2: How ISRO plans to use earth’s gravity to land on moon

    28 Jun 2019 5:30 AM IST
    Chennai, Water crisis, Drought, Tamil Nadu, Tankers, Ennore, Water scarcity, Rainfall

    Brought to its knees, Chennai united by the water crisis

    27 Jun 2019 12:45 PM IST
    Education, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, RTE Act, Privatisation, Government school

    A broken education system that produces the smarts

    26 Jun 2019 12:45 PM IST
    Closet casteist - The Federal

    Modi's new India is inspiring closet casteists to come out

    25 Jun 2019 12:30 PM IST
    FarmVille, Facebook, Contract farming, BigBasket, FreshWorld, Farmizen, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, farmer, organic farming, the federal, english news website

    FarmVille comes alive: Contract farming a boon to farmers

    24 Jun 2019 12:45 PM IST
    Bihar, AES, Deaths, Muzaffarpur, Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, Encephalitis, Encephalopathy

    Govt apathy is the epidemic that's killing Bihar children

    21 Jun 2019 12:45 PM IST
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