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Trump Says Iran Strikes Possible Before Midterms; Tehran Warns of ‘Doomsday War’
Trump Says Iran Strikes Possible Before Midterms; Tehran Warns of ‘Doomsday War’
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Trump has predicted victory “very soon” as Iran said it was ready for renewed fighting but remained open to diplomacy. The US military separately denied Tehran’s claim of capturing an underwater drone ...
‘Three Matches in 18 Hours’: PV Sindhu Opens Up on Painful Asian Games Exit
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Sindhu pointed to limited recovery time after her quarter-final loss to Chen Yu Fei, but also rued a missed opportunity: “Three points from closing out that quarterfinal”
The Original Strongman: A subtle portrait of Patel as a man who always put the nation first
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The book does bring out Sardar Patel’s unsentimental and highly accurate assessment of the Muslim League in the run up to Partition
Uttar Pradesh Targets Rs 5 Lakh Crore in Annual Exports by 2030: Piyush Goyal
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Union Minister Piyush Goyal says expanding global market access, attracting investments and strengthening exports will be key to Uttar Pradesh’s ambition of becoming a $1 trillion economy
Asian Games 2026: Anahat Singh, Abhay Singh Settle for Squash Silver as Malaysia Sweeps Singles Gold
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India's wait for an individual squash gold medal at the Asian Games continues as Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh lose their respective finals to Malaysian opponents. Abhay also misses out on a direct Oly ...
Colours of Conservation: The delicate science of preserving art without erasing its history
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Restoration is not Botox for a battered painting. It is not about scrubbing away age or manufacturing youth. A sensitive conservator does not erase time; she negotiates with it. She respects the crack ...
The Liver Supremacy
8 min read
No other organ comes close to matching what it does. And it fails silently
From Couture to Art: How Chanakya Is Reimagining Indian Craft
8 min read
Three exhibitions across Mumbai mark 40 years of the textile and embroidery house Chanakya, as well as 10 years of the Chanakya Foundation and the Chanakya School of Craft. Karishma Swali, creative-di ...
Beta, Bring the Pads: Why Stayfree’s Daughter’s Day Film Talks to Sons
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A boy sent to buy pads becomes the butt of his friends’ jokes. Stayfree’s Daughter’s Day film asks whether changing that reaction begins with what sons learn at home