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Beyond rituals: relevance of a guru in the digital age
July 10 is ... Guru Purnima. As the full moon appears in the sky tonight, people will gather in homes, schools, and quiet corners of temples.
Flying Coffins: Why IAF pilots continue to die in peacetime crashes?
Over the past 30 years, nearly 200 Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots have perished in peacetime crashes, often in aircraft that are relics of a bygone era.
Greenfield expressway will reduce Noida – Lucknow travel time to 3 hours by 2026
The UP government, is building an ambitious expressway that will reduce the travel time from Noida to Lucknow to just 3 hours by 2026
The global menace of stray dogs
On August 11, 2025, a three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India issued a landmark order declaring a public health emergency in Delhi-NCR due to escalating dog bite cases.
Parched jawans, privileged leaders: VIP culture in uniform
In the hills near Chhattisgarh–Telangana border, CRPF jawans have been deployed to fight Naxals. Still, the DG insists on being supplied with a particular brand of bottled water
Indo Chinese firm involved in massive GST evasion was transferring funds to China
Anti-evasion officers of GST Gautam Budh Nagar Commissionerate stirred a hornet’s nest when they raided the premises of M/s Tentech LED Display Pvt. Ltd
Samudra Pradakshina: 10 women officers to sail approx. 26,000 nautical miles, over next 9 months
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh virtually flagged off Samudra Pradakshina—the historic, first-ever Tri-Service all-women circumnavigation sailing expedition—covering approximately 26,000 nautical miles around the globe.
Post Office for sending letters to God Ayyappa
A unique post office near the famed Hindu temple at the Sabarimala hills allows you to post letters to God. It is used by people to post invitation cards for weddings and shop openings, seeking divine blessings from Lord Ayyappa
Life of a civil servant – after retirement
Any civil servant has to face retirement someday. Retirement is a sort of salvation for civil servants who have made an effort to earn it during their careers
The dark, hidden and ugly side of banks in India – Part 2
Banking, today is a necessary evil. Just like the liquid oxygen that doesn't let you live or die, banks don't let you live while you can't live without them
Jallianwala Bagh: The unseen faces behind the tragedy
The victims of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre were not merely statistics—they were fathers, mothers, teachers, children, and soldiers.
Are BJP and Sangh heading for a change in Delhi?
Something seems to be amiss between the BJP and RSS. Last year BJP National President J P Nadda was quoted as saying that 'RSS is not needed'? Did he actually mean that BJP can do without the RSS?
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