From a Rs 150 grant to a high-stakes political battleground: A brief history of DUSU elections

In May 1922, the University of Delhi was formed through an Act of the Central Legislative Assembly. Initially comprising three constituent colleges — St. Stephen’s College, Ramjas College and Hindu College—the newly…

Malaika Arora’s nighttime skincare routine at 52 has 7 steps: ‘Just some TLC’

Malaika Arora’s glowing, healthy skin doesn’t make her look 52. In a recent Instagram post, captioned: “Just some TLC”, the Welcome actor shared her nighttime skincare routine in detail — showing us…

‘Why am I always thirsty and urinating frequently even when I don’t have diabetes?’

If you are constantly thirsty and making frequent trips to the washroom, diabetes may seem like the obvious explanation. But high blood sugar is not the only possible cause. One such non-diabetic…

‘Largest theft of labour’: What new NYT filings reveal about its case against OpenAI, Microsoft

Newly unsealed court documents revealed that Microsoft and its close partner OpenAI were concerned over OpenAI’s use of millions of news articles to develop artificial intelligence (AI) systems, and the threat AI…

Vidya Malavade’s morning breathwork routine: What sxperts say about kumbhak

Vidya Malavade has illustrated the benefits of Kumbhak, a “deep healing science” and a form of breathwork practised by yogis, in her latest social media post. Highlighting its two categories, Antarkumbhak (inhale…

Student suicides: IITs need an early-warning system

Student suicides in the IITs — India’s premier institutions of academic excellence — have continued in recent years despite several measures for student mental health and well-being, including those undertaken pursuant to…

With reverence to a changing India

Last month, while heading for an official meeting during the first half of the day, I asked my driver to look for a shoe polisher nearby. It was still early, and after…

The future is not ours to see

The occasion was an engagement ceremony. A three-year-old daughter of the bridegroom’s elder brother had a piece of advice for her grandfather’s sister, whom she called bua because her father called her…

Hospitality, not hostility, at Hormuz

If my husband and I had foreseen that the Strait of Hormuz would dominate the news four decades after our stay in Iran, we might have paid closer attention to that strategic…

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