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The highs and lows of plant parenthood

It helps one realise the value of soil and look at the sun with deep reverence




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Writing a requiem to handwriting

The decline started with the advent of photocopiers and word processors




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Where have the sparrows gone?

It’s not a forest bird; hence it is our duty to help them thrive




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Troubled waters

The good and bad aspects of the rains




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A way with birds

As the world became deafeningly silent during the lockdown, birdsong was the only solace




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Tie the knot on extravagant weddings

In conducting the feast and ceremonies, families spend as if there is no tommorow




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It’s time to unwind

Make the most of the silver years as it is the most relaxing phase of life




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Thriving technology, waning memory

Too many digital nannies are robbing us of the power of memory




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Under watch

What if your every action is surveilled?




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Women at the receiving end

They are the worst affected by alcoholism among men




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How to fight compassion fatigue

Getting over the diminished capacity to empathise with or feel compassion for others




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When homes turn hell

Domestic violence takes a psychological, emotional, financial and physical toll




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When influencers call the shots

They act as symbols of beauty, success, and happiness, and their posts, stories, and videos are vehicles of meaning for the audiences




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A tussle with white shoes

Soon after the school reopens, the pair turns brown in the slush and mud




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Doctors and handwriting

A running joke is that a student with sloppy handwriting will probably become a doctor




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Nothing has changed for women in India

From Nirbhaya to Abhaya, violence continue to be perpertrated against women in the country




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A pilgrimage to Orwell’s Barnhill 

The author’s croft by that name on the island of Jura is where he completed 1984




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Tipping cuts both ways

It is a case of damned if you do and damned if you don’t




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A case for a welfare economy

More human development means more purchasing power and more demand for products




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The annual ‘whitewash’

Not glossing over defects, but making a building stand out




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Saying it with an emoji

The efficient and expressive symbols have led to a decline in the use of formal communication techniques




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Freewheeling exploration with a bicycle

The machine was a precious possession, a symbol of hard work and determination




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A women-only conversation, but for all

Why do we descend to the misogynistic use of ‘girlish’ and ‘womanly’ as labels to demean some of the complex disciplines?




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What’s in a name?

Much, if it’s of the place you have grown up in




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On the wrong call

Talking on the mobile phone while driving is tempting fate




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Learning it the hard way

How a simple fix was given the go-by and how it led to worries




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Navigating public spaces as a woman

When public transport is inadequate or absent, it can heighten risks of violence and restrict access




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Women and travel

Whether working or not working, during daytime or at night, indoors or outdoors, they have the right to life and dignity




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Rising stars: Chani Nava and Will Chen

Interview with early-career scientists in astronomy and quantitative ecology




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Rising stars: Anzar Abbas and Katie Wu

Interview with early-career scientists in immunology and neuroscience




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Rising stars: Sadie Witkowski and Michael Graw

Interview with early-career scientists in psychology and oceanography




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Enhancing radiotherapy with MRI

Bas Raaymakers describes how MRI can help target tumours with improved accuracy




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Tracking proton therapy with acoustic waves

Katia Parodi describes an innovative technique for improving ion-beam therapy




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Developing the world's first full-body PET scanner

Simon Cherry explains why the EXPLORER project will revolutionize medical imaging




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Karnataka byelection: It is a proxy war between Lad and Reddy in mineral-rich Sandur

Though Sandur has been the hotbed of mining activities, often hitting the headlines for illegal mining, this issue is barely resonating in the campaign




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Heavy fog affects 21 flights at Kempegowda International Airport in Devanahalli in Bengaluru

There were more than 15 delays, and six flights diverted




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Digital drive soon to encourage passengers to make QR code-based payments for railway tickets

The drive will entail establishing special ‘May I Help You’ counters manned by railway staff near ticket booking counters




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CCB cracks down on fake degree certificate racket




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Cheluvarayaswamy accuses HDK of collecting ₹1,000 cr. from steel industries to fund elections; JD(S) terms it a strategy to divert attention from ‘excise scam’

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Congress government of collecting ₹700 crore from excise sources to fund the Maharashtra elections, it was the turn of N. Cheluvarayaswamy




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B.S. Yediyurappa says he will respond to allegations of corruption after bypolls




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Guarantee money is deposited to beneficiaries’ bank accounts when election is around the corner, alleges B.Y. Vijayendra




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KSRTC plans to launch Ashwamedha AC buses within 100-km radius of Bengaluru

In contrast to regular Ashwamedha buses, the AC version will be smaller, fully air-conditioned, and equipped with comfortable seating, and amenities like charging ports 




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Model rocketry workshop launched to inspire young innovators in Bengaluru

The workshop is aimed at promoting innovation and technical expertise




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Woman and her associates booked for cheating homemakers in Bengaluru




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Karnataka Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan kicks up another row with ‘racist’ remark about Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy

The Housing Minister is already facing flak for the wakf controversy that has snowballed into a big issue in Karnataka




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BJP MLA B.P. Yatnal walks out of event after crowd objects to political speech over mention of Waqf land row

Mr. Yatnal raised the issue of waqf during an Allammaprabhu temple event




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Sahitya Sammelana: ₹50 lakh set aside for drinking water supply




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Man gets life imprisonment for murdering wife




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Karnataka High Court directs Chief Secretary to form panel to examine plea for declaring Allama Prabhu Swamy temple as ancient monument  

The temple is submerged in the backwaters of Hidkal dam in Belagavi district for nearly six months in a year




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Rise in rent of paddy harvesting machines worries farmers