REPORTAGE Stories
For UP's champion girls, a bed of thorns before crown of gold at Asian Games
Parul Chaudhary and Annu Rani, from two villages in Meerut, clinched gold in the women’s 5,000m race and javelin throw events, respectively, in the ongoing Asian Games. But not before they faced they share of challenges
Who’s afraid of Trump? Not Indian Americans Nikki, Vivek and Hirsh
The world may be wary of Donald Trump but not these three Indian Americans who are competing against the former US president for the Republican Party presidential nomination
- Ishani Duttagupta
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
How crosswords made Mangesh Ghogre America's 'Einstein'
It all began with him and his classmates picking up The Times of India crossword in the hope that it would improve their vocabulary and help them crack the GMAT
- Ketaki Desai
- TNN
"My world between parents I know and those I don't"
Thousands of children who have been adopted return to India as adults in search of their roots. Lise Meenaxshi is one of them. This is her story
How jugaad is helping Kyiv in its life without power
After months of missile strikes under Moscow’s unrelenting campaign to weaponize winter, Ukraine’s capital can no longer take electricity, water, heat, cell service or internet for granted. But its 3.3mn residents are defiantly shouldering on with ingenuity
- Marc Santora
- New York Times
How this Delhi gurudwara became a refuge for Afghan Sikhs
The Guru Arjan Dev Ji gurdwara in West Delhi, built by Sikh refugees making a fresh start in India after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, now offers spiritual solace, refuge and rehabilitation to community members escaping the Taliban
- Satya Prakash
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
After restoring this 1,200-yr-old temple, can Pak save more?
Hindus, Jains and Sikhs, who migrated to India during Partition, left behind scores of places of worship. After restoring the Valmiki Mandir in Lahore, Pakistan is now working towards improving the conditions of other temples
- Yusra Askari
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
‘No future here’: 6 Sri Lankans on the crisis in the island state
Sri Lanka had just recovered from the pandemic and April 2019 Easter attacks, which flared communal tensions, when the economic crisis triggered widespread strife. A look at how ordinary people are making ends meet
- Bhavya Dore
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
In Ukraine, war turning love into marriages
A growing army of Ukrainian couples who are speedily turning love into matrimony because of the war
- AP
In Odisha, some tribals 'test' life after end of reservation
The panchayat polls in Odisha offer a chance to gauge the effectiveness of reservation for tribals in elections and welfare schemes rolled out by the state government
Did this couple really steal $4 billion worth of Bitcoins?
Their arrests have left the world of cryptocurrency incredulous: Could this goofy young couple really be at the centre of one of cryptocurrency’s enduring mysteries?
- Ali WatkinsBenjamin Weiser
- NYT News Service
How fake doctors continue to kill and maim people with impunity
This week, police arrested four in connection with a fake practice operating from a clinic in South Delhi. And it's not just cities; in semi-urban and rural areas, where there are huge gaps in health infrastructure, the situation is even worse
- Lata MishraRaju Shinde
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Startup fever is gripping world's last big untapped nation – Pakistan
Global investors are pouring money into Pakistan’s budding tech sector. Funding this year has outstripped the last six combined
- Bloomberg
Why Delhi's Qutub Minar has been closed for 40 years
45 visitors, most of them students, died in a stampede inside the minar on December 4, 1981. Demands to reopen the monument have been made over the years, but no government wants to risk the blame for another tragedy
- Abhilash Gaur
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Bella Ciao to James Bond: tunes Mumbai cops are playing
Having reinvented itself with a catchy name and even catchier tunes, the Mumbai police band aka Khaki Studio is striking a big chord with listeners
- Mohua Das
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
This Indian origin doctor helped 67 women get abortions before Texas law banned the procedure
They have never passed any law that affects a man. No, everything has to do with controlling the destiny and healthcare of women: Dr Jasbir Ahluwalia
- Sonam Joshi
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
How students raised their JEE scores from 11 to 99 percentile
Students were able to take the JEE (Main) four times this year and the results show how they benefit from getting multiple shots at a high-pressure examination
- Manash Pratim Gohain
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
How vision loss can affect the brain
A growing body of evidence suggests that when older people's brains have to work harder to see, declines in language, memory, attention and more could follow
- JANE E BRODY
- NYT News Service
Good news, Mumbai: 84 % of city’s adults have anti-bodies
Municipal corporation warns that this isn’t the time to lower the guard. Delta still poses considerable risk
- Lata Mishra
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
How culture became a casualty in Afghanistan
With music muted, books hidden and films shelved, Afghanistan's cultural scene has been totally dismantled by the Taliban