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India’s vehicle scrappage policy has been introduced to phase out ageing, polluting vehicles, but it has struggled to gain meaningful traction. The country scraps roughly 1 to 1.2 lakh vehicles a year,…
By Sohail Khan · 18 Aug
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Have you ever stared in the mirror and wondered why your chin seems to have a mind of its own? That defined crease or bump under your lower lip isn’t actually bone,…
By Sohail Khan · 18 Aug
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The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has extended the digital “local pass” facility for 121 toll plazas across its network. It enables local residents around a toll plaza to obtain a…
By Sohail Khan · 18 Aug
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A university convocation is traditionally a rite of passage—a solemn initiation where the next generation of legal minds are welcomed into the fold of justice. However, this month, the halls of NALSAR…
By Sohail Khan · 18 Aug
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On the outskirts of Leh, Sonam Wangchuk’s school, Students’ Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL), offers a different idea of what an educational institute can look like. Founded in 1988, the…
By Sohail Khan · 18 Aug
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By Suman Chakraborty Seventy-five years ago, on August 18, 1951, India performed an extraordinary act of national imagination: It transformed a site of incarceration into a crucible of knowledge. Hijli — the…
By Sohail Khan · 18 Aug
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The first Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Kharagpur, is celebrating its 75th anniversary today. On August 18, 1951, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad formally inaugurated the college, marking the beginning of an institution…
By Sohail Khan · 18 Aug
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Media reportage during the last fortnight has been prolific regarding Tata — the chairman of Tata Sons not offering himself for a third term in February 2027, succession speculations, relationships among leaders,…
By Sohail Khan · 18 Aug
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Health educator Prashant Desai recently highlighted a worrying pattern in a social media post, claiming that “six of the last 20 sudden cardiac deaths in one Karnataka district were auto or cab…
By Sohail Khan · 18 Aug
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Tamil and Telugu film industry actor Namitha Vankawala, known for movies like Billa (2007), recently revealed that she lost 10 kgs in three months without dieting. “My recent weight loss was not…
By Sohail Khan · 18 Aug