More women line up to become surrogates, egg donors as economy slows down

Rabhya Taneja, an event manager, visits an infertility clinic in Delhi every other month these [...]

COVID-19 robs Surat’s diamond industry of trained hands

When Britain’s Prince Albert, Queen Victoria’s husband, decided to re-cut the Koh-i-noor in 1852, Dutch [...]

COVID-19 creating India’s new urban poor: Magician, jeweller & teacher turn vegetable vendors

A dove suddenly flutters from a hat the moment it is removed by the wearer. [...]

Market fall: It’s not over yet

For the believers of ‘mutual fund sahi hai’, most of whom are self-proclaimed value investors, [...]

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COVID-19 not only affects life, but also strangles the business of death

A mechanical digger (commonly known as a JCB machine) is the new helper at Jadid [...]

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Coronavirus lockdown: Homelessness, loan defaults loom large as North East migrants face discrimination & job cuts

Earlier this month, Manbi Aimol’s landlord in Munirka in south west Delhi asked her to [...]

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Cooking to survive vs cooking as a hobby: How coronavirus lockdown is changing food habits

In a country under janta curfew, the coronavirus outbreak seems to be rapidly altering food [...]

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How cash is reaching India’s remote villages amid coronavirus lockdown as governments release subsidies for the poor

In the village of Parsidhi in Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi district, Saroj Patel begins disbursing financial [...]

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Why Mumbai needs its migrant workers to retain its mojo

Bombay Port Trust with workers [...]

Coronavirus Lockdown: Kitchen warriors work round-the-clock to feed millions of migrant labourers

It is 2 am, and six men are busy chopping vegetables in the institutional kitchen [...]