Jovita Aranha

Wasting no time, the cops in Hyderabad alerted cops in Bidar, Karnataka. Special teams under the supervision of Sultan Bazar Assistant Commissioner of Police, M Chetana, conducted home-to-home searches in the locality.

Who would have thought that the youngster who was ridiculed based on his mark sheet is not only a successful entrepreneur and investor but also helps drive the economic growth of a whole other continent!

Unlike many leading metros that continue to grapple with issues of overflowing public dump yards, exhausted landfills and foul air, the diamond city has installed 43 underground garbage bins to manage its waste.

And while Mumbai has numerous odes and poems penned about her beauty, a few pictures captured by Pranshu Dubey, who runs PixelDo, an aerial photography company, are winning the hearts of netizens!

Turn the pages of history, and it will narrate the plight of the Halpatis of Gujarat, one of the most backward tribal communities. For the longest time, they have struggled to break away from a shell that dictates everything they are –landless farmhands under exploitative zamindars.

The IPS officer even requested local religious leaders like the imams to pacify the crowd. Yet, there was no respite. The frenzied crowd refused to listen and pelted stones at the leaders and the police.

He was also part of the team that investigated the 2006 Mumbai serial blasts. Jaiswal also served as the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Anti-Terrorism Squad, where he probed the 2006 Malegaon blast case.

Using over three lakhs from his provident fund after his retirement and taking some financial help (as part of shramdaan) from villages in the vicinity, Santu built a 70-feet long, strong permanent bridge.

Whether it is the world’s oldest sharp-shooter Revolver Dadi or Kashmir’s 10-year-old kickboxing prodigy Tajamul Islam, it is an ode to women from across different fields who have overcome challenges to make their mark.

While the airline industry may have been exempted from the plastic ban, a few Indian carriers are consciously driving change by taking new steps towards a greener tomorrow.