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India Has Its Own Native Chameleon Species, and Most Indians Have Never Seen One

A reptile that belongs hereThe Indian chameleon (Chamaeleo zeylanicus) is not an exotic import or an escaped pet. It is a fully native species, found across peninsular India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Nepal. Its range covers dry deciduous forests, thorny scrublands, and agricultural edges from Maharashtra and…

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India's Abandoned Ghost Towns Show You How Quickly Power Crumbles and Photographs Remember

The city that was sure of itselfFatehpur Sikri was built to last forever. Akbar chose the site personally, commissioned sandstone palaces that still stand without a crack, and moved the Mughal capital there in 1571. Fourteen years later, the city was empty. The reasons historians give, water scarcity, a shift…

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6 Indian Kitchen Spices That Measurably Improve Insulin Sensitivity and Lower Glucose

Turmeric (Haldi)Curcumin, the active compound in turmeric, directly interferes with inflammatory pathways that degrade insulin signalling. A 2012 randomised controlled trial published in Diabetes Care followed 240 prediabetic adults over nine months: those given daily curcumin supplements showed zero progression to type 2 diabetes, while 16.4% of the placebo group…

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Five Indian Cities Where a Food Walk on the Streets Tells You More Than Any Museum

Lucknow: The Tehzeeb Is in the Serving, Not the DishYou don't understand Lucknow by reading about the nawabs. You understand it by watching the man at the tunde kabab counter in Aminabad hand you your parcel with both hands, with a slight incline of the head, as if the transaction…

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We are seeing momentum for Indian investment in Sri Lanka, lot of interest in hospitality, ports, logistics: Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Chairperson

Sri Lanka aims to boost trade with India. The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce sees strong interest for Indian investments in hospitality, ports, and logistics. Sri Lanka's economy has recovered and stabilized. This presents new opportunities for partnerships and collaboration between the two nations. Regional cooperation is highlighted as key to…

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In 1968, Ceylon’s ‘occupation’ of Katchatheevu sparked a debate

In 1968, India debated Ceylon's occupation of Katchatheevu, an uninhabited islet with historical significance and disputed ownership.

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When opposition in Sri Lanka forced Karunanidhi to shelve visit

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Outreach to diaspora and statesmanship

In sorting out the problems of the Indian diaspora, there must be federal cooperation

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A people of an emerald isle, waiting with doosras

The Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka need five important changes to be made by them and for them

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Between India and Ceylon

A scheme which the Indian authorities were considering, to connect Burma with India and all the principal towns in India with one another by telephone, raised the question as to whether telephonic connection between India and Ceylon cannot be established.

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Ceylon reforms

A hundred years ago, in the House of Commons Mr. Spoor raised the subject of the draft constitution of Ceylon describing it as extraordinarily reactionary in many respects

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