A photograph speaks a thousand words. A photograph, popular in history, shows an Indian soldier in a turban sitting next to Pakistan Lieutenant General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi as he signs an unconditional surrender of more than 93,000 Pakistan soldiers in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on December 16, 1971. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now", in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours.

Hari Singh Nalwa, Maharaja Ranjit Singh's right hand, was the longest-serving great Commander-in-Chief of the Sikh Khalsa Fauj. He joined the Sikh army at the tender age of 13 and, at the age of 18, led the first victory. In his career, he fought 22 fights and never lost a single one. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now" in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours.

“Every Canvas is a journey all its own.” Such has been the journey of India’s highly celebrated painter, Raja Ravi Varma, the artist whose gift made him known across the world. Known for his European style painting with a realistic touch of Indian imagery, Raja Ravi Varma was the first Indian painter to use oil paintings instead of watercolours for painting. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now", in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours.

India’s progress in the electrification of its vehicular fleet remains extremely tardy and slow, despite a policy intent which asks for 30 percent of all new vehicles to be electric ones by the year 2030 – says Centre for Science and Environment based on the findings in its two new, recently released reports that have investigated the strategies for zero-emissions transition in the country. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now", in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours...

“Antibiotics that can save lives are becoming ineffective. Part of the problem is that these critically important drugs are misused and overused in the food-producing animal sector for commercial gains. The covid-19 pandemic has re-emphasized the importance of medicines that can treat – we must conserve these medicines before this silent pandemic of antimicrobial resistance swamps us completely,” said Sunita Narain, director general, Centre for Science and Environment. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now", in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours.

Low oxygen levels are one of Covid-19's side effects, and many patients need oxygen therapy to recover. Doctors are prescribing oxygen concentrators to many patients because suppliers are having difficulty providing oxygen cylinders on demand. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now" in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours.