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Prized Skeleton in Museum Closet

The well-preserved skeleton of a woman has been added to the gallery at the National Museum in Delhi. She is 5,000 years old, from the time of the magnificent Harappan Valley civilisation. Read on ...

Chetak's Descendents

Many consider the Rajasthani or Marwari horse equal to the Arab breed. The first lot has just hotfooted into the United States having passed a number of stringent tests for entry. Read on ...

She Pulls Airplanes, with her Teeth

Seema Bhadoria, a slim young girl, has done something that could put heavyweight lifters to shame. She has pulled an airplane, with her teeth! Read on ...

Where Children Run Their Own Lives

In a Delhi slum, some children have come up with a unique way to settle their problems - they have set up local Bal Panchayats or governing groups to act on various issues. And their Bal Panchayat is a runaway success. Read on ...

How to Write the Right Way

Is beautiful handwriting on its way out today? Don't worry, hope's at hand. An organization in Calcutta is teaching children how to write 'well', based on scientific principles. Read on ...

Girl Power

The world is changing rapidly. A decade ago, no one would have thought about boys wanting to step into a girl's shoes. But now, this is happening. Read on ...

'Your dam is our death'

Children from the Narmada Valley were in the Capital, meeting with other children, journalists, activists and supporters to share the fear of losing their homes. Read on ...

Jealous ambition of a father

Mad at the winning exploits of his son's competitor, a jealous father made a failed attempt to kidnap the boy. By putting so much pressure on children to succeed, parents often damage their self-esteem for a long time to come. Read on ...

No marks for mother tongue

Nearly 50 per cent of the class X students in Uttar Pradesh have failed in Hindi, their mother tongue. The failure rate is higher in government schools, while private school children have performed better. Read on ...

Web of Financial Scandal

In January 2000, the lifetime savings of 20 million people invested in United Trust of India, the country's oldest mutual fund company, was Rs 65,000 crores. In August 2001, it was Rs 56,000 crores. Where have Rs 9000 crore gone? Read on ...