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Published on Jul 01, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Governor vs CM in Bengal is an unedifying spectacle

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West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose (File Photo)

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Published on Jun 30, 2024 11:40 PM IST

Indian reality hidden in the glow of statistics

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Relatives mourn near the deceased after the coffins' arrival on an Indian Air Force plane from Kuwait at the Cochin International Airport in Kochi on June 14. (AFP)

Published on Jun 30, 2024 11:36 PM IST

The T20 cup of joy and glory

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Barbados, Jun 30 (ANI): India's Virat Kohli, Arshdeep Singh, Rinku Singh and others celebrate by doing the 'Bhangra' dance on the famous 'Tunak Tunak' song after Team India wins the ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2024 final match against South Africa, at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Saturday. (ANI Photo/Surjeet Yadav)

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Published on Jun 30, 2024 11:36 PM IST

Grand Strategy | Delhi’s Kabul strategy and the role of Taliban

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India’s carefully calibrated engagement with the Taliban is a fine example of New Delhi’s ability to balance soft power with hard strategy, (West Asia News Agency/Reuters)

Published on Jun 30, 2024 11:20 PM IST

HistoriCity | Delhi’s place of pride in the gay rights movement in India

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Eight years of legal battle ended with cries of joy and disbelief among gay activists and their allies across the country. (Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP File)

Published on Jul 01, 2024 12:11 AM IST

400 million people live with alcohol, drug use disorders globally: WHO

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An estimated 400 million people live with alcohol and drug use disorders globally.

health

Published on Jun 30, 2024 09:00 AM IST

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy reignites debate over prohibition in Tamil Nadu

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Kallakurichi: Relatives mourn near the mortal remains of people who died after consuming spurious liquor, in Kallakurichi, Friday, June 21, 2024. (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar)

Published on Jun 30, 2024 08:15 AM IST

Just Like That | Colonial clubs and the fetish about dress codes

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A view of the prestigious Delhi Golf Club, which was establised in 1930. (Credit: Delhi Golf Club website)

Published on Jun 30, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Keeping up with UP: Water and its disappearing act

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A waste picker drinks water while working during a heat wave at a garbage dump on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Waste pickers endure a miserable job that is growing more dangerous as climate change leads to rising heat. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Published on Jun 30, 2024 10:23 AM IST

Unprecedented Hajj heat: Mercury spikes 2.5 degree Celsius above previous record

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(FILES) Muslim pilgrims use umbrellas to shade themselves from the sun as they arrive at the base of Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, during the annual hajj pilgrimage on June 15, 2024. Saudi Arabia said on June 23 that more than 1,300 faithful died during the hajj pilgrimage which took place during intense heat, and that most of the deceased did not have official permits. (Photo by Fadel SENNA / AFP)

Published on Jun 30, 2024 08:00 AM IST

How moussaka made it into the pantheon of Greek gastronomy

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Moussaka

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Published on Jun 30, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ChatGPT is a marvel of multilingualism

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Amid the hype, it is easy to forget a minor miracle. ChatGPT has faced a problem that long served as a far-off dream for engineers: generating human-like language

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Published on Jun 30, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Tracing the historical evolution of the Enemy Agents Ordinance, 1948

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Reasi: Security personnel during a search operation after a bus carrying pilgrims was ambushed by terrorists, in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, Monday, June 10, 2024. At least 9 people were killed and 33 others suffered injuries in the terror attack on the bus, according to officials. (PTI Photo)

Published on Jun 30, 2024 07:00 AM IST

Claim to prohibition is immoral, ahistoric

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The truth is deaths caused by the consumption of spurious liquor are double tragedies. (Representational photo)

Published on Jun 30, 2024 12:00 AM IST

For small islands, climate finance is about survival

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A passenger drinking water is silhouetted against the sun on a hot summer day at Jalandhar Cantonment railway station in Jalandhar on June 11, 2024 amid heatwave. (Photo by Shammi MEHRA / AFP)

Updated on Jun 30, 2024 12:00 AM IST

Book Box | The book club that cracked the personality code

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Archetypes by Caroline Myss

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Published on Jun 30, 2024 11:38 PM IST

Once a powerful regional force, the SAD is now a shadow of its former self

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Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal

Published on Jun 29, 2024 07:59 PM IST

Delhi: A heat island deep in water

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People and vehicles stuck on a waterlogged road near Sarai Kale Khan after heavy rain in Delhi on Friday. (PTI)

Published on Jun 30, 2024 09:06 AM IST

A queen of hearts: Poonam Saxena on Bridgerton,Regency romances, Georgette Heyer

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The Regency Era (1790s to 1830s) was a period of great prosperity for the British aristocracy, hence all the gilding and lace.

Updated on Jun 29, 2024 04:21 PM IST

Rinse of the machines: Swetha Sivakumar on dishwashers

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There’s no helping some people. Homer Simpson would rather grate cheese on a clean load of dishes than unload the dishwasher.

Updated on Jun 29, 2024 02:54 PM IST

Writing, yoga, toddy-tapping: Retreats are making authorship more accessible

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At an edition of the Alekhya Retreat in Himachal Pradesh.

Updated on Jun 29, 2024 02:56 PM IST

Do fish sing? The short answer is: Sort of

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(Row-wise from top left) The grunts grunt and the black drum booms. Seahorses click and toadfish hum. Piranhas bark, catfish squeak, and groupers call in choruses. Clown fish chirp and the Danionella crebrum makes a surprisingly loud sound for a tiny fish. (Shutterstock, Ralf Britz / Senckenberg)

Updated on Jun 29, 2024 02:52 PM IST

Meet the nicest guy in football: Rudraneil Sengupta writes on N’Golo Kante

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French midfielder Kante, 33. (Getty Images)

Updated on Jun 29, 2024 02:48 PM IST

The Art and Science of Fitness | Reclaiming your fitness goals after pregnancy

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Postpartum exercise can serve two functions: It is good for getting back to fitness. But it also means that you, as a new mother, need to set aside time to prioritise yourself.

Published on Jun 29, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Curating a product market fit for your crypto startup

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Being a crypto entrepreneur in India could have Herculean challenges, because, from a regulatory perspective, it's a rocky relationship with crypto without much legitimacy.

Published on Jun 29, 2024 08:00 AM IST

India’s fraying garment industry needs a stitch in time under Modi 3.0

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Fast fashion is a low-margin industry with a complex production process, and one indicator could determine manufacturing success. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)

Published on Jun 29, 2024 08:23 PM IST

Bluey, Arthur, Heartstopper: Trauma, regret draw adult audiences to kids' shows

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A still from the Australian hit series Bluey (2018-).

Updated on Jun 28, 2024 04:32 PM IST

Larva don’t lie: Insects and death intersect in art, poetry, forensics

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An illustration in the French poet Charles Baudelaire’s Les Fleurs du Mal (The Flowers of Evil) features a decaying skeleton, by artist Félix Bracquemond. The collection includes the poem Une Charogne (A Carcass; 1857). (Courtesy The Elisha Whittelsey Collection / The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962 / The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Updated on Jun 28, 2024 04:03 PM IST

‘We have no time for heels and make-up’: Forensic entomologist Paola Magni

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Magni in the field. ‘I thought of all the crime novels I had read, and how a forensic entomologist could have done so much to solve the cases but didn’t, because there wasn’t one. That’s what I wanted to be,’ she says. (Image: Chantel Concei)