Lifestyle
A neighbourhood reading room adds a children’s hour on Sundays
The hour is read-aloud, not homework, and parents wait in the corridor rather than in the circle.
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Opinion
The case for keeping one quiet carriage on every night train
A single coach without calls is a small design choice with a large effect on whether people can sleep.
Politics
Election commission publishes a shorter calendar for the spring poll
Nominations open for five days, and the commission has cut the gap between the last rally and polling day.
Business
Grocery chains cut prices on staples ahead of the festival fortnight
Rice, flour and cooking oil are cheaper in the large stores, while neighbourhood shops say they cannot match the cut.
Technology
Telecom crews finish a fibre loop around the old industrial estate
Workshops that lost hours to dropped calls during the rains are the first to be switched.
World
River towns brace for a second crest as relief crews move upstream
Families stacked sandbags before dawn while ferries ran a shortened timetable.
Sports
Club cricket returns to the maidan with a new drainage plan
Matches will start later on Sundays so the outfield can be walked before the toss.
Entertainment
A documentary on night markets wins the audience prize at the harbour festival
The film follows three stalls from setup at dusk to the last unsold plate.
World
A capital city extends night buses for hospital staff through winter
The extra services start when the evening shift ends and stop short of the outer suburbs.