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Parag Tyagi recently recalled meeting his late wife and actor Shefali Jariwala for the first time at a mutual friend’s house. “I had seen Shefali for the first time at a party.…
By Sohail Khan · 18 Aug
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On World Humanitarian Day, observed on August 19, we honour the people who provide care in crises and the communities who endure them. Often when we look at health crises, we look…
By Sohail Khan · 18 Aug
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BRICS countries on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) opposed what they described as “unilateral, punitive, discriminatory and protectionist” climate measures, including the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms (CBAMs), while calling for a…
By Sohail Khan · 18 Aug
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Delhi is going to spend ₹8,300 crore to fight air pollution. That number sounds reassuring. It is large enough to suggest that the government has finally decided to take the capital’s air…
By Sohail Khan · 18 Aug
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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