Chewing gum: Do you know you’ve been chewing on a lump of malleable plastic?
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Read how, 80 years ago, a Muslim woman with Tipu blood spied for Brits
Around 80 years ago, the first Indian-Muslim woman British spy, Noor Inayat Khan, codenamed Madeleine, was parachuted into...
Environment
‘Every camel has a story’: How a Jaipur centre has been rescuing and rehabilitating camels
JAIPUR: Ranu was abandoned, blind, and helpless. Blackie was rescued from smugglers. Rani spent years performing in a circus, while...
Entertainment
Gene Hackman: No actor came close to conveying authority with such humanity and reserve
By Will Jeffery Gene Hackman, an acting titan of 1970s and ‘80s Hollywood with more than 80 screen credits to...
Business
Why Ukraine’s minerals have become central to current global geopolitics
By Munira Raji Ukraine’s minerals have become central to global geopolitics, with the US president, Donald Trump, seeking a deal...
Art and Culture
Celebrating the legacy of Fakir Lalon Shah
Pictures from a Baul singing event held in Indirapuram today, to celebrate the "Birth and Tiro Dhan (Death)...
Books
Lebanon: A paradoxical country that has made survival an art form
I first visited Lebanon in 1978, three years into the civil war and six years before Theodore Ell...
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‘Yoga is not just about fitness—it serves as a powerful therapeutic tool’
There’s this ever smiling and sublime facet to his persona that puts you at ease at once as you start...
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Coventry is the first woman, the first African, and the youngest person ever to become Olympics boss
By Richard Baka, Rob Hess and Tracy Taylor In a surprisingly emphatic result, 41-year-old Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe’s Sports Minister, was...
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Hostelling one’s way through Europe: The Times They Are A-Changin’
Don’t get put off by Kangana Ranaut’s hostel experience in ‘Queen’ (although you have to admit she enjoyed it later...
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Delhi votes to elect 70 MLAs of Legislative Assembly
From voters arriving in wheelchairs to cast their votes to poll volunteers enjoying taking selfies on the sidelines, The NewsPorter...
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Egypt’s 3-phase reconstruction plan for Gaza and the stumbling blocks it faces
By Rafik Omar Arab leaders endorsed a US$53 billion (£41 billion) plan to rebuild war-torn Gaza at an emergency summit...
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Baba Kalyani’s refusal to accept sister’s children as coparceners stirs gender debate
The family feud between Baba Kalyani, Bharat Forge chairman, and his sister’s children has yet again opened up discussion on...
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Unable to find a domestic spouse, some Chinese men turn to ‘purchasing’ foreign brides
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The Secrets of the Universe: The Big Wheel challenges what we know about how galaxies form
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