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Urban lifestyles, academic pressure & stigma fuel mental illness among Indian youth
Opinion

Urban lifestyles, academic pressure & stigma fuel mental illness among Indian...

Modern living standards comes with its own sets of hidden costs and India’s mental health crisis demands urgent policy attention
Nobel prize 2025: Celebration of shared glory in science with a hint of irony in peace
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Nobel prize 2025: Celebration of shared glory in science with a hint of irony in...

From quantum physics to desert chemistry, the 2025 Nobels honour collaboration, while controversy shadows the Peace Prize
Seat reservation move sensible, yet Assam’s education woes run far deeper
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Seat reservation move sensible, yet Assam’s education woes run far deeper

The State Cabinet’s decision to reserve a certain percentage of seats in medical colleges for students who had studied in educational institutions outside Assam seeks to rationalise the admission process. The move makes sense, as many people from Assam stay outside the State in connection with...
Clean energy crosses a global milestone as fossil fuels lose dominance
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Clean energy crosses a global milestone as fossil fuels lose dominance

The organisation called Ember, which monitors global energy usage, has recently come out with a startling revelation – for the first time in human history, renewable energy sources like wind, water and sunlight are producing more electricity around the world than fossil fuels like coal! This,...
Darjeeling landslides: Nature’s fury & human negligence
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Darjeeling landslides: Nature’s fury & human negligence

Over two dozen lives, including children, were lost after they were caught in massive landslides in Darjeeling on Sunday in one of the worst natural disasters in the country this year. The rainfall-induced landslides flattened homes, damaged roads, and cut off access to several remote areas. In...
Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav & the Bihar election gamble
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Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav & the Bihar election gamble

With the Election Commission of India having announced the dates for the Bihar Assembly elections, the poll cycle of 2025 comes to an end. The voting for the 243 seats of the State will be held in two phases, the first on November 6, and the second on November 11, while counting will be held on...
Centuries-old Dorabeel wetland under threat from industrial expansion
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Centuries-old Dorabeel wetland under threat from industrial expansion

Environmentalists warn, industrial park will endanger over 200 species of flora-fauna, disrupt floodplain & harm thousands residents
Japan gets its first woman PM: Sanae Takaichi shatters glass ceiling
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Japan gets its first woman PM: Sanae Takaichi shatters glass ceiling

Political and societal gender barriers persist as Takaichi sets to lead Japan after decades of male dominance
Draft Guwahati Master Plan 2045 sparks concerns on displacement, affordable housing location
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Draft Guwahati Master Plan 2045 sparks concerns on displacement, affordable...

Citizens urge GMDA to revise Guwahati Master Plan 2045, citing risks of inequity, and damage to wetlands among others
Charak Puja: Shiva’s festival of pain, power & penitence lives on in Mayong
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Charak Puja: Shiva’s festival of pain, power & penitence lives on in Mayong

Rooted in Tantric traditions, Charak Puja in Mayong blends myth, ritual, and extreme devotion in honour of Lord Shiva.
Durga, Ishtar & beyond: Tracing global story of goddess worship through ages
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Durga, Ishtar & beyond: Tracing global story of goddess worship through ages

From Durga in India to Ishtar in Mesopotamia, goddess worship reflects ancient reverence for feminine strength worldwide.
A million tears, a single name — Zubeen Garg
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A million tears, a single name — Zubeen Garg

Famous beyond borders, yet forever ours; Zubeen Garg, the once-in-a-millennium soul that touched countless lives
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