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Healthcare A Mix Of Highs & Lows

The Raghubar Das government focused on development of healthcare infrastructure in 2016 but services did not improve on the ground level. Shortage of doctors remained a big pr...

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Corruption, Caste Keep Poor From Owning Land In Northern India

For decades, Kunta lived in a hut outside Kachhidih village in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state, enduring the insults of higher-caste villagers who claimed her land - whic...

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How AI Can Become A “Third Hemisphere” Of Our Brains

While artificial intelligence may replace truck dricers and beat us at chess, it also has much to offer: it can free up our minds and responsibilities for the tasks and social...

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Grass Was Greener But Wildlife Struggled In Muggy 2016

Farmers made hay but rampant grass growth in 2016 made life hard for butterflies and even puffin chicks, according to a review of the year’s wildlife and weather by the ...

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Anupam Kher’s 500th Film’s World Premiere At Sundance Film Festival

Anupam Kher's 500th film The Big Sick will have its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. Veteran Indian actor Anupam Kher’s 500th film “The Big Sick&rdquo...

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A Tribute To The Artist who Sketched And Illuminated India’s National Emblem

Next time you see the national emblem of India, think of a young artist shuttling a hundred kilometres a day for about a whole month, braving the crowds, dust and grime of 194...

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Athiya Shetty: I'll Do Anything For Animals

Actress Athiya Shetty says she can do anything for animals. "I often visit animal shelters, and animal adoption fairs to spread awareness because I love animals. So, these are...

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George Michael Secretly Donated Millions To Charity, Volunteered At Homeless Shelters And Paid Strangers’ Debts

Legendary singer George Michael may have passed, but his kindness lives on. The 53-year-old musician never said much about his charitable side, but he apparently donated milli...

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Meet Anirudh And Riya, The Two Volunteers On A Mission To Improve The Life Of A Partially Blind Girl

In the Kunchikorve community located in Santa Cruz, one can find a thin little girl dressed up in a red frock. Around 6-7 years old, she stands in a lane and looks at other ki...

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MY STORY: Why I Started A Petition Against A Ban On Emergency Contraceptive Pills In Tamil Nadu

I did not take my friends’ occasional rants about the unavailability of emergency contraceptive pills in Chennai seriously, until I set out to look for it myself. I lear...

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FESTIVALS: THREE DAYS OF UNMISSABLE BRILLIANCE

In its final three days, the Prithvi Theatre Festival surges toward a spectacular finish...

November 15 2025

THOUGHT FACTORY: LEGACY, VISION, ART, AND NATION

This article by filmmaker Sharad Raj celebrates Jawahar Lal Nehru’s 126th birth an...

November 14 2025

RETROSCOPE: CELEBRATING THE LEGEND DARA SINGH

On his upcoming 97th birth anniversary, 19th November 2025, Monojit Lahiri revisits the ...

November 13 2025