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‘Voter a Bhagya Vidhata’: PM Modi greets citizens on National Voters’ Day
National Voters’ Day is observed annually on January 25 to mark the foundation day of the Election Commission of India (ECI), established in 1950. The day aims to recognise voters,…
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Meet the barbies powering India’s unicorn boom
A new wave of Indian entrepreneurs, dubbed BARBIE founders, are returning from abroad to build successful startups. These individuals, who pursued undergraduate degrees overseas, are outperforming IIT and BITS alumni…
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Too young for a memoir? Not anymore
Young Indian writers are redefining memoirs, moving beyond traditional life stories of achievement. Millennials and GenZs are sharing their experiences of growing up queer, disabled, or navigating political violence and…
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Toothpick! Twiggy! Why does thin-shaming get a free pass?
The author recounts a lifetime of casual body policing and “thin shaming” despite cultural ideals of thinness. She details the constant, often well-intentioned but hurtful, comments and assumptions about her…
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‘India is beautiful from space…I saw how light connects people in the subcontinent’
After 12 years away, an astronaut returns to India, surrounded by the echoes of her father’s stories and the warmth of family bonds. This is her inaugural trip to Kerala,…
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Cannot dismiss blood pressure as a lifestyle disease and deny disability pension to military officer: High court
The Delhi High Court ruled that blood pressure issues in military officers cannot be dismissed as mere lifestyle disorders to deny disability pensions. The court emphasized that medical boards must…
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Silver lining: Woman lives 25 years with a donor heart
Preeti Unhale, 51, has become India’s longest-living heart transplant survivor, marking 25 years with a donor heart on January 23, 2026. Facing a critical condition in 2000, she underwent the…
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Ailing wife in rickshaw van, 70-yr-old in Odisha cycles 600km to hospital & back
A 70-year-old man, Babu Lohar, pedalled his rickshaw van 300km to Cuttack with his ailing wife for medical treatment, refusing help. After two months, he is now making the arduous…
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Get rid of issues you faced in govt offices, PM Modi tells 61k recruits
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged over 61,000 newly-recruited personnel to recall their past difficulties with government offices and ensure citizens do not face similar issues. He emphasized their role in…