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90-year-old Indian woman revisits Pakistan after 75 years to see her ancestral home

90-year-old Indian woman revisits Pakistan after 75 years to see her...

Varma, who is from Pune, said her family was living on the Devi College Road in Rawalpindi when the Partition took place

17 July 2022 11:28 AM IST

Flood water being released into Bay of Bengal from Dowleswaram barrage in Rajamahendravaram on Saturday. (Photo: DC)

NETA-'S NATTER | SHINDEâ€™S EXAMPLE CAUSING MUCH TURMOIL IN TRS

But the question plaguing this neta is the whodunnit of having his name make the rounds as a potential saboteur within...

17 July 2022 8:48 AM IST

Venkatesh attempted to ride out to Leh last year as well, but returned after 500 kilometres due to familial pressure. But after completing the expedition this time, his family is proud of his accomplishment, he said. (Image By Arrangement)

Teen pedals to Leh in green push

Seventeen-year-old cycling enthusiast Macharla Venkatesh accomplished his dream of cycling to Leh, in a 26-day...

5 July 2022 2:23 AM IST

All she needs to keep tensions at bay is a pen and some paper. Her go-to stress-busting activity is doodling. (Photo by arrangement)

Doodling her way to a stress-free life

IAS officer uses effective time management techniques and technology to meet professional demands and stay on top of her...

30 Jun 2022 2:07 PM IST

Dressed in a silk saree accompanied by a pearl necklace, Shakuntala posed for a few photographs, surrounded by generations of family members as she celebrated an incredible milestone in her life. (DC Image)

Teacher turns 100: A look back

Shakuntala, who was born on June 22, 1922, in Saravakota, a small town near Visakhapatnam, has witnessed a lot in her...

22 Jun 2022 1:05 PM IST

Albion passenger bus AKA Deccan Queen of 1932 parked in the APSRTC PN Bus Station at Vijayawada. (DC Image)

APSRTC turns 90-year old

In undivided Andhra Pradesh, APSRTC had a fleet of 22,628 buses, the largest anywhere in the world

16 Jun 2022 12:30 AM IST

NewsAbhilasha Bisht. (By Arrangement)

Into the wilderness

Abhilashaâ€™s adventures, long-distance treks, and time spent in nature-'s splendour shaped her into a dedicated,...

7 Jun 2022 12:23 AM IST

Kshama. (By Arrangement)

First Indian to marry herself

Kshama Bindu will get married in a traditional Gujarati style on June 11

4 Jun 2022 1:29 AM IST

The TD is demanding that the Bharat Ratna be given to NTR who founded the Telugu Desam and brought revolutionarychanges in Andhra Pradesh politics in the 1980s.

TURKISH DIPLOMAT - FRIEND OR FOE?

Local elites, however, love the Turkish consulate general, especially when it comes to parties and inviting them to...

4 Jun 2022 12:01 AM IST

Even in urban metropolises, where literacy rates are far higher and jobs are more abundant, the pressure on women is overwhelming. (Ruhani Kaur/Bloomberg)

Trillions at stake as Indian women disappear from workforce

During the direst stretches of the pandemic, some families married off daughters because they couldnâ€™t afford to feed...

2 Jun 2022 10:53 AM IST

R. Meera, the first woman naval officer from Badaga community, with her parents. (DC)

Meera, first Badaga woman to become naval officer

Hailing from Achanakal village, Meera has become the first woman naval officer from Badagas, the single largest ethnic...

30 May 2022 1:19 PM IST

The district collectorate, the house of YSRC MLA P. Satish, and a handful of buses were also set on fire, not to mention the stoning by protesters that led to some police personnel getting injured.

A FIERY DEBACLE IN AP

The setting of fire to the ministerâ€™s house wasnâ€™t the only act of arson

29 May 2022 6:12 AM IST