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Candles of Advent
Advent is a period of quiet reflection on the lasting values of life.

A dream come true
Kalki's legendary appeal is reaffirmed by the 15-year-old Nirupama Raghavan's translation of Parthiban Kanavu.

Pictures tell a story
More than 300 stories, all drawn by Britain's "starriest illustrators" were on show in Chennai recently.

Mercury in our backyard
December 3 is observed as Global Day of Action against Corporate Crime. This year let's take a look at what happened in Kodaikanal.

On a water trail
A visit to the "Neatwater Visitor Centre" in Singapore is fascinating.

Pentominoes to the rescue
Three letters to nobody in particular and no sender's address either. The beginning of a mystery.

For love
With May's death, Ob and Summer are grief stricken. Will they ever find life the same again?

Coming home
The final book in the series and Rusty is back where he belongs.

More than words
Abbu tells his daughter Nadira that it is now time to repay the kindness Shah Jahan showed her as a child.

Let the nose lead
Each cell in the upper part of the nose produces one particular protein receptor. When smelly molecules are breathed in, they are caught by one or more receptors. Depending on what "groups" the molecule has in it, chemically, it is caught by a ...

View from the sky
Ireland issued a set of postal stamps depicting various types of planes used by Air Corps. The first 30p stamp shows the Bristol F.2b Fighter, a two-seater bi-plane with open cockpit, which was one of the first planes to be received by the ...

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