Having got a bad name for their unlawful social diktats, Haryana's khap panchayats - as kangaroo courts are known in villages in N India - are getting an image makeover, reports Ravinder Saini

Rebecca Logein Benn, a sports teacher from Raipur, has won the Mrs. India World Wide 2012 title. The 37-year-old mother of two children says she is interested in a modeling and acting career

For many women in the obscure town of Wai, 160 km from Mumbai, it came calling, offering a career outside the farmlands. Suchismita Pai tells us how Samwadini Call Centre changed many lives

A 21-year-old photographer’s tale of rejection and love is travelling the world as pictures. He tells Anurag Dey how he hated his sex worker mom and then realized her struggles and sacrifice

The latest weapon employed by Dalits to beat age-old caste discrimination is capitalism, says Subhash Gatade, reporting on the modern Dalit aspiration to become job-givers and not job-seekers

Journalist, scriptwriter and lyricist Neelesh Misra has taken a new role as radio jockey. He plans to revive the traditional art of storytelling through his radio show, says Priyanka Sharma

Want to take the road to Bangkok? Tushar Agarwal, known for intercontinental driving expeditions, now organizes India to Thailand trips in self-driven cars. Azera Parveen Rahman checks out

A senior police officer in Srinagar, Shafqat Watali, has won the admiration of motorists for his novel ‘Gandhigiri’ campaign to persuade traffic violators to obey rules, says Sheikh Qayoom

What’s the secret of Priyanka Chopra’s beautiful long black hair? The actress, who has been signed on to endorse a leading hair oil brand, says she regularly goes for ‘champi’ – oil massage

A reformed convict gets lead role in movie loosely based on his life and transformation, but he is more interested in his business than a career in films, finds out Pradipta Tapadar

Ayurveda tourism is set for major growth in Kerala, as the State plans to promote ayurvedic massages, ayurvedic therapy, and ayurvedic cures to attract tourists, says Arvind Padmanabhan

Legendary tennis player Vijay Amritraj makes his debut as a talk show host with "Dimensions" to be aired on CNN-IBN from Aug 18 and his first guest will be actress Sharon Stone

One of the things that the Indira Gandhi canal brought to Thar was mosquitoes and of course malaria. Manu Moudgil says there are worse things hidden beneath the flow of the water from Punjab

Shimla's new cleanliness wardens have been given the job of blowing the whistle – literally - on anyone found littering in this hill town that was once the summer capital of British India

For foodies all over, Ramzan is the time to soak in the Eid spirit and what better place than the historic walled city of the national capital with the majestic Jama Masjid in the backdrop