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US President Donald Trump on Thursday (August 27) signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario, situated on the US-Canada border, as “Lake America”. The order said the lake was a “tremendous…
By Sohail Khan · 28 Aug
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has an enviable knack of getting under the skin of his adversaries. In his address from the Red Fort ramparts on Independence Day, he said that while his…
By Sohail Khan · 28 Aug
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Famous supergiant star Betelgeuse may not be alone Using the Very Large Telescope, astronomers have found strong evidence that Betelgeuse, the famous red supergiant star, has a close companion, now called Betelgeuse…
By Sohail Khan · 28 Aug
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I have lost count of how many times teachers pulled girls at my school aside and reprimanded them over the state of our uniforms. At morning assembly, it was common to see…
By Sohail Khan · 28 Aug
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The Freedom of Religion Act, better known across the country as the anti-conversion law, appears to lend itself to allegations of conversion by force, fraud, or inducement. Such a law cannot be…
By Sohail Khan · 28 Aug
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Actor Neena Gupta has always spoken candidly about her life, relationships, and regrets. In an interview, she opened up about her first marriage to Amlan Kusum Ghose, which lasted less than a…
By Sohail Khan · 28 Aug
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As a frequent visitor to the Himalayas in India, Nepal and Bhutan over four decades, I have witnessed the relentless spoliation of this majestic but fragile mountain zone. The eternal is becoming…
By Sohail Khan · 28 Aug
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By Aseem Shrivastava The canopy closes overhead as the monsoon sky lowers, and the Katlekan dark forest of North Kanara slips into an almost absolute blackness. It is the middle of the…
By Sohail Khan · 28 Aug
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As Nepal grapples with the aftermath of the devastating flood that killed hundreds, it now faces a fresh flooding threat following the breach of “a significant barrier lake” that formed on the…
By Sohail Khan · 28 Aug
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In Tiruchirappalli, on the banks of the Cauvery, is a 40-year-old home with wooden jaalis that was built by the client’s parents that needed a renovation. When architect Sushmitha Ramesh and her…
By Sohail Khan · 28 Aug