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LAUGHTER IN A LAB COAT
Why is airlifting rhinos upside down the best way to transport them? Can roller coasters help pass kidney stones? Welcome to the Ig Nobel Prizes and the science that makes you laugh first, and then think
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April 19, 2026
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A promise, a responsibility
Across continents, a profound shift is unfolding in how societies approach weight loss and health. Medicines, such as Ozempic and Mounjaro, have moved obesity from the margins of personal struggle into the centre of medical and public discourse.
2 min |
April 19, 2026
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Power shift
From breakout growth to a cautious consolidation, India's electric two-wheeler market enters a defining phase
6 min |
April 19, 2026
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FEELING THE BLUES
Italy missing a third consecutive World Cup is no mystery-false dawns have hidden the structural decline in its football ecosystem for too long
7 min |
April 19, 2026
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VERTICAL LIVES, DELICATE RIDES
'Well of death’—a collective dance with danger
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April 19, 2026
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Get me an enemy of my stature
Gyanesh Kumar and co seem to be fans of Agatha Christie. Their Election Commission might be in an SIR soup, but her grey-celled sleuth would have marvelled at the neat alphabetic order in which they have arranged the current round of polls.
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April 19, 2026
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Above and beyond
Low-cost drones are reshaping how wars are fought, exposing vulnerabilities in even the most advanced militaries
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April 19, 2026
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Small-town buzz
For a good cocktail, one no longer needs to be in a metro city, as a new crop of bars in India's tier 2 cities is changing the landscape
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April 19, 2026
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One-Mamata army
The Trinamool Congress is trying to distance Mamata Banerjee from anything wrong with the party, and is banking on her charisma to retain West Bengal
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April 19, 2026
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Claiming space
Private companies are transforming India's space economy
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April 19, 2026
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To the dark side of the moon
Distance lends perspective. Without doubt, the Fortunate Four flying on Artemis II must be getting this perspective as, at the time of writing, they travel to the far side of the moon, further than any man has been before.
2 min |
April 19, 2026
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'Mamata Banerjee is extremely scared'
ONE OF THE BJP's major accusations against Mamata Banerjee is that she is “soft” on crimes against women, in particular the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at the state-government-run R.G. Kar Medical College.
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April 19, 2026
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Mixing faith and abuse
Celebrating the Hindu festival of Ram Navami, teenage girls in disturbingly deep maroon lipstick shake their unbound hair and still-developing bodies frenetically to disco beats and provocative lyrics, Bharat mein jo desh drohi hain, unki ma ka *********.
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April 19, 2026
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Don't count Iran out
You don’t need a brain to be clever. The animal kingdom is full of remarkable examples.
2 min |
April 19, 2026
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GOLD AGE
India's booming silver economy—spanning products, services and experiences tailored to senior citizens—is reshaping what it means to live one's sunset years
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April 19, 2026
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From Hooghly workshop to global titan
A century after its humble riverside beginnings, GRSE is leveraging AI and robotics to spearhead India's maritime goals
2 min |
April 19, 2026
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THE REVOLVING DOOR
Rising defections underline how politics is increasingly shaped by interests than ideology
6 min |
April 19, 2026
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Coming years will cement India as a key node in the global space economy
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW PAWAN GOENKA, chairman, IN-SPACE
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April 19, 2026
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On oldifying: Cato Maior de Senectute
It was one of those lazy Sunday mornings in winter when the fog refuses to lift, the newspaper arrives damp, and the ache in the bones dissipates only by lunch time.
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April 12, 2026
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A New Dawn in Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai Leads the Charge for Naxal-Free State
For over three decades, the beautiful and resource-rich state of Chhattisgarh wrestled with the scourge of Naxalism, a cycle of violence and underdevelopment that plagued its core, particularly the dense forests of Bastar.
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April 12, 2026
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CAPTAIN'S KNOCK
In episode five of CEAT Beyond The Scoreboard, Harmanpreet Kaur talks about the ins and outs of batting and captaincy
3 min |
April 12, 2026
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THE GOGOI GAMBIT
An unusual alliance of three opposition leaders to crack Himanta Biswa Sarma's Upper Assam stronghold
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April 12, 2026
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WHY HAVEN'T WE BUILT ON VANDE BHARAT?
Sudhanshu Mani, who led the team that designed and built the Vande Bharat Express, on the state of the Railways
7 min |
April 12, 2026
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The Growing Role of Global Support in Advancing Technology for Green Eye Care in India
We rarely think about our eyesight until it begins to fade. Yet for billions of people worldwide clear vision is still out of reach.
2 min |
April 12, 2026
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EnGulfed by fear
From the UAE to Saudi Arabia, how major countries in the Middle East are dealing with the conflict
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April 12, 2026
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RAILWAY'S MANY FACES
When the history of our trains ran parallel to the arc of my life
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April 12, 2026
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TRACKING CULTURE
Indian Railways as represented in our books and movies
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April 12, 2026
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TURBULENT TERRITORY
Coalition pressures, political rivalries and electoral arithmetic make the Puducherry polls unpredictable
3 min |
April 12, 2026
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Snaps out!
An international photography exhibition in Chennai is taking contemporary art to spaces beyond galleries
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April 12, 2026
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ABSOLUTE CINEMA
Despite strict censorship, Iranian filmmakers have forged a visual language that is innovative, restrained and deeply human
4 min |